Visit Visas – the most difficult application of them all?
Who needs a visit visa? A visit visa is required by a visa national who is wishing to visit the…
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Hold a sponsor licence? Are you complying with your sponsor duties in relation to record-keeping?
Further to my colleague Gemma Tracey’s recent article considering sponsor duties in relation to absences, today we’ll be looking at…
What is the Home Office contact number for BRP replacement?
Everything you need to know about BRPs There is no direct line to the Home Office for Biometric Residence Permit…
Are You Under Threat of Deportation? Checklist
Every state has the power to control the entry and residence of any non-citizens within its borders. Immigration laws in…
Hold a sponsor licence? Are you complying with your sponsor duties in relation to absences?
More than 54,600 organisations hold a worker / temporary worker sponsor licence, enabling them to sponsor workers relocating to the…
Global Business Mobility Routes
Today, 11 April 2022, sees the introduction of the new Global Business Mobility routes (GBM) into the UK’s immigration system.…
Right to Work Checks
The Home Office has recently published information about civil penalties that were imposed between 1 July to 30 September 2021.…
An animation of our times – Flee reviewed by Gary McIndoe
FLEE is beautifully made, a cross-over movie in many ways. This is illustrated by its nomination for Academy Awards in…
Netflix and… SKILLS!
I recently had some time away from the office. My original plans involved a trip to New York, but we…
Could Novak Djokovic be barred from competing at Wimbledon?
Stories erupted yesterday about Novak Djokovic having his Australian visa revoked, potentially preventing him from participating in the Australian Open.…
What’s on the horizon for UK immigration in 2022?
2021 wasn’t a year of great upheaval in the Immigration Rules. Major changes such as the overhaul of the Skilled…
What are the rules for performing artists coming to the UK?
One year on, artists are still struggling with the legal complexities around performance in the UK. Gary McIndoe explains the…
Will Santa be allowed to enter a post-Brexit UK this year?
Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, or Kris Kringle; whatever you call the jolly man in red at Christmastime, we…
The immigration law 12 days of Christmas 2021
Day 1: a true love gifts a partridge in pear tree – Partner visas Immigration applications between true loves –…
Doing business after Brexit: Does the International Agreement route save cross-border arrangements?
What is the problem? Pre-Brexit, free movement meant that EU nationals could travel to the UK to provide services, fulfil…
Accelerating the road to UK settlement – Does new Home Office guidance reduce speed bumps for applicants?
New Home Office guidance is now available concerning when UK Visas and Immigration will consider granting early settlement (also known…
Human rights applications and statutory rights to appeal – the domestic abuse context
For a while now, the case of MY (Pakistan) [2021] EWCA Civ 1500 has been pending before the Court of…
Sponsor Licence Guide
Since Brexit took effect on 31 December 2020, freedom of movement between the UK and EU has ended. Now, all businesses…
Downton Abbey 2: A New Era for UK Work & Residence Visas?
After a couple of years’ delay due to the pandemic, the release of the second Downton Abbey movie is imminent.…
Switching Immigration Category While Present in the UK
Switching Immigration Category While Present in the UK Switching immigration category from inside the UK is not always straightforward. Certain…
Under Priti’s eye? Would June and the Handmaids easily claim asylum in the UK?
In the fictional world of The Handmaid’s Tale (book and TV series) a large part of what we know as…
The Graduate route: pros and cons
The graduate route went live on 01 July, offering Students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in the UK.…
A quick 5-point assessment of the new UK/India ‘Migration and Mobility Partnership’ and the ‘Young Professionals Scheme’
1. What is the Migration and Mobility Partnership? Announced on 04 May 2021, the Government is calling the Migration and…
Right to work checks to change from 21 June 2021
When the COVID-19 lockdowns started and many people began working from home, changes were made to the right to work…