Under the previous UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, minimum salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visas were raised significantly and the 20% discount for shortage occupations were eliminated....more
Introducing the latest UK Immigration Rules Statement of Changes, Legal Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove announced that they will “deliver the biggest ever cut to migration over the course of this year.”...more
Few people acknowledge the implications of the UK Government’s measures to reduce legal migration to the UK on employers.
The UK government is intent on reversing a recent increase in net migration figures....more
The Home Office has updated its guide on right to work (work authorization) checks for employers in the UK. Changes coming into effect this month include a less flexible approach to late applications to the EU Settlement...more
We now have full details of the UK visa, immigration and nationality price hikes announced by the Prime Minister in July.
The Home Office has announced that higher fees will apply from October 4, 2023, and we would...more
Fines are set to more than triple for employers and landlords who employ or rent to those without permission to work or rent—the biggest shake up of civil penalties since 2014—the Home Office has announced. These higher...more
The UK Prime Minister has announced a big hike in visa fees and the compulsory charges migrants pay to access the UK’s health system.
Chief Secretary of the Treasury John Glen then provided more details on the price...more
8/1/2023
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The latest Spring Statement of Changes of Immigration Rules has set out important developments that employers should be on top of, as have Budget day Treasury announcements and a new addition to the rules around Scale-up...more
3/30/2023
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Wage and Hour
Great news for anyone moving to the UK as priority services have been resumed for family and partner visas to the UK. Standard family visa processing times are also set to reduce from the current six months....more
The UK Home Office has published figures showing a large increase in work visas in the past year: 248,919 in the year ending September 2022 (up 82% from the pre-pandemic year ending December 2019). Paradoxically, despite a...more
12/1/2022
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Work Visas
This month the High Potential Individual route to the UK opens – part of the Government’s bid to entice the world’s top talent, and in the words of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, “to create one of the world’s most attractive visa...more
With UK job vacancies at a 20-year high, an economy bouncing back from the pandemic and no more free movement within the EU, new work visa routes in March’s Immigration Rules changes can’t come too soon for many businesses....more
3/24/2022
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The Home Office’s UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) department this week confirmed upcoming changes to the way in which employers will be able to check a prospective employee’s right to work in the UK from April 6, 2022....more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hailed the new fast-track visa for scale-ups as an important development to make it “quicker and easier for fast-growing businesses to bring in highly skilled individuals.”...more
We outline below answers to some frequently asked questions about the UK's new immigration system.
Frequently Asked Questions -
Q1: What do employers need to know about the UK’s new post-Brexit immigration system?...more
1/29/2021
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