New Scale-up visa
What is the new Scale-up visa? This is a work visa for individuals with advanced talents and certifications, and it will be available beginning on August 22, 2022. If the…
Start-up route
What is the Start-up visa and who is it for? The Start-up visa, which was introduced in March 2019, superseded the existing Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa. The Start-up visa…
What is the pre-licence priority service?
Pre-licence priority service Introduction A pre-licence priority service is for businesses who need a sponsorship licence and, this particular service gives them priority over a regular service at an extended…
Secondment Worker vs Senior or Specialist Worker Visa
GLOBAL BUSINESS MOBILITY — ROUTE COMPARISON Secondment Worker vs Senior or Specialist Worker Visa The decisive difference is the business relationship. Secondment Worker is for a temporary assignment to a…
What is the quickest route to settlement in the UK?
What is the quickest route to settlement in the UK? Settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain, grants successful applicants the right to live, work and study in the…
Introduction to The Secondment Worker Visa
Introduction The Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes were introduced earlier this year encouraging overseas businesses that wished to establish a presence within the UK. The GBM routes allow overseas businesses…
Religious Worker Visa
Religious Worker Visa The new Religious Worker Visa has replaced the T5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker Visa. The visa applies to anyone wishing to come to the UK to do…
Refused Visa Application – what next?
Visa Application Refusal – what next? A visa application refusal is not the end of the world, most of the time it is an honest mistake or a simple omission…
Investment in the UK
Investment in the UK In February, the Home Office announced the closure of the Tier 1 Investor visa after security concerns and the realisation that many had acquired wealth illegally…
Representative of an Overseas Business
When is the Representative of an Overseas Business Route Suitable for New Applicants? As of 11 April 2022, this route is exclusively for overseas media representatives posted to the UK…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Multi-factor authentication for UK visa sponsors: SMS manual 13Step-by-step guide to using multi-factor authentication (MFA) when logging into the sponsorship management system (SMS).
- Guidance: Workers and Temporary Workers - guidance for sponsors part 1: apply for a licenceGuidance for sponsors on applying for a licence.
- Guidance: Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors part 3: sponsor duties and complianceGuidance for sponsors on sponsor duties and compliance.
- Guidance: Biometric information: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
- Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
- 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.
- Guidance: National Age Assessment Board: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on the commencement of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB).
- Visit the UK as part of a German school tripThe Germany-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of pupils from a school in Germany to the UK.
- Migration transparency dataData on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.