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Recent Changes provide further clarity to clarify the quota setting and ballot processes and to reflect agreed amendments to bilateral arrangements under the Youth Mobility Scheme. Read More from our Visa Services Page https://ukvisas.co.uk/visa-services/uk-tier-5-youth-mobility-scheme-visas/ Youth Mobility Visas The Youth Mobility Visa is aimed at young people aged 18-30, from a selected list of countries who are […]

Guidance released by the Home Office (UKVI) states that an employee can start working in their sponsored employment as soon as they have permission to enter or stay in the UK. As a business, you do not have tell the Home Office (UKVI) if the worker’s start date has been brought forward after they have […]

Are you interested in working within a faith community in the UK as a minister of religion, missionary, or member of a religious order? You have the opportunity to apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you meet the necessary eligibility requirements. It's important to note that in order to live and work […]

The length of time it takes for your application to be processed is a significant factor in deciding when to apply, when to make travel arrangements to come to the United Kingdom and how to manage your future. With this in mind, we are keen to advise that UKVI have announced that applications to switch […]

A recent change in the Immigration Rules sees the introduction of Ukraine Extension Scheme which enables those in the UK granted six months’ Leave Outside the Rules at the border. obtain 36 months’ permission to stay in the UK. Under the Ukraine Extension Scheme individuals can live, work and study in the UK if they […]

If you hold a relevant visa and have worked in health and social care continuously for at least 6 months starting on or after 31 March 2020, you may be eligible for a reimbursement of your Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). Any dependants may also be eligible for a reimbursement if they have paid the IHS or the IHS has been […]

Positive changes made to Appendix V of the Immigration Rules will allow midwifery students who are studying degree level equivalent courses overseas to come to the UK as a visitor and undertake electives with a UK higher education provider, providing these are unpaid and involve no treatment of patients. Important to Note Where the applicant […]

In the name of improved trade, diplomatic relations, and tourism, citizens of Colombia, Guyana, and Peru are being made non-visa nationals. The Explanatory Memorandum to the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC719), presented to Parliament on 18th October 2022 states that "Citizens of Colombia, Guyana, and Peru are being made non-visa nationals. This means […]

In the last couple of years, fuelled by Brexit and the Covid pandemic, dental firms all around the UK are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit new practitioners from within the UK. This is why many dental practices and groups are going down the sponsorship route, despite the obvious complexities, costs and time involved. UK […]

The High Potential Individual (HPI) visa is the latest addition to route into the UK for those seeking to come and undertake paid or voluntary work, be self-employed, or look for work for a maximum period of 2 years without the ordinary requirement of having a company sponsor your visa. To qualify for this visa, […]