Tier 1 Entrepreneur Policy Guidance
The Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa is closing on 29th March 2019. It is being replaced by the new Innovator route. Tier 1 Entrepreneur Policy Guidance for Applicants The five-tier points based system introduced in 2008 is the main UK immigration route for foreign nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland to work, train […]
Tier 1 Visa UK – Are You Eligible?
The Tier 1 visa route into the UK offers individuals of non-EEA nations to come to Britain for a number of different purposes considered of high value to the UK economy, for example, to set up business, make investments to take up employment as an exceptional talent. Before proceeding with any Home office application, you […]
Tier 1 Investor Visa Guidance
The entry and evidential requirements when applying for a Tier 1 Investor visa can be complex to navigate. The following Tier 1 Investor visa guidance provides a general overview of applying for the investor visa under the relevant provisions of the Immigration Rules. In this way, you can understand how the application process works and […]
How to Complete the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Application Form
The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa is closing to new applications from 29th March 2019. New applicants should look at the Innovator or Start Up visa. When applying to enter or remain in the UK under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, the information you provide in your submission to the Home Office – both the Tier […]
Civil Penalty Immigration: Businesses Challenging Home Office Fines
Civil Penalty Immigration Case Study: How we helped an independent restaurant defeat a £30,000 Home Office fine “We’re a small, hard-working family-run restaurant, and we refused to have our business’s name tarnished unfairly. Thanks to the team at DavidsonMorris, we can move on with our name cleared and without the crippling financial hit of a […]
Investment Immigration UK – What’s the Big Appeal?
Increased levels of investment immigration in UK suggests Brexit Britain still holds global financial appeal. The first three months of 2017 saw a record number of Tier 1 investor visa applications – the highest since 2014, according to ONS figures. Britain also enjoyed its highest levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2016 since 2005, […]
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Interview Questions
As part of your Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa application, you may be required to attend a Home Office interview. The objective will be for the Home Office to learn more about you, your background, your business and future plans, to help make a decision on your application. It is important to prepare well. Start by rereading your […]
Recruiting Nurses from outside the EEA
According to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), recruiting nurses from outside the EEA may be the only solution to the national nursing shortage, due to a lack of Government foresight. Since 2009, approximately 15,500 Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship have been issued to healthcare providers in the UK to recruit non-EEA nurses. A 2015 survey revealed […]
Hiring International Students – Additional Document Checks
As well as the usual Right to Work checks that all employers should perform when hiring staff, there are additional document checks specifically relevant when hiring international students holding Tier 4 (Student) Visas. Employers must carry out prescribed document checks in order to avail themselves of the ‘statutory excuse’ and avoid the possibility of a civil penalty for illegal employment […]
Scottish Skills Crisis: Is Independence the Solution?
Scotland needs more migrants to address the Scottish skills crisis. That is the view of the Scottish National Party, as expressed in its white paper entitled Scotland’s Future, which set out its vision for an independent Scotland ahead of the September 2014 referendum. The paper envisages an immigration system that would “encourage more talented people […]