UK Employers Sponsoring Refugees? What We Know So Far
New UK Employer Sponsorship Route for Refugees Alongside wider asylum and immigration reforms, the government has announced plans to introduce a new immigration route allowing recognised refugees to come to the UK through employer sponsorship. According to the Home Office, the proposed scheme will sit alongside new community and university sponsorship routes as […]
Shabana Mahmood Sets Out New UK Asylum Immigration Routes
Shabana Mahmood UK Immigration Routes: Reforms Announced Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has outlined a package of asylum and immigration reforms that will form the basis of the forthcoming Immigration and Asylum Bill, which is expected to be published next week. The measures would significantly reshape how the UK provides protection to refugees while […]
What Are Andy Burnham’s Views on Immigration?
UK Immigration Policy under a Burnham Government As Burnham has not yet published a detailed immigration programme, any assessment of his likely approach necessarily relies on his parliamentary record, public statements and recent interviews. His parliamentary record generally places him within Labour’s more liberal tradition on immigration and asylum matters. More recently, however, […]
New Form for Accompanying an eVisa Published by the Home Office
What is the New Form to Accompany eVisas? The Home Office describes the document as a form for accompanying an eVisa. The published form contains information relating to the holder and their immigration permission. Nothing in the accompanying guidance suggests the document creates a new type of immigration status or replaces an existing […]
Brexit 10 Years On: How UK Immigration Changed
End of Free Movement Before Brexit, the UK effectively operated two immigration systems. EU citizens could generally live and work in the UK under free movement rights derived from European law. Employers could recruit workers from across the European Union without sponsor licences, immigration permission or ongoing Home Office compliance obligations. Non-EU nationals, […]
UK Service Supplier Visa: Requirements & Costs 2026
Section A: What is the UK Service Supplier Visa? The UK Service Supplier visa is one of five Global Business Mobility (GBM) immigration work routes introduced in 2022. The Service Supplier route allows employees of an overseas service provider (or contractual service suppliers) and self-employed people established outside the UK (or independent professionals) […]
Student to Skilled Worker Visa: Employer Guide 2026
Section A: International Graduate Recruitment UK employers are permitted to employ student visa holders within certain restrictions and where the individual’s visa conditions allow. For example, where the visa holder is still studying, they may carry out paid employment up to 20 hours per week during term time if studying at degree level […]
eVisa UK: How to Access, Check & Use Your Status 2026
Section A: What is an eVisa in the UK? The UK eVisa is a secure digital record of an individual’s immigration status and the conditions attached to their permission to be in the UK. It records whether a person has the right to live, work or study in the UK, or rent in […]
Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) Cost & Rules 2026
Section A: What is the Immigration Health Surcharge? The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is an upfront charge paid as part of most UK visa and immigration applications for time-limited immigration permission, including most grants exceeding 6 months and in-country applications to extend or vary permission. It applies each time limited leave is granted, […]
UK Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups Launched (‘VFRS4SU’)
Government Launches Visa Fee Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups The Government has launched a new funding scheme aimed at helping certain high-growth businesses reduce the cost of recruiting international talent. The Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups (VFRS4SU) allows eligible employers operating in the Clean Energy, Life Sciences and Digital and Technologies sectors to […]