As of 1 September 2015, Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Entrepreneur entry clearance applicants and their adult dependants will have to produce a criminal record certificate from every country they have li...
Duties and responsibilities of sponsor licence holders – non-compliance poses serious risk to licence being revoked by the Home Office
As a general point, the Home Office takes a very strict approach to sponsors’ obligations, which in combination with its wide discretion in interpreting the immigration rules, means that Tier 2 spon...
Net Migration – Update
David Cameron has announced that the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) will consider new measures to reduce demand for migrant labour from outside the EU. During last week’s Prime Minister̵...
Introduction of Biometric Residence Permits on entry clearance applications
Until recently applicants for entry clearance have been issued with visa stamps in their passports and Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) have been issued on visa renewal applications. Under the new r...
Exceptional Talent Tech City visa update
The tech sector is booming in the UK. The Exceptional Digital Talent visa was introduced in April 2014 to attract world-leading recognised experts within the digital and tech industry to the UK. The v...
MAC Enquiry into Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Route
The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the Entrepreneur routes into the UK with a view to trying to ensure that the potential economic benefit of the routes i...
Passport exit checks begin at UK ports and borders
Border exit checks from the UK have started through a phased programme. Through this, data on all passengers leaving the UK is being collected and handed to the Home Office. The data is being collecte...
Introduction of the NHS Surcharge for Overseas Migrants and Migrants already in the UK
From 6 April 2015, any non-EEA National coming to the UK for more than 6 months or who is already in the UK and wishes to extend their visa must make a financial contribution to the NHS to be able to ...
Van Der Elst work permit exemption
Non-EEA nationals usually remain subject to the national immigration rules of each EEA member state. However, the rules and principles of EU law can sometimes interfere with the national laws. The pri...
Changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Rules
On 26 February the Home Office announced a Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules, including to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) rules. The majority of the rules come into effect on 6 April 2015. The ...
