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Sole Representative Visa Application Guidance
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In our recent post, we listed the Sole Representative visa category as one of the visa routes for starting a business in the UK. The Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa category is for overseas businesses...

 wishing to send a senior employee to the UK to set up a branch or wholly-owned subsidiary of the parent company. In this article, we will look at the requirements that need to be satisfied in order to...

How to Apply For ILR as a Skilled Worker
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Below is our Guide to applying for indefinite leave to remain as a Skilled Worker or Tier 2 (General)  Migrant. Tier 2 (General) Migrants are now called Skilled Workers, since 1 December 2020. Therefore, the same...

 Immigration Rules (Appendix Skilled Worker) apply to Tier 2 (General) Migrants as to Skilled Workers granted on or after 1 December 2020.  Skilled Workers (and their dependents) are on a 5-year route to...

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship?
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

A Certificate of Sponsorship (‘CoS’) is an electronic record which must be assigned for each migrant worker you employ. Each Certificate of Sponsorship will have a unique reference number which enables an applicant...

 worker to apply for a visa. What Are the Main Requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship? In order to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Home Office, a sponsoring employer will need to...

Switching from Tier 2 (ICT) to Skilled Worker Route
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

Under the new Skilled Worker Route in the new Points Based System, Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer (ICT) / Intra Company Transfer Migrants are able to switch into the Skilled Worker route from within the UK....

 This was a welcome change to the Rules.  Under the prior Points Based System, Tier 2 (ICT) Migrants were generally unable to switch from inside the country into the Tier 2 (General) category, and were subject to...

UK Visa Routes to Start a Business in the UK
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

In early March 2021 Rishi Sunak announced that there would be sweeping immigration reforms in Spring 2022 to help attract the brightest and best to the UK. He announced: ‘A new unsponsored points-based visa to...

 attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech. New, improved visa processes for scale-ups and entrepreneurs. And radically simplified bureaucracy for high skilled...

Skilled Worker Visa - Evidence of Recruitment
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The Immigration Rules underwent major changes at the end of 2020. The new highly-anticipated Skilled Worker route was introduced and at 9:00am on 1 December 2020 and immigration lawyers across the country...

 were rejoicing the perceived abolition of the formulaic Resident Labour Market Test.  Whilst the new Appendix Skilled Worker does not strictly require a Resident Labour Market Test to have taken place, the Home...

Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

Employers seeking to recruit under the Skilled Worker route must ordinarily pay their skilled workers a salary which equals or exceeds both a general salary threshold (£25,600) and 100% of the ‘going rate’ for...

 the occupation (as set out in the relevant occupation code), whichever is higher. However, there are some exceptions to this.  How much must a Skilled Worker Migrant be paid? Are you a new entrant? A new...

New Highly Skilled Immigration Routes Announced
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today unveiled the contents of his Budget in the House of Commons.  The 2021 Budget includes new highly skilled immigration routes which, it is hoped, will enable the UK to attract...

 and retain the most highly skilled, globally mobile talent, thereby driving innovation and supporting UK jobs and growth. Budget 2021: New Immigration Routes Announced Elite Visa As part of its agenda to...

Skilled Worker Visa Conditions Of Stay
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Each grant of leave or permission in any  immigration category in the UK comes with conditions that migrants must abide by. It is important to be sure that you abide by these conditions, as failure to do so can...

 constitute an ‘immigration breach’ which could impact any future application.  In this article we look at the conditions of stay as a Skilled Worker. Skilled Worker Visa Conditions Of Stay What work am...

Requirements for a Health and Care Worker Visa
By Bernard Wood - Pupil Barrister

Launched in 2020 the Health and Care Worker Visa is open to qualified doctors, nurses and allied health professionals of all nationalities (except British and Irish) who have been trained to a recognised standard....

 The route can lead to settlement after 5 years and applicants can be joined by dependent partners and children. What are the eligible roles to qualify for a Health and Care Visa? In order to qualify for a...

Switching from a Student Visa to a Skilled Worker Visa
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

You are permitted to switch in-country from the Student visa (including Tier 4) to the Skilled Worker category (which replaced the Tier 2 route on 1 December 2020).  There are also routes for dependent...

 partners and children of Skilled Workers.  In this post we look at how to switch from a Student visa to a Skilled Worker visa. Switching from Tier 4 / Student to Skilled Worker In terms of who is permitted to switch...

Frontier Worker Permit Scheme Launched
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

On 1 January 2021, the UK’s new points-based immigration system will come into effect.  The new immigration system will introduce some important changes that Frontier Workers need to be aware of and plan...

 for, including a new Frontier Worker Permit Scheme.   Who is a Frontier Worker? If you are an EU, EEA, or Swiss Citizen, employed or self-employed in the UK, but not primarily resident in the UK, then you are a...
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