Category: Immigration Insights

The Rollout of TB Testing in India is announced by UKBA

August 14, 2012

What has changed? The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced a timetable and arrangements for the rollout of the new pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening programme in India. All Indian nationals who wish to enter the UK for more than six…

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ISRAEL: New Documentary Requirement for Work Visa Applicants

August 10, 2012

The Israeli Government has announced a new requirement that all applications for B-1 Work Visas must now be supported by a copy of the applicant"s Government-approved photo identification card. The new rule also applies to individuals who are currently awaiting…

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Confused by the New Rules? Read on…

August 9, 2012

To many who follow the latest immigration news, it may feel as though there has been a never-ending stream of new rules and regulations in the past few months. Changes were made to the Immigration Rules in April, June and...

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Is Your UK Sponsor Licence Due for Renewal Soon?

August 7, 2012

UK Companies who employ non-EEA foreign nationals should check whether they will need to renew their Sponsor Licences soon, to avoid accidentally becoming ineligible to continue employing foreign workers under Tier 2 of the Points Based System (PBS). The UK…

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IRELAND: Removes Labour Restrictions for Romania and Bulgaria

August 3, 2012

On the 20th July 2012, Ireland"s Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DEJI) announced that transitional work restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian nationals would be removed, effective immediately. When Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union on the 1st January…

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Authority to Carry Scheme introduced by the Home Office

August 1, 2012

A new piece of legislation has been passed which is designed to identify people who may pose a threat and prevent them from travelling to the UK. Last year, the Home Office ran a consultation directed at the airline industry…

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Tier 4 Interviews…are you prepared?

July 26, 2012

As we reported in our News section last week, the Home Office has recently announced that a targeted interview system for Tier 4 (General) Students will be introduced by the UK Border Agency over the coming months. A Statement of...

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Important notification for all UK Sponsors

July 26, 2012

This week the UK Border Agency announced that, from 30 July 2012, Sponsors will no longer be notified when certain requests to change Sponsor details have been granted. Instead, Sponsors can now use the "view recent and outstanding requests" or…

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SINGAPORE: Changes to Work Pass Criteria for Sponsoring Dependants

July 24, 2012

What Has Changed? The Singapore Government is tightening criteria for Work Pass holders to sponsor dependants, "as part of the overall direction to moderate the growth of Singapore"s non-resident population" according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The changes will…

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R (Alvi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

July 23, 2012

Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the case of R (Alvi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. The court found that, under the Immigration Act 1971, any changes to substantive requirements of the United...

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