Move Up - Travel Solutions

02/09/2026

The Springboks know that big results begin with a proper game plan. 🇿🇦🏉

Your UK move is no different.

From checking your eligibility and preparing the right evidence to submitting your application and awaiting the decision, every phase matters.

No shortcuts. No guesswork. Just a properly prepared UK visa strategy.
The Springboks know that big results begin with a proper game plan. 🇿🇦🏉

Your UK move is no different.

From checking your eligibility and preparing the right evidence to submitting your application and awaiting the decision, every phase matters.

No shortcuts. No guesswork. Just a properly prepared UK visa strategy.

Ready to discuss your UK plans?

Visit moveup.co.za or contact the Move Up team.



Ready to discuss your UK plans?

Visit moveup.co.za or contact the Move Up team.

27/08/2026

Amazing

22/08/2026

Talk about history..

18/08/2026

Sometimes adults become so focused on proving a child’s circumstances that they forget to let the child explain those circumstances.

Our team recently assisted with an unusual application for a minor child seeking to join their family in the UK as the dependant of a Skilled Worker.

The original application included extensive evidence addressing the family circumstances and sole responsibility but it was unexpectedly refused.

When the family reapplied, much of the underlying evidence remained the same. What changed was how the story was presented.

The new application included detailed representations addressing the refusal, together with a statement presenting the child’s own perspective:

- Who had fulfilled the parental role in the child’s daily life?
- How did the child understand the family relationships?
- How did the child feel about moving to the United Kingdom?

The new application was successful.

One case does not create a universal formula, and every application must be assessed on its own facts. But it reinforced something important for our team:

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴’ 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Read the complete anonymised story: https://moveup.co.za/2026/08/17/what-a-successful-child-dependent-reapplication-taught-us-about-listening-to-the-child/

Does your child’s family situation fall outside the usual boxes?

Real cases. Practical lessons. Better-informed applicants.

From the Move Up Case Desk.

A child-dependant application was unexpectedly refused despite extensive supporting evidence. The successful reapplication reinforced an important lesson: evidence about a child should not overlook the child’s own experience.

14/08/2026

A new way to experience the UK's rich historic experiences.

13/08/2026

Thinking about working or living abroad often begins with one question:

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵?”

We’re testing a new interactive experience for South Africans called Journey.

It’s still an early working version and that’s exactly why we want you to try it. Your experience will help us decide what to build next.

Visit journey.moveup.co.za and tell us:

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵?

Your feedback could help shape a better way for South Africans to begin their international journey.

13/08/2026

With Time Out London – We just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers 🎉

12/08/2026

BRITAIN HAS JUST MADE GLOBAL TALENT EASIER FOR MORE RESEARCH BUSINESSES.

We think that's a good move.

But the numbers raise a much bigger question.

Between 2021 and 2025, there were 17,047 Global Talent main-applicant applications compared with 285,890 Skilled Worker applications.

Global Talent was equivalent to only around 6% of Skilled Worker application volume.

And that matters.

Global Talent gives successful applicants freedoms that ordinary sponsored workers often don't have: greater flexibility to change employment, become self-employed or run a company, without a minimum salary requirement for initial eligibility.

The UK clearly understands the value of giving exceptional people room to move, work and innovate.

The question is whether that philosophy should apply to a slightly wider group.

What happens to the experienced engineer, technology specialist, entrepreneur or commercial scientist who could contribute to Britain, but has neither a UK sponsor nor the institutional recognition needed for Global Talent?

Twenty years ago, Britain deliberately distinguished between attracting highly skilled people for their economic potential and recruiting workers to fill specific vacancies.

Perhaps that distinction deserves another look.

We've broken down the numbers, the new Global Talent change and what Britain could learn from the old Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.

Share this with someone who needs to see it.

The UK has expanded Global Talent access to research-intensive businesses. Move Up examines the numbers, Skilled Worker visas and what Britain could learn from HSMP.

06/08/2026

Amazing.

Plan your next adventure with The Castle Map, a fun interactive digital guide to Britain’s fortresses 🏰

🔗 Link in comments.