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Category: Immigration Insights
International Assignments, a Corporate Perspective: Part One
February 18, 2013
We've been looking over past Newland Chase blog posts recently and realised in doing so that it has been some time since we wrote about global immigration developments. There have been so many changes to the UK Immigration Rules over...
Read MoreRussia: Immigration authorities to revoke quotas for non compliant employers
February 13, 2013
Russian immigration authorities will now be able to withdraw quota allocations to employ foreign workers in Russia, if the employer who receives the quota is found to be in breach of Russian labour and tax laws, including the Labour Code.…
Read MoreRussia: Changes to Immigration Laws
February 7, 2013
What has changed? A series of changes to Russian immigration laws have recently been announced by the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) which will include the creation of a new Investment Visitor Visa and tougher penalties for non-compliance. Some of…
Read MoreTier 2 Sponsors Renew your COS Allocation
February 5, 2013
We are writing to clients to remind them that their current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship (COS) is due to expire on the 5th April 2013 and action should be taken to request next year"s allocation. Since the 6th April…
Read MoreStonehenge or Hadrian’s Wall? …Could you pass the New Life in the UK Test?
February 4, 2013
In July last year we posted about planned changes to the Life in the UK Test which non-EEA nationals must pass in order to qualify for settlement. Back then, the Government announced; ‘putting our culture and history at the heart...
Read MoreChanges to the UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa
February 1, 2013
This week the UK Government introduced changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa category of the Points Based System. The changes came into force on the 31st January 2013 and it is important to note that if your application was…
Read MoreUKBA issues response to Independent Chief Inspectors report
January 29, 2013
Last week the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, published his report on an inspection of applications to enter, remain and settle in the UK on the basis of marriage and civil partnerships. The inspection examined how…
Read MoreTier 1 PSW switches into Tier 2 (General) a straightforward affair?
January 25, 2013
We've been dealing with a couple of complex cases recently which have highlighted certain effects of the new rules. We wanted to share this information with our readers in the hope that you can avoid being caught out. As ever,...
Read MoreCHINA: New Year celebrations may affect visa processing times
January 22, 2013
The Chinese New Year, or "Spring Festival" as it is traditionally known, begins with celebrations in China on New Year"s Eve, Saturday the 9th February 2013, which will conclude on the 15th February 2013. Public holidays will be observed in…
Read MoreIs the UK destroying Entrepreneurship when we need it most?
January 18, 2013
A recent article written by a Director and Professor of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in America, which discussed U.S. immigration policy in respect of international students and their options post-graduation, has caught our eye and inspired us to consider...
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