Visa System to Attract Chinese Visitors to UK
Chinese Visitors to UK Last year, we blogged and kept you updated regarding Home Office plans towards attracting more Chinese visitors to the UK, and also brought you information on what other countries were doing in this respect. Coinciding with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s first visit to the UK, Home Secretary Teresa May launched […]
Educational Testing Services removed from Home Office list of approved testing centres
As of 1st July 2014, Educational Testing Services (ETS) will no longer be an approved provider of English test services for Visa application purposes. The Visa and Permit categories impacted are: Tier 2, Tier 4, Indefinite Leave to Remain and Citizenship applications. The beginning of the end started with the BBC Panorama investigation into the practices of ETS, […]
Right to Work Check Reminders
As you will be aware from news and separate entries we have shared with you in previous months, a number of changes came into effect as regards Right to Work Checks and compliance as of May 2014. As a refresher, below a brief round up summary. For further information, or to discuss how this impacts […]
UK Immigration Statistics for 2013
We thought we’d share with you key statistics from the Home Office as regards 2013 figures for those who are subject to immigration control: Employers and Employees 27,177 UK employers are registered as Sponsor Licence holders able to employ migrant workers as of January 2014. This is a 4% increase on the previous year, and […]
Immigration keeps us young
There are the young at heart, the old souls, and the timeless. Age may be just a number … but we are growing old! And we need immigration to keep us young, adding a spring in the nation’s step. No, it is not a lunatic rant to spite any of the latest anti-immigration agendas; it […]
Immigration Business Visitor – Tips for Employers
Immigration Business Visitor Last week, our experts Adam Hoefel & Lizama Thahir took attendees through the Business Visitor Visa category as part of our popular monthly e-learning series. Below, we summarise top tips and learning points from the sessions for all employers and business visitors. Activities in which they can engage – remember that your […]