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UNITED KINGDOM: Right to Work Update
December 21, 2021
From 6 April 2022, individuals in possession of Biometric Residence Permits (BRP), Biometric Residence Cards (BRC), or Frontier Worker Permits (FWP) will evidence their right to work in the UK exclusively via the Home Office online checking service.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New UK Visa Routes for Spring
December 21, 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, Newland Chase revisits new UK visa routes announced earlier this year and that are due to open in Spring 2022. These include “Scale-Up” visa, “High Potential Individual” visa and “Global Business Mobility” visa.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Pork Butchers Join the Seasonal Worker Route
November 2, 2021
A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published on, and effective from, 1 November 2021 amends the Seasonal Worker route for temporary workers to include those coming to conduct ‘specified pork butchery work’.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: MAC Publishes Recommendations on Intra-Company Transfer Route
October 20, 2021
On 13 October 2021, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published the conclusions of its study of the Intra-Company Transfer route (now known as the “Intra-company Route”). In its findings, the MAC has made a number of key recommendations to the Home Office.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Government Publishes Points-Based Immigration System Sponsorship Roadmap
August 27, 2021
The Home Office has released the UK’s Points-Based Immigration System Sponsorship Roadmap, which outlines plans for reforms beginning in 2021 that aim to allow overseas workers to start work faster than in any other G20 country.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New Graduate Visa Route Open to Applicants
July 1, 2021
The UK’s new graduate route formally opened on 1 July 2021. The purpose of the Graduate Route is to allow international students to remain in the UK to work, or look for work, for two years (three years for doctoral students) after they have completed their studies.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Government Extends Period for Temporary COVID-19 Adjusted Right to Work Checks to 1 September 2021
June 18, 2021
The UK government has announced that the adjusted COVID-19 right to work (RTW) provisions will be extended until 1 September 2021. The provisions were previously due to end on 20 June 2021.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: New Guidance on Right to Work Checks on EEA Citizens Following Brexit
June 18, 2021
EEA citizens and their family members arriving in the UK from 1 January 2021 no longer benefit from the free movement rights and the ability to work freely in the UK. During a grace period of six months (until 30 June 2021), EEA citizens and their family members resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Legal Migration and Border Control Strategy Statement Published
May 28, 2021
The UK Home Office has released a strategy statement for legal immigration setting out its plans for the coming year and beyond.
Read MoreUNITED KINGDOM: Government Extends Period for Temporary COVID-19 Adjusted Right to Work Checks to 20 June 2021
May 12, 2021
The UK government has announced that the adjusted COVID-19 right to work (RTW) provisions will be extended until 20 June 2021, after having previously advised that this concession would end on 16 May 2021.
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