No Sponsor Licence Renewal Requirement From 6 April 2024
The requirement for UK sponsors to renew their sponsor licence every four years is being abolished from April 2024, under new Home Office rules confirmed today. UK sponsor licences due to expire on or after 6 April 2024 are now being automatically extended by 10 years. Licences that are automatically extended will not end unless […]
MAC Rapid Review into New UK Immigration Salary List
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been commissioned by the Home Secretary to undertake an initial, ‘rapid review’ of the UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is to be renamed the Immigration Salary List (ISL). The review follows a formal undertaking by the Government to overhaul the SOL in light of the MAC’s October 2023 report, […]
Immigration Health Surcharge Increase From 6 February 2024
The increase in the Immigration Health Surcharge will come into effect on Tuesday 6 February 2024. This follows Parliament’s approval of the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order on 16 January. The surcharge is paid by most applicants when submitting their visa application form electronically. How much is the Immigration Health Surcharge in 2024? For […]
Draft Paternity Leave Regulations Published
The UK Government has published the draft Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 stetting out proposed changes to paternity leave rights. The new rules are set to come into effect when the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC) is or after on 6 April 2024. Key changes under the draft legislation The key changes under the […]
New Guidance Simplifies Holiday Pay Calculations
The UK Government has issued new guidance on holiday pay aimed at simplifying calculations and clarifying entitlements, particularly for irregular hours and part-year workers. The Department for Business and Trade’s guidance on holiday pay and entitlement reforms outlines how employers should apply recent changes to the holiday pay provisions of the Working Time Regulations, as […]
Student Visa Dependant Rules From 1 January 2024
With effect from today, 1 January 2024, most international students are now no longer allowed to bring family members with them to the UK as dependants. Changes to the UK Student route were announced in July 2023 and are now applicable to anyone applying for a UK Student visa on or after 1 January 2024, […]
Employment Case Law Update 2023 Round Up
In this issue of our monthly employment case law update, we round up five of the most interesting and noteworthy cases for employers from 2023. Given the breadth of developments in employment law during this period, shortlisting cases was a particular challenge, but our monthly case law updates continue to be available on our website […]
Minimum Income for Spouse, Partner & Family Visas Revised to £29,000
The UK Home Office has revised plans announced earlier this month for raising the minimum income requirement for Spouse, Partner, and Family Visas. At the start of December, the Home Office announced a significant increase from the current £18,600 income threshold to £38,700. This was to take effect in Spring 2024. However, the announcement was […]
5 Point UK Immigration Plan Announced
On 21 December 2023, the Home Office issued a revised plan in relation to the salary threshold for family visas, superseding corresponding sections of the below announcement. Read our summary here for the latest on the new threshold for family applications. The UK government has announced a new 5-point immigration plan, with the aim of […]
UK Visitor Visa Rules to be Relaxed in 2024
Following a change in the UK Immigration Rules, visitor visa permissible activities are to be relaxed from 31 January 2024 as follows: Individuals can undertake activities relating to their employment overseas remotely from within the UK, providing this is not the primary purpose of their visit. An employee of an overseas based company may: (a) […]