Monthly Archives: February 2012

UKBA review on employment-related settlement, Tier 5 and overseas domestic workers

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Dear Sponsor Statement of intent: review on employment-related settlement, Tier 5 and overseas domestic workers As part of the government’s commitment to reviewing the immigration system we consulted last summer on proposed reforms to employment-related settlement, Tier 5 and overseas … Continue reading →

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Completion of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) in-country rollout

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Below is a letter we received from Neil Hughes, the (Acting) National Lead for Temporary Migration at the UK Border Agency concerning the new procedure for processing Bio-metric Residence Permits.       Dear Colleagues, I am writing to inform … Continue reading →

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Appeals – Never give up hope!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

We are celebrating the appeal win of the month today; it is a tale of triumph over adversity. We took over conduct of an appeal from clients who felt their previously instructed solicitors were not really fighting their corner and … Continue reading →

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Bennett’s Blog- Tier 2 Migration Advisory Committee report released

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released their report today on the ‘Limits for Tier 2 (General) and associated policies’. The MAC reports are designed to assist the Government when they make decisions in relation to changing the immigration rules. Changing … Continue reading →

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Application form FLR(BID) will be withdrawn from 29 February 2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

From 29 February, application form, FLR(BID) will be withdrawn. This will affect those applying as: an academic visitor; domestic worker in a private household; UK ancestor; visitor for private medical care; and a dependent of a person with limited leave. … Continue reading →

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BRP for all…

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

The UKBA has announced that from Wednesday 29 February 2012, all in-country applicants, for leave to remain exceeding 6-months, will need to obtain a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP card) including those applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. … Continue reading →

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UK Border Agency – major announcement re new structure

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Home Secretary Theresa May has said the UK Border Agency is to be split in two following revelations that hundreds of thousands of people were let into the country without appropriate checks. The UK Border Agency will be split up … Continue reading →

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Sanade and Others (British Children – Zambrano) [2012]

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Section 32 of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that where a person is sentenced to imprisonment of 12 months or more, he must be deported unless he falls within one of the statutory exceptions. One of the exceptions is Article … Continue reading →

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Investor Visa = UK citizenship!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

More and more wealthy foreigners are taking advantage of the “investor visas” that were introduced by the UKBA back in 2008.  The visa enables those with at least £1 million to invest in theUKand remain in the country for three … Continue reading →

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PBS Licences – Getting it right first time #2

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Number 2: Check the numbers… For almost all Tier 2 Licence applications the UKBA requires a minimum of four pieces of supporting evidence. Some of these pieces of evidence are mandatory, others are applicable to certain types of business, and … Continue reading →

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