Category: Immigration Insights

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…

April 25, 2012

We haven't posted for a while due to holidays and important maintenance work on our site, but will now resume blogging as normal and invite you all to comment along with us! On the 6th April 2012 a series of...

April 24, 2012

From May 2012, Saudi Arabia will introduce a tracking system that is designed to monitor the wage payments of all foreign workers as well as Saudi nationals, ensuring that all monthly salaries are transferred into the relevant bank accounts in…

April 18, 2012

* UPDATE * We are pleased to inform all our clients that their CoS allocations have been granted, and the issuing of CoS and processing of Tier 2 visa applications can continue as normal. Anyone who is still being affected…

April 18, 2012

As part of the wide-ranging changes to the Immigration Rules which came into force on the 6th April 2012, the UK Border Agency released a statement confirming the annual limit for Tier 2 and additional guidance relating to Tier 2.…

March 30, 2012

The Irish Government has recently decided to extend its Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme, for a further period of four years. The programme essentially eliminates the need to have both an Irish and UK visa when visiting Ireland via the UK,…