New “Immigration Skills Charge” for employers
13 - 06 - 17
No such luck with the proposed Immigration Skills Charge we suspect, as the government continues to press ahead with plans to introduce a new skills…
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UK NARIC Proof of English assessments
13 - 06 - 17
UK Visas has set up a special arrangement with UK NARIC to ensure a speedy turnaround of the Statement of Comparability and English Language Assessment. Nationals from…
Read MoreKeeping sponsor licence details up-to-date
21 - 11 - 16
It is essential that sponsors advise us if their circumstances change. I know I sound like a broken recording, but it is incredible to me…
Read MoreChanges to those applying “out-of-time”
13 - 11 - 16
Out-of-time applicants can no longer apply up to 28 days after the expiry date on their visa. Under current rules applicants who, for whatever reason…
Read MoreNew fast-track trial for some Change of Circumstances requests
13 - 11 - 16
The UKVI have been taking an increasing length of time to allocate unrestricted CoS over the past few months – here’s why! Since April 2016 getting an…
Read MoreNew changes to Tier 2 (ICT)
13 - 06 - 16
On 24 November 2016 the following changes will come into effect. • The salary threshold for Tier 2 (ICT) short-term applicants has been increased to…
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