Month: July 2013

New Premium Service launched for Tier 4 Sponsors

July 24, 2013

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently launched a new "Tier 4 Premium Customer Service" which is aimed at "educational institutions who want a premium level of customer service and package of benefits." Tier 4 sponsors will be eligible to…

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New ‘Cash Bond’ for UK visitors from certain countries?

July 15, 2013

We have recently been following plans for a new, controversial Home Office scheme which has caused something of an uproar in both the UK and international press. The scheme is still in the pre-implementation stages and it appears that plans...

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High Court delivers ruling in judicial review challenge to UK Family Immigration Rules

July 9, 2013

Last Friday, 05 July 2013, the High Court passed down judgment in a Judicial Review challenge to the new UK family immigration rules which were implemented in July 2012. Three claimants had challenged the requirement for British nationals seeking to sponsor their…

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