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UK Government deports at least 300 highly skilled migrants
By Richmond Chambers -

A news story in The Guardian newspaper on 23 November highlighted that the UK government has forced 300 or more high-skilled migrants in the UK to leave the country. The immigration law that was used in these...

 UK immigration cases relates to people judged to be a threat to the security of the nation or potential terrorists, and it’s understood the 300 cases highlighted may be just the tip of the iceberg. What...

Review of Tier 1 (General) refusals under paragraph 322(5)
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

The government published the review of applications by Tier 1 (General) Migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules on 22 November 2018.   Background Tier 1 (General) replaced the Highly Skilled...

 Migrant Programme in 2008 and was intended to allow people to work without requiring sponsorship.  The government closed the Tier 1 (General) route in 2011 as a result of concern about abuse of the...

ECAA Ankara Agreement - Applying For Settlement
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

Recent changes to policy and the Immigration Rules have brought uncertainty to the settlement regime for Turkish businesspersons (present under the ECAA with Turkey, the Ankara Agreement) where once the...

 path was clear and – settled!  In this article we look at some of the changes and challenges facing Turkish businesspersons looking to settle in the UK under the Ankara Agreement. ECAA Ankara Agreement –...

Dishonesty and deception in immigration cases
By Richmond Chambers -

Paragraph 322 (1A)  of the Immigration Rules provides a mandatory ground for refusal in the following circumstance: “where false representations have been made or false documents or information have been submitted...

 (whether or not material to the application, and whether or not to the applicant’s knowledge), or material facts have not been disclosed, in relation to the application or in order to obtain documents...

Brexit: The Future for Turkish Businesspersons and Workers
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

Turkish nationals seeking entry or leave to remain in the UK under the ECAA with Turkey are not immune from the uncertainty surrounding the status of EU nationals after Brexit.  They have already been...

 pitched into uncertainty with regards to settlement, which will be the subject of a further article. Brexit: The Future for Turkish Businesspersons and Workers At the time of writing there is scope for considering...

Your Guide to Satisfying the Resident Labour Market Test
By Richmond Chambers -

In order to successfully fill a position via a Tier 2 (General) Visa, the sponsor must satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) to establish that there are no settled workers suitable for the position. Settled...

 workers by this definition includes: UK nationals EEA nationals exercising EU Treaty Rights in the UK Citizens of British Overseas Territories (See Tier 2 and 5: guidance for sponsors for exclusions)...

Turkish Businesspersons and Workers under the Ankara Agreement
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

In a previous article we looked at the history of the ECAA with Turkey (the ‘Ankara Agreement’) and the ‘standstill clause’.  In this article we look at the requirements of the Ankara Agreement for Turkish...

 Businesspersons and Workers. Provisions governing Turkish workers – Article 6 (1) of Decision 1/80 Once a worker is already registered as belonging to the UK’s labour force (students, work permit...

Ankara Agreement - ECAA - A brief history and the ‘standstill clause’
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

The ECAA with Turkey – the Ankara Agreement – is a hidden backwater of the immigration rules, unchartered by many experienced immigration professionals.  However obscure, these provisions have facilitated...

 the establishment of extensive numbers of successful businesses by Turkish Businessperson visa holders, created opportunities for employment, and have contributed to vibrant communities throughout the...

Three things graduate recruiters need to know about UK immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

As we move ever closer to the end of 2018, employers are starting to consider what they will do to succeed in 2019 and beyond. And, as part of that planning process, companies are currently putting considerable...

 effort into finalising their graduate programmes. But what do they need to consider? What are the key issues they need to keep in mind – both in terms of people from EU and non-EU countries – to...

Paragraph 322(5): A Ground for Refusal
By Richmond Chambers -

The issues faced by individuals who have received a refusal on the grounds of paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules have been reported on widely in the media recently.  Paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration...

 Rules provides a discretionary ground for refusal based on: “the undesirability of permitting the person concerned to remain in the United Kingdom in the light of his conduct (including convictions which...

British universities call for return of graduate work visa
By Richmond Chambers -

There are over 450,000 international students studying in the UK. The UK is one of the most competitive countries in the world for higher education, after the much larger USA. However, while rival countries like...

 the US, Australia, France and Germany have continued to see growth in the number of international students flocking to their universities, interest in UK universities has flatlined. Between 2014 and 2015,...

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...
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