International footballers who require a visa to play professional football in England or undertake any employment duties for a football club in England must obtain a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) from the Football Association of England (The FA). Read about the recent changes to the GBE requirements.
The Innovator Founder visa is a hybrid of the now defunct Innovator and Start-up Visas. It is the only route for foreign entrepreneurs to enter the UK to establish a new business. It is also available to those who have significantly contributed to an existing business. The business must be deemed innovative, viable and scalable. Read more to see how to qualify.
On 31 March 2023, the Home Office updated their Workers and Temporary Workers Guidance in relation to sponsor duties and compliance. Found out how these changes impact your sponsor licence obligations.
To provide some clarity on how long a visa applicant can realistically be expected to wait for a decision, we’ve laid out the wait times provided by the Home Office and compared those with our actual experience. We conducted our research in May 2023.
Sponsorship of migrant workers can be quite administratively burdensome on both employers and sponsored workers. Here we explore alternative route to working in the UK.
