6 ways to prepare for UK Tier 2 visa changes
With UK Tier 2 visa changes imminent, organisations are advised to start planning now and ensure the survival of their business. Responding to criticism of increased salary thresholds, a spokesperson from the Home Office recently said: “This shouldn’t be catching employers by surprise; after all, they’ve had since 2011 – when the new rules were first […]
Beware Emerging Markets Immigration Risks!
Emerging markets immigration is coming to the fore at a time when immigration rules across the globe are becoming increasingly protectionist. As global businesses look to developing markets in the search for new sales and customers, from an immigration compliance perspective, this raises greater challenges such as enhanced risks, procedural uncertainty and higher overall project costs. Some of […]
Review of Tier 2 – Migration Advisory Committee Recommendations
Following our Webinar on Thursday 28 January when we discussed the recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to the Home Secretary, we summarise below the details of their proposed reforms and the restrictions which could have a significant impact on employers who sponsor workers from overseas or wish to do so in future […]
Construction Industry, Operation Magnify and Civil Penalty
In 2015, the government unveiled Operation Magnify, designed to target those suspected of using undocumented migrant workers in three sectors, including construction. The Operation involves contacting Construction firms and asking for them to co-operate and disclose data about their current and previous employees and contractors. Last week, we were contacted by a firm based in […]
How the UK Could Lose the Global Battle to Attract Vital Medical Talent
The on-going threat to strike by junior doctors’ shows starkly how they feel about looming changes to their contracts. While strike action in December was averted at the eleventh hour, negotiations between the Department of Health and the British Medical Association (BMA) have again broken down, with the government apparently set on making terms […]
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Changes 2016
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Changes 2016 The Tier 1 Entrepreneur route is for those from outside the European Economic Union wishing to establish, join or takeover one or more business in the UK.You may be aware there are a few changes which are to be introduced to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route and oddly enough they […]
UK Visitor Visa Changes for Chinese Tourists
UK visitor visas for Chinese tourists The recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the UK has sparked a number of policy changes as the UK Government intends to make the country China’s “best partner in the west”. Almost a decade on since the last state visit by the then Chinese President Hu Jintao […]
Second Reading of the Immigration Bill 2015
Immigration Bill Update – The second reading at House of Commons Following our last article ‘Overview of the Immigration Bill 2015’, the second reading of this Bill took place at the House of Commons on 13th October 2015 and was passed with a majority of 49 votes (323 to 274). As a reminder, below is […]
Tier 4 Student Visa Changes – The Fall of Staying in the UK after Graduation
Immigration has been and continues to be at the forefront of the Government’s agenda. As the media continues to report heavily on asylum and refugee cases, one area of immigration that is quietly being targeted in the upcoming years are foreign nationals on Tier 4 student visa that wish to work whilst studying in the […]
Overview of the Immigration Bill 2015
On Thursday, 17th September 2015 the first reading of the Immigration Bill 2015 was published. It outlined a few changes which we already expected and some that we were not expecting. The box of surprises that is immigration law. Below we bring a summary of the Immigration Bill 2015, which we will discuss in detail […]