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Understanding the Complexities of Business Travel

June 23, 2016

Extended Business Visit or Short Term Assignment In recent years, we at Newland Chase have found that there has been an overall global rise in business travel. Business activities are undergoing substantial changes and it is becoming increasingly difficult for organisations to...

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What Happens when you Leave Sponsored Employment in the UK?

December 18, 2015

Many Tier 2 sponsored workers have concerns regarding the exact steps to be taken should their employment under Tier 2 Sponsorship cease earlier than expected. In the first instance your UK sponsor is required to notify UK Visas and Immigration...

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INDIA | Merger of PIO and OCI Card Schemes Brings Eligibility Changes and Clarifications

February 4, 2015

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card has been merged into the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card scheme. Thus, effective as of mid-January 2015, the PIO category is now closed to all new applicants and transitional measures are in place for those individuals currently holding PIO […]

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CANADA: 10 year multiple entry visas for visitors

February 6, 2014

From 6th February 2014, visitors to Canada will be automatically considered for multiple-entry visas (Temporary Resident Visas - TRV.) These visas allow qualified visitors to enter and exit Canada for six months at a time for up to 10 years, and…

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The UK Immigration Appeal Process Demystified

June 10, 2013

Immigration appeals come about when applications are refused. For this reason they are often accompanied by much stress and heartache for the appellant and possibly their family. It is important to understand how the appeals system works in order to...

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International Assignments, a Corporate Perspective: Part One

February 18, 2013

We've been looking over past Newland Chase blog posts recently and realised in doing so that it has been some time since we wrote about global immigration developments. There have been so many changes to the UK Immigration Rules over...

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Good News for Tier 2 Sponsors and Migrants…

November 23, 2012

We know that our readers won't be shocked to hear there have been more changes announced to the Immigration Rules...but you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that they are changes which will actually help Tier 2 Sponsors and migrants! ...

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EEA Law: Retaining your Rights of Residence

November 1, 2012

Some months ago we wrote a post concerning an EEA case which looked at retained rights of UK residence for a non-EEA national following divorce from their spouse of five years. In that particular case, it was found that the...

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Affected by the skills shortage? Speak now!

October 10, 2012

Recently, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) launched another of its perennial calls for evidence. We like to encourage our clients and readers to participate in these as one of the only ways to influence Government policy on non-EEA workers, and...

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TIER 2 SPONSORS TAKE CARE!

September 26, 2012

An issue has come to our attention which is of great importance for all Tier 2 Sponsors. We know that we have blogged several times before about the importance of ensuring your HR systems are compliant, and have talked about...

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