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A level one user is the person within your business who is responsible for the day to day management of your sponsor license. They will use the sponsorship management system (SMS) to fulfil this role. They might also act as your authorising officer (responsible for all staff and representatives who use the SMS) and your […]

As of 01/01/2021 there will be a number of changes to the UK immigration system, including the introduction of the new points based system, a summary of which can be found here. Changes to take place from 01.12.2020 EU nationals cannot apply for leave to remain under routes other than Appendix EU, Appendix S2 Healthcare […]

What is this Visa? If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately you have undoubtedly heard a lot about China’s relationship with Hong Kong and the controversial new National Security Law it aims to impose upon people living there. The UK considers this law a serious breach of the 1984 Sino-British declaration which also […]

Why has it been brought in? One of the biggest questions around the end of free movement from January 2021 has been how the government will mitigate a potential labour shortage in the healthcare sector given that many care workers and other healthcare staff do not earn enough to be eligible under the proposed ‘points-based […]

With the Covid-19 crisis throwing a spanner into the works of so many government departments and dominating the media, there’s been little news regarding Priti Patel’s new points based immigration system since the bare bones were released in February (discussed here). That changes today (13/07/2020) with a 130 page document published by the Home Office […]

UKVI have today announced temporary concessions for those with or hoping to apply for a spouse visa during these uncertain times The temporary concessions are as follows: Expired Leave  Those who have been unable to travel back to the UK and their leave has expired, the UKVI will overlook a short break in continuous residence but […]

On 11 May 2020, the government published its COVID-19 recovery strategy.  The UK border will in due course introduce a range of new measures and restrictions. All international arrivals (unless exempt) will be: Able to access increased information at the border about the UK’s social distancing regime Strongly advised to download and use the NHS tracking app. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]