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…
A new “Fast-Track” Visa Scheme
In the midst of the current Covid-19 Pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a potential ‘elite’ visa scheme to help start-up and rapidly growing technology sector source global mobility. Fintech…
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
A certificate of sponsorship is an electronic document containing details of the applicant’s employment in the UK. There are two types of sponsored visas for work: Skilled Worker and Intra-Company…
Skilled Worker Visa
Skilled Worker Visa The newly renamed Skilled Worker (SW) visa, replacing the Tier 2 General, allows employers to hire overseas workers to work and stay in the UK. Post 1…
Switching Visas In-Country – COVID-19
Switch to a long term UK visa from inside the UK Are you currently in the UK? Does your leave expire between 24 January 2020 and 31 May 2020? If…
Emigration to the UK: which route should you take?
Routes of emigration to the UK There are many different routes of emigration to the UK, ranging from temporary to long-term visas. In order to establish which visa is applicable…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
What is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme? The Job Retention Scheme has been implemented by the government with the aim of paying the salaries of employees who would otherwise have…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Illegal working civil penalties: anonymous UK reportThis report shows the number of illegal working civil penalties from 1 April to 30 June 2025.
- Guidance: Illegal working penalties: UK reportA quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
- 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.
- Migration transparency dataData on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
- Guidance: China: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Guidance: UK visa requirements: list for carriersInformation for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
- Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 11 November 2025 to 24 November 2025Immigration Rules archive for 11 November 2025 to 25 November 2025.
- Guidance: Unaccompanied asylum seeking children and leaving care: funding instructionsInstructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
- Guidance: Lapsing leave and returning residents: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on processing returning resident applications.