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Tech Companies Affected by Government Clampdown on Visas
By Richmond Chambers -

A number of top entrepreneurs have written an open letter to the Government warning that technology startups and businesses will be affected by the clampdown on immigration. More than 230 investors and industry...

 leaders have challenged David Cameron’s decision to further restrict the movement of skilled migrants, warning that such a challenge could damage the UK economy and seriously affect startup and technology...

Tier 2 Visa Rules Problematic for International Law Firms
By Richmond Chambers -

The Law Society of England & Wales – together with business leaders across the nation’s capital - are fearful that the United Kingdom’s Tier...

 2 Visa rules are negatively impacting upon London’s position as a global recruitment leader.Contact us – Tier 2 UK Visa Application Lawyers

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Sole Representative of Overseas Business?
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Most individuals looking to come to the UK to run a business will consider the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa category as the most appropriate visa category, however, if you are already running a business overseas...

 the better application to make may be as a Representative of an Overseas Business. Who is the Representative of an Overseas Business visa category for? While anyone could theoretically make a successful...

Business Group Calls for End of Cap on Tier 2 Immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

Business Group London First has recently published details of its response to the call for evidence launched by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) as part of its review of the Tier 2 migration...

 route. The MAC was commissioned in June this year by the Government to review the Tier 2 route to address concerns that the number of migrants using that route was increasing and that businesses were relying on these...

The Tier 2 Cooling Off Period
By Richmond Chambers -

The ‘cooling off’ period means that most skilled workers cannot apply to come to the UK if they have had entry clearance or leave to remain as a Tier 2 migrant at any time during the 12 months immediately before...

 the date of application. Does it affect me? You will not be affected if you previously had entry clearance/leave to remain as a Tier 2 migrant and are returning in another category, or if you previously...

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...

MAC to Consider How to Reduce Migrant Labour Demand
By Richmond Chambers -

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been asked by the Government to look at ways the country can reduce work migration from outside the EU, while making sure Britain remains open to the best talent. The...

 MAC commission, which will examine how the Tier 2 (Skilled Work) visa system functions, follows the first meeting of the Prime Minister’s newly-formed Immigration Taskforce that has been tasked with...

Statistics Reveal Increase in Net Migration
By Richmond Chambers -

The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that net long-term migration to the UK (immigration less emigration) rose to 318,000 during 2014. This was apparently just below the...

 previous peak (320,000 in the year ending June 2005) and a statistically significant increase from 209,000 in 2013. Looking at the figures in more detail, they reveal that 641,000 people immigrated to the...

Tier 2 (General) Applications for Shortage Occupations
By Richmond Chambers -

If an employer wants to employ a non EEA-national who does not already have the right to work for them, they must have a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to the prospective employee....

 The employee will then use this CoS to apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa. When sponsoring a non EEA-national to fill a role in a UK business, the employer must normally show that there is no suitable...

Tier 2 Changes of Employment
By Richmond Chambers -

Those in the UK as Tier 2 General migrants need to be sponsored by an employer – but this does not mean that they have to stay with the same employer throughout their time as a Tier 2 General migrant. They may...

 change employer, but they will need to obtain sponsorship from the new employer and apply for a new Tier 2 General visa. This also means that if the migrant continues to work with the same employer, but...

The benefits of being Turkish: Tier 1 Entrepreneur v the Ankara Agreement
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Turkish businessperson visa holders are able to switch to an Ankara Agreement visa from any other immigration category and must meet the 1973 business requirements, which are far less stringent than the UK Immigration...

 Rules’ requirements for other non-EU entrepreneurs. Under the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route, non-EU Entrepreneurs with access to £200,000 funds to invest in a UK business can qualify to live and work...

Are UK Immigration Controls on Skilled Workers Too Strict?
By Richmond Chambers -

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...
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