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What is work? Complying with your visa conditions
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Under the Immigration Rules, many people have restrictions on their right to work in the UK. This article will look at some of the main definitions of work used in the Immigration rules in the main work and study...

 based categories and discuss how this will impact people in different situations. Types of leave and their restrictions: Tier 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent): no employment as a Doctor or Dentist in Training,...

What Now for Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer (ICT) Migrants?
By Richmond Chambers -

The Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) route closed on 11 April 2022. As such, if you are currently in the UK as a Tier 2 ICT migrant, it will no longer be possible to extend your visa under this route.  Companies...

 that wish to transfer overseas staff for non-permanent roles should make applications under the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route (or Global Business Mobility – Graduate...

Immigration Rules designed to keep families together cause families to be separated
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Individuals coming to the UK for work or investment purposes, such as Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Investors, Sponsored Workers and Sole Representatives, are usually able to bring family members with them, including...

 a Spouse or Partner and children who are under the age of 18. However, there are specific rules in place which can make it difficult for some families to bring their children. In this article we will look...

Tier 2 visas still being hit despite medical restriction
By Richmond Chambers -

The demand for skilled workers is outstripping the number available with the latest figures revealing that the number of potential skilled foreign workers trying to obtain a visa under the Tier 2 system remains...

 above the current UK threshold. Figures showed that despite changes to the cap on skilled workers, which last month included the removal of doctors and nurses, there remained more applications for...

Work Visa Success Stories
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

Number of Non-EU IT Professionals in UK Increases by 13%
By Richmond Chambers -

In 2014, the number of IT professionals from outwith Europe, who came to work in the United Kingdom (UK), increased by thirteen per cent (13%) since 2013 and by fifty-six per cent (56%) since...

 2010. According to government data, the research for which was carried out by SJD Accountancy, in 2014, a total of 34,229 non-EU IT professionals came to the UK to work, while, in 2013, only 30,189 IT workers entered the...

UK immigration targets under threat, but business relocations increase
By Richmond Chambers -

The latest immigration figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed a surprising increase in the UK’s net migration, as we discussed in an earlier blog post. Fall in emigration Although there are a...

 number of factors that could have contributed to this rise, including a drop in the levels of emigration from the UK, it has cast doubt over the Government’s ability to reduce net migration to the “tens...

Trial of simplified visa process launched
By Richmond Chambers -

A new pilot allowing top business migrants to continue travelling whilst waiting for their visa to be processed launched on Monday 22nd July. Applicants re-applying for a visa under the Intra-Company...

 Transfer (ICT) route will now receive their passport back within seven to ten days, after applying for their visa but before it has been approved. It forms part of the Home Office focus to make the visa application...

Flexible changes to Immigration Rules
By Richmond Chambers -

The Government has announced changes to the Immigration Rules, which it says will ensure the UK remains the destination of choice for exceptional overseas talent. Responding to feedback from businesses, the Government...

 is extending the offer already available for highly skilled migrants to encourage the brightest and best global talent to come to the UK to work, invest and set up business. Migrant workers entering...

MAC recommends no change to annual limit on skilled workers
By Richmond Chambers -

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended the annual limit on skilled workers from outside of the European Economic Area should remain unchanged for the next financial year.

 The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended the annual limit on skilled workers from outside of the European Economic Area should remain unchanged for the next financial year.

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