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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...

Is your business eligible to establish a UK branch or subsidiary?
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The sole representative of an overseas business visa is an excellent route for some companies to set-up a new presence in the UK, and offers an alternative to applying for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa in some circumstances....

 However, not all businesses are able to set up a branch or subsidiary in the UK in reliance on the sole representative of an overseas business route. Place of business The employer must have...

New immigration route for overseas researchers to come to the UK
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

As part of its effort to encourage the ongoing growth of the research sector in the UK, the Home Office has introduced a new ‘UKRI Science, Research and Academia’ scheme for overseas researchers to come...

 to the UK. The ‘UKRI Science, Research and Academia’ scheme opened on 6 July 2018 by way of an addition to the Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange) visa route.   The Tier 5...

Demand for Tier 2 visa outstrips cap for fourth month in a row
By Richmond Chambers -

For the fourth month in a row, demand from UK employers for Tier 2 visas to allow them to employ skilled non-EU workers exceeded the cap imposed by the UK Government. Since the beginning of 2018, the number of...

 applications for the visa has vastly outstripped supply. As a result of the data, which was released by Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, the high demand meant that employers seeking to...

Timing a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Application to the Arts Council
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Places available for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) or (Exceptional Promise) applications were increased in early 2018 and the route has been made even more attractive for those able to meet the criteria for...

 talent (as opposed to promise) as the period of time for which you are required to spend in the category before applying to settle permanently in the UK has been reduced from five years to three years. You can find...

Limit hit by Tier 2 CoS for 4th month in a row
By Richmond Chambers -

UK Tier 2 Visa Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are important to businesses who wish to employ the services of non-EU/EEA nationals in the country. But judging by findings from the March Tier 2 visa...

 allocation meeting, they are becoming increasingly difficult to come by. From December 2017 to March 2018, the allocation of UK Tier 2 Visa Restricted CoSs hit its limit in each month – representing a...

Amendments to Immigration Rules: Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The most recent Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC309) has brought changes to the Tier 1 categories. In relation to the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category, the category for talented individuals...

 in the fields of science, humanities, engineering, the arts and digital technology to work in the UK without the need to be sponsored for employment in a specific post, there have been some important...

New Tier 2 (General) Rules to ease the burden for Students and Researchers
By Richmond Chambers -

A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC309) was announced in early December 2017. There will be several significant changes to the Tier 2 (General) category, to be effective from 11 January 2018. A...

 more lenient approach towards Tier 4 (General) Students switching to Tier 2 (General) Paragraph 6A.22 of the Statement of Changes substitutes paragraph 245HD(d)(i) with: “(i) The applicant must have...

What is the Tier 2 ‘Resident Labour Market Test’?
By Richmond Chambers -

Employers are generally required to carry out a Resident Labour Market Test before sponsoring a non-EEA worker. The Resident Labour Market Test is designed to protect the settled workforce. This essentially means...

 that before offering a job to a non-EEA foreign worker, the employer must advertise the role in the UK and assess any candidate who applies for it. If there is no suitably-qualified or skilled settled...

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...

Hiring a Tier 2 Migrant - 5 things you need to know
By Richmond Chambers -

If you are an employer seeking to recruit a non-EEA national worker, hiring a Tier 2 migrant may seem like a complex process. We have outlined below 5 things which could be helpful to know as you embark on the process...

 of hiring a Tier 2 migrant: 1. Urgent Applications A restricted Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) can be issued sooner than the normal allocation date where exceptional circumstances are met. Using your...
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