Category: Immigration Insights

January 20, 2012

We were pleased to read recently that the Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) successfully represented two Filipino care workers in their appeals against settlement refusals handed down by the UK Border Agency. In 2007, the UK Home Office...

January 19, 2012

Today, the UK Border Agency announced that migrants applying for permission to stay ("further leave to remain") in the UK under Tier 2 or 5 of the Points Based System, will be able to do online from 14 February 2012.…

January 16, 2012

The UK Government has continued its clamp down on abuse of the Tier 4 visa system for international students, with further tough new requirements recently introduced. UKBA announced that all current Tier 4 Sponsors, if they are not already subject…

January 13, 2012

A recent BBC article caught our attention due to its very human account of the effects that relocation can have, not just on the assignee but on the accompanying spouse, partner or immediate family. The consequences for a spouse of...

January 12, 2012

Turkey is not a member of the European Union and consequently its nationals do not enjoy the same right to work in the United Kingdom as migrants from countries within the EEA. However, in 1963 Turkey and the Member States…

January 11, 2012

An interesting case has come to our attention, which raises serious questions about how immigration cases involving Article 8 issues will be handled in the future. The case concerned a Bangladeshi student, Abdullah Munawar, who came to study in the...

January 5, 2012

This week, UKBA announced changes to the UK Immigration Rules which affect Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) applicants who wish Arts Council England (ACE) to endorse their application. From 3rd January 2011, any applicant seeking ACE endorsement must now complete ACE's…

January 4, 2012

We'd like to welcome our readers back to our first blog of the year! We hope that you all enjoyed the festive season and are having a great start to 2012. Last year saw great upheavals as the Government made...

January 3, 2012

Through changes to the Immigration Rules on 1 January 2012, Taiwan is now a participant in the UK's youth mobility scheme under Tier 5 of the points-based system. The other countries participating in the scheme are Australia, Canada, New Zealand,…

December 23, 2011

We'd like to wish all our readers a very happy Christmas and wonderful New Year! Thank you for all your comments and feedback and we look forward to sharing more news and views with you in 2012!