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Category: Immigration Insights
London 2012: Apply Now!
December 22, 2011
The UK Border Agency have released a statement to the effect that from 1 January 2012, they will accept and process visas for foreign visitors coming to the UK to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Many extra visitors will…
Read MorePre-entry English language testing is it fair?
December 20, 2011
We have been closely following the case of R (on the application of Chapti & Ors) v SSHD – interventions by JCWI and Liberty, CO/1183/11435/1141/2010, which was a challenge brought in the High Court of the legality of a certain...
Read MoreTier 4 Students: Please Note the Following
December 19, 2011
We recently received important guidance direct from UKBA on 2 important issues which have caused some confusion for Tier 4 foreign students at UK universities. 1) When a sponsor"s licence is revoked – students have 60 days to change sponsor,…
Read MoreHave you checked your SOC Code?
December 16, 2011
We were rather alarmed upon recently discovering that Jobcentre Plus is now placing SOC Codes alongside the job vacancies it advertises, without always consulting employers first as to the accuracy of these Codes. Tier 2 Sponsors who wish to...
Read MoreSubmit your UK Visa Application Online!
December 16, 2011
UKBA has announced that from 19 December 2011, applications for a UK visa made in certain countries must now be completed using the online application system and paid for online in euros. So far UKBA have listed the following countries…
Read MoreNetherlands Increases Minimum Salary Levels for Highly Skilled Migrants
December 15, 2011
Effective from 1 January 2012, the minimum salary levels for highly skilled foreign nationals who come to work in the Netherlands through the Kennismigranten (Knowledge Migrant programme) have been increased. The minimum annual base salary for highly skilled migrants aged…
Read MoreAppeal Fees: A Necessary Measure or Unnecessarily Unfair?
December 14, 2011
This week, we reported that the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice are introducing appeal fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals from 19 December 2011. We are still awaiting full guidance from the Ministry concerning the new charges, including...
Read MoreThe UK and the European Union where next?
December 12, 2011
In recent weeks the media has been dominated by reports of the unfolding Eurozone crisis, which has seen the British Foreign Secretary William Hague proclaim 'I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has...
Read MoreNew Appeal Fee Charges for Asylum and Immigration Appeals
December 12, 2011
The Ministry of Justice will be introducing appeal fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals from 19 December 2011. People who want to appeal against a decision notice dated 19 December 2011 or later will need to pay a…
Read MoreDo you know what ‘Statelessness’ means?
December 9, 2011
This week, we came across an extremely interesting report on a subject that is unheard of by many of us in the UK. Asylum Aid and the UN Refugee Agency published a joint research report: ‘Mapping Statelessness in the United...
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