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Talented Individuals - Creative Worker Visas

The Creative Worker (CW) visa currently provides employers with the flexibility to bypass a labour market assessment linked to this visa if the relevant occupation is listed on the Shortage Occupation List. Following their recent 'Rapid Review' of the Immigration Salary List (formerly referred to as the Shortage Occupation List), the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) […]

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March 18, 2024

Immigration Salary List – MAC Rapid Review

The Home Secretary revealed major changes to the immigration system for Skilled Workers (SW) on the 4th of December 2023. Following this, the government assigned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to promptly assess the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). After a thorough review, the MAC has made recommendations for the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) to […]

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March 12, 2024

Immigration Health Surcharge - How much do you now have to pay?

To determine the exact amount, you will need to pay for your visa, you must first know its length. Keep in mind that a visa may be longer than your period of study or employment.   For a one-year visa, the cost is £776 for students, their dependants, and those on a Youth Mobility Scheme […]

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March 11, 2024

Important Update: Reporting Duties for Hybrid Workers

Can you believe it? There has been an update to the sponsor guidance this morning regarding remote working, rendering my previous blog post, on the 12th of February out of date already! The Good News The good news is that we are no longer required to report if a sponsored worker has a hybrid working […]

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March 6, 2024

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Free visa extensions announced for frontline health and care workers

The Home Secretary had announced on 31 March that around 2,800 doctors, nurses and paramedics with leave due to expire by 1 October would get a free one-year extension. Family members are included and there are no fees involved. On 29 April, the department announced that it was extending the scheme to cover other “frontline workers, including […]

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April 30, 2020

Furlough and foreign nationals - is it a public fund?

The government’s furlough scheme went live on 20 April 2020. For the avoidance of doubt, the scheme does cover migrant workers. HM Revenue and Customs guidance states that:   Foreign nationals are eligible to be furloughed. Grants under the scheme are not counted as ‘access to public funds’, and you can furlough employees on all […]

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April 21, 2020

Tier 2 workers and Coronavirus: changing employment

Pre lockdown, many Tier 2 employees may have been in the process of changing employment. Due to the lockdown, many have been unable to progress their application. This undoubtedly would be causing many anxiety and fear over their visa status. The UKVI has now updated their COVID 19 guidance to state the following: If you’re […]

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April 16, 2020

UPDATE: New Immigration System 2021

The UKVI has updated its guidance on the Immigration system coming into place in 2021. The key points to note are: New immigration routes will open from autumn 2020 for applications to work, live and study in the UK from 1 January 2021. Re-iteration on the process for Skilled Workers. Please see our blog on […]

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April 9, 2020

Checking Right to Work During the Covid-19 Crisis

Every employer has a duty to ensure that all its employees have the right to work in the UK, either by virtue of their British Citizenship, or as a term of their right to remain. It is a criminal offence to knowingly employ someone who has no right to work in the UK, so it […]

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April 7, 2020

Furloughed Tier 2 Workers

Many employers and employees were left in the dark over the impact of furlough and Employer Retention Scheme and how it applies to Tier 2 works as the immigration status of Tier 2 workers is tied to employment at a minimum salary.   On Friday, the UKVI finally confirmed the below:   As a business, […]

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April 6, 2020

Free One Year Visa Extension for NHS Workers and their Families

  Good news for those on the front line of the Coronavirus battle as the Home Office announces a free, automatic one year extension to all NHS workers and their family who have visas expiring before 01/10/2020. The scheme will apply to doctors, nurses and paramedics and will affect around 2,800 NHS workers. The extension […]

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April 1, 2020
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