Category: Immigration Insights

June 13, 2012

We've written before regarding the problems which can crop up with UK visa application forms, and a refusal due to issues with the visa fee is an all too frequent reality. The UK Border Agency has previously adopted the stance...

June 12, 2012

On the 20th May 2012, the Danish government introduced biometric residence permits for all non-European nationals aged 18 years old or above who are applying to live and work in Denmark. This means that such individuals will need to attend…

May 25, 2012

Recently, we attended the Totally Expat Show 2012 and had the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars with relocation professionals. A heavy focus was placed on the analysis of current patterns and trends in global mobility, understanding how...

May 25, 2012

The UKBA has announced that students who worked as interns in the UK last summer, and who now wish to return to the UK to take a graduate job with the same company, will be exempt from the "cooling off"…

May 24, 2012

Background Having voted against EEA membership in a referendum in 1992 and against EU membership in 2001, Switzerland has since maintained its relationships with the European Union through an extensive series of bilateral agreements. These agreements apply to freedom of…

May 15, 2012

Following our post which summarised the planned changes to family migration contained in a leaked letter written by Theresa May, more changes to UK immigration have been announced which demand comment. This time, it is the Immigration Minister Damian Green...

May 11, 2012

We have been made aware of a malfunction with the UK Border Agency"s IT systems which resulted in Sponsor Licence holders being incorrectly informed that their applications for Sponsor Licences have been rejected. Sponsors were emailed with this erroneous news…

May 4, 2012

With the emergence of a global economy which we have witnessed over the past couple of decades, it has become vital for businesses to establish a presence on the world stage. This means that large, multi-national companies must have the...

May 3, 2012

Last November saw a series of public service sector strikes over pensions, in which immigration officials also took part. At the time, we posted advice for our business clients who could be affected by longer waiting times at UK ports…

May 1, 2012

Recently, the American Immigration Lawyers' Association announced that the number of immigrant visas available for EB-2 India and mainland China has been exhausted for this fiscal year. These visas are subject to an annual limit which was reportedly reached on…