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Tier 2 Visa System Criticised Home Affairs Select Committee

The Home Affairs Select Committee has criticised the Tier 2 Visa system stating that it is “unfit for purpose” and that it may be “counter-productive” for businesses and the UK economy.Criticism of Visa Clampdown

Tier 2 Visa Rules “Restricting” Smaller Businesses

The Scale-Up Institute, a group that helps small businesses with good potential, has warned that the visa restrictions in place in the UK are damaging the growth of small businesses. According to a report...

Financial Service Firms Opposed to Tougher Visa Limits

A number of financial service firms in the UK are opposed to a further curb on Tier 2 visas and high-value immigration according to a recent survey. A survey sent out to many services in the sector indicated...

Tech Companies Affected by Government Clampdown on Visas

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...

Tier 2 Visa Rules Problematic for International Law Firms

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

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Sole Representative of Overseas Business?

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...

Business Group Calls for End of Cap on Tier 2 Immigration

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...

The Tier 2 Cooling Off Period

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...

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

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...

MAC to Consider How to Reduce Migrant Labour Demand

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...

Statistics Reveal Increase in Net Migration

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...

Tier 2 (General) Applications for Shortage Occupations

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....