Month: August 2015

Singaporean Ministry of Manpower Tightens Fair Consideration Framework

August 28, 2015

The Singaporean Ministry of Manpower (MoM) have warned that applications for the Singaporean Employment Pass (EP) will not be accepted should they not specify their salary range when advertising on Jobsbank. This new requirement, which comes into effect on 1st October…

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REMINDER: Overseas Criminal Record Certificates

August 27, 2015

We remind clients that, effective 1st September 2015, any new application for entry clearance to the UK as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Tier 1 Investor must obtain an Overseas Criminal Record Certificate. Applicants and all accompanying family members aged…

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UK: New Measures to Tackle Illegal Working

August 27, 2015

The UK government's new immigration bill will introduce a package of measures, one of which will be the introduction of the offence of illegal working which will carry a six-month jail sentence and an unlimited fine. New powers will provide…

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Changes to User Pays UK Visa Application Centres

August 27, 2015

As of 1st September 2015, UK Visas and Immigration will be rolling out changes which will see a number of their visa application centres converted into user pays centres. This will mean that when an applicant books an appointment at one…

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US Immigration Officials to Trial Pre-Screening in the UK

August 21, 2015

Most passengers from the UK that have travelled to the USA recently will have noticed a significant wait time on arrival to clear immigration control. However, plans are afoot for US immigration officials to undertake a pre-screening of US-bound passengers…

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INDONESIA: Potential Changes to the Work Permit Application Process

August 21, 2015

The standard Indonesian work and residence permit process includes eight application steps. However, there are 5 steps which are required in the pre-departure phase of the application process: Expatriate Placement Plan (RPTKA); Recommendation by the Manpower Department (TA-01 Approval) -…

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Top Migration Destinations for Professionals

August 21, 2015

LinkedIn, the professional social media network, has recently published its migration figures for 2014. Depending on your perspective these figures are either predictable or fairly surprising. LinkedIn Migration Statistics: It would appear that in spite of recent economic growth, the…

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SOUTH AFRICA: New Visa Services Provider for UK Residents

August 21, 2015

As of Friday 7th August 2015, VFS Global are now the providers for visa services to UK residents who require visas for South Africa. Whilst all submissions were previously done via the South African High Commission in London, they have now…

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UK: Tier 2 Sponsorship Quota Update

August 21, 2015

Following on from last month"s story, the minimum restricted Certificate of Sponsorship application points threshold for August 2015 has been reduced from those seen in June and July. This surprising news appears to contradict estimations that the points threshold would…

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GUIDANCE: Tier 2 Genuineness Test

August 14, 2015

The Home Office introduced the genuineness test to Tier 2 General and Tier 2 ICT applications in November 2014. This means that Tier 2 Sponsors must be able to provide evidence that they can offer genuine employment. Increasingly, both sponsors…

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