Changes to how restaurants can sponsor chefs
More restaurants can now sponsor chefs under Tier 2 If you own or manage a restaurant, we can understand the importance of preparing food that is as flavoursome and as…
Switching from Tier 2 ICT Visa to Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa
Migrants with a Tier 2 (Intra-company transfer) visa can switch to a Tier 1 Exceptional talent visa. This will allow them to bypass the 12-month cooling–off period. What is the cooling-off…
Proposed changes to Student Visa Rules
Ministers reverse May-era Student Visa Rules International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years following graduation to find a job. The proposed change reverses the…
Shortage of Occupation list Expansion
The Expansion of the shortage of occupation list – Tier 2 Visa British based businesses will now have easier access to skilled workers due to the recent changes to the…
Changes to Investor Visa from March 2019
The Investor Visa has now changed for applicants who apply after March 2019. This comes after the government stated that new reforms were necessary in order to begin combatting concerns…
Brexit to be delayed until after 31st October if no-deal is still on the table
MPs attempting to avoid a no-deal Brexit from occurring next month were successful by 328 to 301 votes in their attempts to bring a bill seeking a delay to the…
UK cannot end freedom of movement on Brexit day, experts say
Earlier this month the Home Office released a statement stating that EU freedom of movement would automatically come to a halt in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Experts however,…
Free Movement to end for EU Migrants in the UK on 31st October
The government have stated that if the UK leaves the EU in the event of a ‘no-deal Brexit’, then free movement rights for EU migrants will stop immediately. Under Mrs…
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urges government to lower EU salary threshold
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the government to change the £30,000 salary requirement for foreign workers, including EU migrants, post-Brexit. If not done, Khan fears that it would ultimately…
A new fast-track immigration plan for foreign scientists announced by PM Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has announced a new immigration plan for foreign scientists. He states in his announcement that the immigration rules will be changed. This is to make the UK ‘even…