United Kingdom Immigration Services

With offices in London, Newland Chase UK provides corporations and individuals operating in the United Kingdom with complete support for all their immigration and visa needs – inbound to the UK and outbound to more than 190 countries around the world. Our full spectrum of services allows us to manage all of your business visa and employee immigration needs.

The UK’s migration laws are complex and constantly changing. Newland Chase’s team of highly qualified consultants, regulated and accredited by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), provides unparalleled expertise in the complexities of UK visa rules and regulations. Our team of UK immigration specialists provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive advice and expertise to clients across all sectors, delivering tailored solutions customized to our clients’ business needs.

• UK Immigration Management

  We provide support in all areas of United Kingdom immigration for corporations and individuals – including applications under the various tiers of the points-based system, as well as family, settlement and citizenship applications, including both company employees and accompanying family members. Our approach covers you from comprehensive guidance and pre-planning of new assignments and immigration options to completion of all in-country requirements to ongoing compliance monitoring.

  For up-to-date information on the most common work authorization routes in the UK, see Employment Immigration below.

• Comprehensive Global Immigration Management

  For corporations and individuals located in the United Kingdom, we also provide support in all areas of immigration to more than 190 countries around the world. Our UK team is part of the larger Newland Chase global team of 1,700+ expert immigration and visa professionals – specializing in everything from short-term work assignments and temporary residency to long-term work assignments, permanent residency, and citizenship throughout the world.

• Business Traveler Management

  Business visas are a key component of a globally mobile workforce – allowing individuals to enter the United Kingdom and other countries for non-work business activities. Business visas typically apply to business meetings, seminars, conferences, trade shows, limited sales activities, contract negotiations, and some supervisory activities. Newland Chase UK offers comprehensive services for business travelers both inbound to the UK and outbound to more than 190 countries.

  Our services include everything from personalized assessment of the activities and destination for visa compliance, to obtaining the proper visas, to tracking of the number and length of stays of your business travelers for legal compliance.

• Immigration Policy and Compliance

  Our UK immigration experts offer an extensive suite of advisory services and immigration compliance strategies to ensure that your organization and employees remain compliant with all UK immigration and visa requirements. Our services include strategic guidance on immigration plans, development and implementation of immigration policies, sponsor compliance, education and training, audit support (including mock audits), and immigration compliance technology solutions.

• Consulting and Advisory Services

  Our UK immigration experts act as trusted business advisors – supporting you in virtually any unique or complex immigration-related matter. Our UK team is able to manage the scope of immigration in large-scale projects and employee moves, as well as guide you through the immigration complexities involved in corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions.

  • Audit and Right to Work Services

    We will support you in ensuring that you remain informed and compliant with UK immigration best practice. A Compliance Audit by our OISC registered immigration consultants will evaluate your existing HR systems and migrant worker arrangements, make recommendations for improvements and changes, indicate a rating against Home Office standards and provide a comprehensive written report.

    Our Right to Work Audit Service works to mitigate the risk of hefty civil penalties resulting from illegal employment and ensures that you continue to meet your obligations under the UK immigration points-based system. We will check the veracity of an employee’s documents indicating their right to work in the UK and provide an Audit Certificate to confirm the individual’s entitlement to take employment.

  • Bespoke Training and Workshops

    With the legislative burden on UK employers constantly increasing, we offer bespoke training and workshops to improve efficiency in immigration processes and increase overall control and compliance. We cover a wide variety of topics, such as:

    • Sponsorship requirements – what employers should know about sponsoring migrant workers
    • Developing internal documentation and processes – keeping on top of legislative requirements
    • Forgery detection techniques – how to spot falsified documents and what to do next
    • EU Settlement Scheme – how to navigate the changing immigration landscape for EU nationals in the UK
• Glossary of Brexit Terms
  • Article 50

    Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon outlines the process for a member state to withdraw from the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017, launching a two-year period for the UK to leave the EU.

  • Brexit Day

    Originally 29 March 2019. On 20 March 2019, the Prime Minister requested an extension until 30 June 2019. On 21 March 2019, the Prime Minister and the EU agreed two options: an extension until 22 May 2019 if the withdrawal agreement was approved by Parliament by 29 March 2019 (it was not approved); otherwise, the UK has until 12 April 2019 to present the EU with a way forward or to leave with no deal.

  • European Economic Area (EEA)

    The EEA was formed on 1st January 1994, amalgamating the (then) 25 independent states of the European Union and the European Free Trade Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).

  • European Union (EU)

    The EU is the political and economic union of 28 countries.

  • EU Referendum

    A voting procedure held on 23 June 2016 in which voters were asked “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?” 51.89% of voters voted to leave the EU.

  • EU Settlement Scheme

    This scheme opened on 30 March 2019. In the event of an exit with a withdrawal agreement, EU citizens resident in the UK before 31 December 2020 will need to apply by 30 June 2021 to continue living in the UK. Their family members in a relationship by the same date, will be able to join them at any time in the future.

    In the event of a no-deal exit, EU citizens resident in the UK by Brexit Day will need to apply by 31 December 2020 to continue living in the UK. Their family members in a relationship by Brexit Day will be able to join them within three years.

    A successful application under the scheme will result in either “Settled” or “Pre-settled” status.

  • Freedom of Movement

    EU citizens are permitted to live, work and study in any EU member state without requiring permission to work or study in that member state.

  • Implementation Period

    See Transition Period.

  • No-deal

    “No-deal” Brexit means the UK’s withdrawal from the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement in place.

  • Pre-settled Status

    Under the EU Settlement Scheme, EU nationals living in the UK, who do not yet qualify for Settled Status, may be granted Pre-Settled Status. Successful applicants will be permitted to remain in the UK until they are eligible to apply for Settled Status, usually five years.

  • Schengen Area

    A free travel area comprising 26 European countries that have abolished internal borders and have a common visa policy, allowing travellers to move freely within the Schengen Area. The Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

  • Settled Status

    Under the EU Settlement Scheme, EU nationals living in the UK may apply for settled status. This is a grant of indefinite leave to remain in the UK and retains the same access to work, study, healthcare and other benefits as the rules currently permit.

  • Transition Period

    A period from Brexit day up to and including 31 December 2020, the transition (or implementation) period is intended to allow both the UK and the EU time to make final agreements on their relationship. There would be no transition period as a result of a no-deal Brexit.

  • Withdrawal Agreement

    The separation agreement negotiated between the UK and the EU, this covers three main areas of the UK’s departure from the EU:
    • The UK’s financial settlement with the EU;
    • The post-Brexit rights of EU citizens in the UK and of UK citizens in the EU;
    • A so-called ‘backstop’ to prevent a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, if alternative arrangements preventing such a hard border have not been agreed between the UK and the EU before the end of the transition period.