For existing Tier 1 General visa holders, there are now only 6 months remaining for applicants to extend their current permission to stay in the UK under this visa category. Do not leave your visa app...
Immigration Act 2014 ‘right to rent’ checks – Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell
Under the Immigration Act 2014, landlords will be required to check the immigration status of their prospective tenants. The government’s rationale for introducing the law is to ensure that illeg...
The Immigration Act 2014 extends individuals’ rights to British Nationality
The Immigration Act 2014 has introduced a new right for individuals who were born outside of the UK before 1983 to register as British citizens, if on their birth date they had an unmarried British p...
New tougher requirements for universities and colleges to achieve highly trusted sponsor status
On 29 July 2014, the Home Office announced a new policy introducing tougher rules for universities and colleges to receive a ‘highly trusted sponsor’ status. According to the current rules, the ...
Landlords and Letting Agents Required to Check the Immigration Status of all Prospective Tenants
From October 2014, residential landlords and letting agents will be required to examine the immigration status of all prospective tenants, in order to check whether those tenants have permission to be...
Home Office Cracks Down on Illegal Working in the UK
According to a recent UK government report, several thousands of migrants could be working illegally in Britain. Reports show that many employers do not check whether their prospective employees have ...
The Immigration Act 2014
Provisions covering UK residence requirements for the granting of driving licences and the monitoring of migrants’ UK bank accounts came into force on 14 July 2014. Residence requirements for the op...
The new Immigration Act 2014 received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014
The purposes of the Act, as set out by the Government, are to: End the perceived abuse of Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights – the right to respect for private and family life; Pre...
New Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working – Civil Penalty Scheme
The Home Office has released a draft Code of Practice on illegal working in the UK to specify the factors to be considered by the Home Office in determining the amount of the civil penalty for employi...
Surge in Investor Visas
According to figures recently released by the UKBA, the number of Tier 1 Investor Visas issued over the last 12 months, has dramatically increased. Visas issued to Chinese citizens jumped from 95 to 1...
