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The New Immigration System and How it Will Affect You. On the 19th of February the government released its plans for immigration from 2021. Find out what impact this could have on you, your business or your students. It should be noted that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will all remain non-visa nationals, capable of […]

"No Automatic Deportation After Brexit" This has been the latest revelation from Boris Johnson regarding the settlement of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit. On the face of it this seems like a very positive message to EU citizens concerned about their future in the UK after Brexit, but let’s examine what it really […]

The Migration Advisory Committee has released an extensive report on the Points-Based System and Salary Thresholds. This was commissioned by the Government in July and September of last year. If you’re wondering how the system might affect you, or your employees, then read on for a brief introduction to the new system as imagined by […]

While one of the current government’s selling points has been its pledge to crack down on immigration and to reduce the overall number of people coming to the UK, it has chosen to review the income threshold of 30K which prospective workers would have to meet in order to enter the UK. Let’s explore what […]

We are delighted to announce that our fees for 2020 remain largely unchanged.   However, we have decided reluctantly and after much soul-searching, to increase our charges relating to sponsor licence procurement and ongoing administration from 1 April 2020.  This is simply because it is becoming more and more time-consuming to a) prepare a robust […]

  We are pleased to welcome the following new staff who joined UK Visas in January 2020   As our business continues to grow we are delighted to welcome Holly Smith to our case-working team.  Holly graduated in law at The University of Reading in 2014 and then took time out to teach English in […]

  There has been a radical shake up of the shortage occupation list.   the UKVI recently announced a radical revision of the Shortage Occupation List which defines roles that employers can offer to migrants without first checking local labour availability. Its purpose is to expedite recruitment for roles that are traditionally difficult to fill. […]

Many of you will be getting a monthly e-mail from the UKVI sponsor team reminding you to request your CoS allocation for next year.   This won’t be received by those clients on Auto Renewal (about half of you) whose new CoS allocation for 2020/2021 will show up on the SMS on 6 April automatically […]

With close to half a million international students studying in the UK every year, educational institutions including universities, schools and colleges are under continuingly increasing pressure when it comes to conforming to the terms of their sponsor licence for Tier 4 visas. As London Metropolitan University proved a while back, get it wrong and there’s […]