Tier 2 Applications for Teachers
The start of a new term has many exciting aspects – new members to the teaching staff, is just one of many. We have already begun the application process for the new 2015 new hires our clients within the education sector, for the 2015 – 2016 academic term. Unfortunately, much of the recruitment that our […]
Immigration Statistics UK 2015
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) release estimates several times across the year, on how many people are entering and leaving the country. ONS estimates are calculated from the International Passenger Survey, which is completed at UK ports with passengers passing through ports and via routes into and out of the UK. Overview ONS reported that […]
Moving employees to and within the European Union
Today’s competitive business environment has seen an ever increasing need for companies to move their employees to different global locations. This has resulted in the need for Human Resource (HR) managers to secure the immigration status of employees in overseas locations. Within the European Union (EU), companies can relocate EEA (European Economic Area) nationals within […]
Egypt Visas on Arrival Scrapped
As of May 15th 2015, travellers not on package tours to Egypt will need to apply in advance for permission to enter. Whereas, tourists travelling with registered tour operators and intend to stay for less than 15 days will be issued a visa-on-arrival. With the tourism industry in Egypt still recovering from the political events […]
Oil and Gas safety awards 2015
Several companies in the petrochemical sector, and their employees, have been nominated for the prestigious Oil and Gas safety awards spanning across 6 categories. The awards are the brainchild of Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry and jointly organised by Oil & Gas UK and […]
Changes to Secure English Language Testing
In 2014 severe abuse of the Secure English Language Testing system was uncovered revealing that tens of thousands of migrants had used ‘systematic cheating’ to pass their English language tests and Education Testing Service (ETS) were the centre of police investigations. Following this the Home Office set out to find alternative arrangements. Now, two providers […]
Passport Exit Checks
With effect from 8 April 2015, passengers leaving the United Kingdom (UK) by Eurostar or ferry will be subject to passport exit checks and information recorded. The Home Office has reinstated its commitments to conducting 100% exit checks for passengers leaving the UK by introducing exit checks to the Eurotunnel and ferry operators on 8 […]