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UNITED KINGDOM: Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules Launches Second Pilot Phase of EU Settlement Scheme
October 11, 2018
The UK Home Office has published a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, due to take effect 1 November 2018.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Updated Guidance for Tier 2 and Tier 5 Sponsors
July 26, 2018
Effective 18 July 2018, the United Kingdom Home Office has updated its guidance for sponsors of Tier 2 and Tier 5 of the points-based system.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New Scheme for Non-EEA Researchers
July 9, 2018
Effective 6 July 2018, the UK Home Office has introduced the new “UKRI Science, Research and Academia” scheme, which allows non-EEA researchers, scientists and academics to come to the UK for up to two years.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Turkish Business Persons Again Allowed to Obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain
June 18, 2018
In the latest statement of changes to the immigration rules, the UK Home Office has introduced a new indefinite leave to remain route for Turkish business people under the European Communities Accession Agreement (ECAA or the Ankara Agreement) and their families, coming into force on 6 July 2018.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Non-EU Doctors and Nurses to be Excluded from Tier 2 Cap
June 15, 2018
The UK Home Office has announced it will exclude doctors and nurses from the annual cap on non-EU skilled workers, in response to the shortages and pressures currently facing the NHS. This could make available thousands of extra visas for IT specialists, engineers and other professionals.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New Start-Up Visa Announced
June 13, 2018
The UK Home Office announced the creation of a new Start-Up Visa during London's Tech Week. The new visa, scheduled for launch in Spring 2019, will be available for tech entrepreneurs seeking to work in the UK.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New Application Service Announced for Work and Study Visas
May 22, 2018
On 17th May 2018, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) announced that it had awarded a contract to French outsourcing specialist Sopra Steria, to deliver a new service for applications for work and study visas, settlement and citizenship from within the UK, from October 2018.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: No New ILR Applications for Turkish Businesspeople
May 11, 2018
The Home Office has updated its guidance on leave to remain applications for Turkish businesspeople under the European Communities Accession Agreement (ECAA or Ankara Agreement), and from 16th March 2018, no new applications for settlement under the ECAA business persons category will be accepted.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Universal Jobmatch to be replaced by ‘Find a Job’
April 25, 2018
It has been officially announced that Universal Jobmatch – a government website used by UK recruiters and Tier 2 licensed sponsors to advertise jobs – is being replaced by ‘Find a Job’ service.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Tier 2 General Quota Oversubscribed for Five Consecutive Months
April 20, 2018
The monthly allocation of the Tier 2 (General) Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (RCoS) has been exceeded for the fifth consecutive month.
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