New changes to the immigration rules (HC 1248 4th March 2021)
The Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the current immigration rules (HC 1248). Most of the changes relate to the worker and student visa routes under their new…
Sponsorship Licence Application – Priority Processing
Sponsorship Licence Application was given a ‘priority processing’ system on 12th November 2020. The Sponsorship Application was granted by the Home Office to authorise employment of a non-UK resident. However,…
Administrative review for frontier worker permit
Administrative review is whereby your application for a frontier worker permit has been refused and your refusal letter states that you can apply for your application to be reviewed. You…
Recruiting Health and Care Staff being made easier
More roles have been added to the Shortage Occupation List. With the new points-based immigration system, those applying through the skilled worker visa route need 70 points in order to…
How is the new Skilled Worker visa better than the Tier 2 (General)?
The immigration rules regarding the migration of EU and EEA workers to the UK have changed on 1 January 2021. On this page, we are going to discuss the benefits…
How has the sponsorship licence changed for employers and employees?
The Home Office published in 2020 proposed changes that will affect employers applying for a sponsorship licence and assigning certificates of sponsorships. The table below highlights the main changes to…
Applying for permits to join EU or EEA family members in the UK
Who can apply? It may be possible to apply for a permit to come to the UK if you are the family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen,…
Extending a Tier 2 (General) visa as of January 2021
The process of extending a Tier 2 (General) visa was changed as of December 2020 when the Tier 2 (General) visa was replaced with the Skilled Worker visa. Workers that…
Complying with sponsor licence duties
Employers that hold a sponsor licence to employ those under the Skilled Worker and Temporary Worker routes must continue to comply with the duties and responsibilities set on them by…
Which SOC code should you use for skilled occupations?
What are the SOC codes? When sponsoring individuals under the Skilled Worker visa or the Intra Company Transfer visa, employers must ensure that the role they are offering meets the…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Global Business Mobility routes caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK on the Global Business Mobility routes.
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workersList of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: studentsList of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
- India Young Professionals Scheme visa: ballot systemThis guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
- Guidance: China: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visaWhere to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
- Guidance: Windrush Compensation Scheme: full rulesThis guidance explains full details of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
- Guidance: UK visa requirements: list for carriersInformation for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
- Guidance: Apply for a British Overseas Territory or Commonwealth country visaGuidance on how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British Overseas Territory.
- Transparency data: UK passport fees transparency dataFees transparency data for all passport application types.
- Guidance: Form T: guidanceGuidance to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK and lived here until the age of 10.