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Youth Mobility Scheme Opening to Citizens of India and Iceland
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

A new Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme will soon replace Appendix T5  (Temporary Worker) Youth Mobility Scheme. Although the re-branding of the Appendix will take place at 0900 on 11 October 2021, the substantive...

 amendments to the Appendix will not take place until 1 January 2022, when Icelandic and Indian nationals will become eligible to apply. Applications made before then will be decided in accordance with the...

T2 and T5 Sports Visa Routes - What’s the difference?
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

As we discussed in our earlier post, the UK has a range of immigration routes for sports persons seeking to participate in sporting activities in the UK on either a temporary or long-term basis.  Among the...

 UK immigration routes for sportspersons are the Sportsperson Visa (T2) and the Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting Visa (T5).   Although these two sports routes share some similarities, there are also...

UK Visa & Immigration Routes for Sportspersons
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The UK has a range of immigration routes that provide both temporary and long-term opportunities for international sports persons to participate in sporting activities in the UK. The main immigration routes open...

 to international sports persons are: Standard Visitor Route Permitted Paid Engagement Route Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting visa (T5) Concession Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting...

Dependants of Health and Care Workers: FAQ’s
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Health and Care Worker category was introduced on 4 August 2020 for individuals who are medical professionals and who will work in the health and care sector in the UK. To understand the requirements for...

 a Health and Care Worker Visa, you can refer to our recent blog. Dependants of the Health and Care Worker can apply to join or stay with their family member in the UK.  What are the requirements for a Health...

Settlement as a Skilled Worker / Tier 2 Dependant
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

This article explores the requirements for settlement applications as a Skilled Worker / Tier 2 (General) dependant. The relevant Immigration Rules are now found under Appendix Skilled Worker, as this route replaced...

 the Tier 2 (General) route at 9:00am on 1 December 2020. The definition of ‘Skilled Worker’ under Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules includes those granted leave as Tier 2 (General) migrants....

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...
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