High Potential Individual Visa
What is the High Potential Individual Visa? The UK government has announced a brand new High Potential Individual Visa whereby eligible applicants will be able to work in the UK…
The UK’s Displaced Talent Mobility Pilot
What is it? The UK Government has launched the Displaced Talent Mobility Pilot, which has been designed in collaboration with Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB). The pilot’s aim is to help…
What is a certificate of sponsorship (CoS)?
What is a certificate of sponsorship (CoS)? A certificate of sponsorship (CoS) is an electronic document which the sponsoring employer assigns to a migrant worker in order for them to…
Global Talent Visa
Is Global Talent beneficial? Global talent has a more flexible approach. There are set requirements for the Global Talent visa that allows for an extension on your applications, though this…
What are the current visa rules for visitors arriving to the UK?
The free movement of EU citizens arriving in the UK ended on the 31st of December 2020. All EU arrivals after this date must either possess a valid permission to…
An Employer’s Guide to the Right to Work in the UK
All UK employers have an obligation to comply with the Right to Work in the UK checks at the beginning of every recruitment process for all potential employees. Note: Omitting…
EUSS Scheme
EUSS Scheme After the United Kingdom had left the EU falling on 31 January 2020 under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement that was negotiated an extension was required. This is due…
Preparing for the Brexit transition to come to an end
The UK officially left the EU on the 31st January 2020, the UK has currently been in the transition phase. This allowed European nationals and UK employers time to prepare…
Will the EEA family permit: retained right of residence still exist?
This EEA family permit will be ending on the 30th June 2021. It will not be valid after then, and you will not be able to apply. Instead, you may…
New Migration and Mobility Partnership agreement between the UK and India
An agreement was made amongst the UK and India known as the ‘Migration and Mobility Partnership’ agreement on 4 May 2021. One of the aims of this agreement is to…
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.