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…
Boris Johnson wants UK to follow Australia’s immigration system
New PM Boris Johnson wants a “radical rewriting of our immigration system” In his early days as PM, Boris Johnson has proposed a new points-based immigration system for overseas workers…
Why the Sole Representative Visa may be the best option for you
Now with the Entrepreneur Visa no longer in existence and with the Innovator Visa having very specific requirements, it may be the case that the Sole Representative Visa is the…
General requirements: Start-up and Innovator Visas
What are the general requirements for the Start-up and Innovator visas? The Innovator and Start-up visa routes are subject to general and specific requirements. To be granted leave with either…
Conditions of Stay under the Start-up and Innovator Visas
What are the conditions of stay under the Start-Up and Innovator visas? For individuals travelling to the UK to stay temporarily or remain as an Innovator or Start-Up visa holder,…
Home Office – more than half of immigration appeals allowed
Over half of immigration appeals are successfully allowed, says Home Office The Home Office has come under fire in recent years due to various immigration scandals, perhaps most notably 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.