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 Audit: Avoid Home Office Action
Section A: What is an Immigration Audit? An immigration audit examines how an organisation manages its right to work obligations and, where it holds a sponsor licence, its compliance with sponsor duties. The audit is a proactive form of risk management. It tests the organisation’s systems, records and working practices to identify weaknesses […]
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 […]
Biometric Residence Permits & Proof of ILR 2026
Section A: How Do You Prove ILR After Your BRP Has Expired? The expiry of a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) does not mean that Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) has expired. Many people who previously relied on a BRP as evidence of their immigration status continue to hold valid ILR even though their […]
Appendix Graduate 2026: Rules, Points & Switching
Section A: Appendix Graduate within the Immigration Rules Appendix Graduate is a standalone Appendix to the UK Immigration Rules. It governs the Graduate route under the points-based system and sets out the requirements that an applicant has to meet in order to be granted leave following successful completion of an eligible UK qualification. […]
Reform UK: Migrant Labour Levy & Foreign Worker Tax Hike Proposals
Reform UK’s Foreign Worker Tax Hike Proposals Explained Reform UK has announced plans to increase the cost of employing foreign workers through a combination of tax measures designed to favour the recruitment of British citizens. Under proposals outlined by Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick, employers would pay lower National Insurance contributions for British workers […]
Sponsored Worker on Long Term Sick Leave
Section A: Employer Sick Leave Obligations Sponsor licence holders operate under strict compliance obligations, including duties to monitor sponsored workers’ absence and, where required, report relevant changes through the SMS. This means that when a sponsored worker is absent from work on sick leave, as the employer-sponsor you have a number of obligations […]