NFF immigration adviser has been invited to contribute to a consultation which could result in visa fees being waived for non-UK military personnel at the end of their service. The public consultation would change policy so that non-UK Service personnel could be offered indefinite leave...
The 2020 Covenant Annual Report is now available. The NFF was delighted to have the opportunity again this year to set out our Formal Observations on the report (p.13 onwards)....
A new section has been added to our website offering advice and guidance to Royal Navy and Royal Marines families through the complex rules and regulations on UK visas and citizenship....
In 2019, the then Prime Minister commissioned Mark Francois MP and his research team to produce an independent report on improving Retention within the Armed Forces. The report is now available....
You may recall that there was a call for evidence last year (2019) for an independent report to see what more support can be offered to Service families. The report is now available....
The Welsh Government have now produced a refreshed Package of Support document - ‘Giving and Receiving – Supporting and Investing in our Armed Forces Community in Wales’ details what support is available to the Armed Forces community in Wales with devolved services....
If you are living away from your family, here are some tried and tested tips from the experience of Royal Navy and Royal Marines families which may help you to navigate this time of separation....
The 2019 Covenant Annual Report was published today (20th December 2019). The NFF was delighted to have the opportunity again this year to set out our Formal Observations on the report....
Armed Forces personnel and their families are to receive enhanced support from the MOD as they re-join civilian life. The expanded support includes the launch a new organisation, the Defence Transition Services (DTS), which will provide comprehensive support to service leavers....
FFJ is a Tri-Service platform to enable family members of serving personnel to have a 'one stop shop' where they can apply for jobs directly with employers who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant as well as find signposting to other career and training opportunities....