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Work Visa Success Stories
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Our business immigration barristers assist national and international businesses to recruit and retain the skilled workers that they need in the UK. We have assisted company directors, self-employed persons and...

 employees to acquire the immigration status that they need to work in the UK. The following are just a few examples of the many successful outcomes that we have achieved for our clients: Our immigration...

The ‘Genuine Entrepreneur’ test and Business Plans
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The ‘Genuine Entrepreneur’ test was introduced in 2013, and is a discretionary element of the otherwise fairly objective Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application. The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) modernised...

 guidance (v19) sets out in relation to initial applications that: Where the applicant is being assessed under table 4 of appendix A, you must be satisfied that: the applicant genuinely intends, and is able, to...

Changes to Tier 2 Immigration Rules Published
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In the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published on 3 November 2016 the Government announced some expected, and some unexpected, changes to Tier 2 applications. The main changes are set out below....

 The changes generally apply to applications made on or after 24 November 2016, but in some cases they apply to applications made using a Certificate of Sponsorship assigned on or after 24 November 2016. In...

Are UK Immigration Controls on Skilled Workers Too Strict?
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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Kingdom’s immigration controls on highly skilled workers are too restrictive and limit the country’s productivity....

 Is the OECD right? In particular, the OECD claim the quotas for company-sponsored visas, which were implemented by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to assist Coalition’s target to reduce net...

Scientific Discoveries in the UK Restricted by Immigration Laws
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The Government's policy on immigration is having a negative impact on scientific discoveries in the UK, in the opinion of John O'Keefe, recipient of the...

 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his research into the brains inner "GPS system".Contact us - Highly Skilled Worker UK Visa Applications

Foreign Workers Arrive in UK with Greater Skill Set than Homegrown Talent
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According to new research conducted by Lloyds Banking Group, skilled foreign workers – also known as ‘inward talent’ or ‘inpats’ – are playing an increasingly vital role in the United Kingdom’s...

 professional workforce, and add an estimated £210 billion to our economy. The research showed that foreign workers have doubled since 1997 to 4.6 million in 2014, meaning they make up 15% of total...

Foreign Workers Boost the UK Economy
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Inward talent is making an increasingly important contribution to the UK’s professional workforce and helps the economy prosper, according to new research by Lloyds Bank. Inward talent or Inpats, are...

 defined by Lloyds as foreign-born individuals in work in the UK. The research found that they are often highly skilled, and more likely to work in senior or highly skilled positions such as managerial and technical...

Skilled migration boosts the economy
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Immigration and migrants have received a lot of criticism recently, and are often portrayed in the media as a drain on society. However, a recent study has shown that this is far from the truth, and that migrant...

 workers actually have a positive impact on our economy. Migrants are a positive influence The employer-based study, by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), found that there was a...

Business travellers to receive new premium visa services
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In a further move to attract business highfliers to work and invest in the UK, the Government has announced that it intends to improve upon the current visa system. The plans include the launch of the GREAT club,...

 a service which aims to provide top flight business executives with individually tailored support from UK Visas and Immigration. The club will be launched in January 2014 on a trial basis, for one year,...

UK becoming a favourite destination for professionals
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A recent report has found that the UK is viewed by professionals as one of the most attractive countries in the world to relocate to, second only to the United States. The Global Professionals on the Move 2013...

 study, which was carried out on behalf of global recruitment firm Hydrogen, also found that the UK is particularly popular as a destination for foreign technology workers. In addition, the UK came second in...

Changes to Immigration Rules come into force
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A number of changes to the Immigration Rules came into effect on 6th April 2013. These changes have been discussed before and, as a reminder, they include: The Tier 1 (Graduate entrepreneur) route, to include...

 additional places for talented MBA graduates from UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This will also include the UK Trade and Investment’s elite global graduate entrepreneur scheme. The Tier 1...

Changes to the shortage occupation list
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The number of specialist UK jobs that need to be filled by workers from outside the European Economic Area is falling, according to a recent report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). Migration Advisory...

 Committee The MAC is a non-statutory, non-time-limited, non-departmental public body, sponsored by the UK Border Agency of the Home Office. Its purpose is to advise the government on migration issues. In...
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