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Category: Immigration Insights
AUSTRALIA: Changes to the Subclass 457 Visa Programme following Independent Review
April 10, 2015
In September 2014, the Department of Immigration in Australia released a long-awaited Independent Review into the Integrity in the Subclass 457 programme. Subclass 457 is used to fill job roles with temporary skilled migrants where there are skills shortages. The...
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Changes to the Subclass 457 Visa Programme following Independent Review
April 9, 2015
In September 2014, the Department of Immigration in Australia released a long-awaited Independent Review into the Integrity in the Subclass 457 programme. Subclass 457 is used to fill job roles with temporary skilled migrants where there are skills shortages. The…
Read MoreNHS Surcharge for Migrants in the UK
April 8, 2015
The Home Office, as part of a reform programme led by the Department of Health, has taken steps to ensure that temporary migrants coming to live in the UK are contributing to the cost of their NHS healthcare. Temporary migrants…
Read MoreStatement of Changes in UK Immigration: New Rules for Visitors
March 17, 2015
The Statement of Changes, due to come into effect in April 2015, has amended the rules relating to Visitors to the UK. Essentially the number of visitor categories will be cut from the current 15 to 4. The purpose of…
Read MoreEnglish Language Test Approved Providers Updated
March 12, 2015
One of the changes to the Immigration Rules, as introduced by the new Statement of Changes, is that the Approved list for English Language Test centres will be shortened as of 6 April 2015. Certain individuals applying for leave to…
Read MoreStatement of Changes in UK Immigration Rules: Key Summary of Changes for Tier 1
March 11, 2015
Further to our previous news article on the Tier 2 changes brought in by the Statement of Changes, we provide a useful outline of the changes to the Tier 1 category. Individuals applying in a Tier 1 sub-category should be…
Read MoreStatement of Changes in UK Immigration Rules: Summary of Key Changes for Tier 2
March 11, 2015
Last month, February 2015, the House of Commons ordered a change to the Immigration Rules. These will be implemented on the 6 April 2015 below we set out the most important of the changes that Tier 2 sponsors should be…
Read MoreUnemployment in the UK falling, despite immigration increasing from Romania and Bulgaria
February 25, 2015
In January 2014, Bulgarians and Romanians gained the same rights to work in the UK as other European Union citizens, since restrictions were lifted. This understandably created a mild hysteria at the time, with the concern that millions of people...
Read MoreNETHERLANDS: Court rules that Japanese nationals no longer require any work authorisation
February 16, 2015
On 24 December 2014, the Dutch High Administrative Court in the Netherlands has ruled in an appeal judgement that Japanese nationals are allowed to legally perform "paid employment" in the Netherlands without the need to secure Dutch work authorisation. This…
Read MoreLEBANON: Foreign Nationals excluded from particular professions
February 11, 2015
On 17th December 2015, the Lebanese Minister of Labour decided to reserve the exclusive right to practice certain professions to Lebanese nationals. However, similarly to the UK"s Shortage Occupation exceptions, foreign nationals may be exempt from this new rule if…
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