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Skilled Worker Visa Conditions Of Stay
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Each grant of leave or permission in any  immigration category in the UK comes with conditions that migrants must abide by. It is important to be sure that you abide by these conditions, as failure to do so can...

 constitute an ‘immigration breach’ which could impact any future application.  In this article we look at the conditions of stay as a Skilled Worker. Skilled Worker Visa Conditions Of Stay What work am...

Requirements for a Health and Care Worker Visa
By Bernard Wood - Pupil Barrister

Launched in 2020 the Health and Care Worker Visa is open to qualified doctors, nurses and allied health professionals of all nationalities (except British and Irish) who have been trained to a recognised standard....

 The route can lead to settlement after 5 years and applicants can be joined by dependent partners and children. What are the eligible roles to qualify for a Health and Care Visa? In order to qualify for a...

Switching from a Student Visa to a Skilled Worker Visa
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

You are permitted to switch in-country from the Student visa (including Tier 4) to the Skilled Worker category (which replaced the Tier 2 route on 1 December 2020).  There are also routes for dependent...

 partners and children of Skilled Workers.  In this post we look at how to switch from a Student visa to a Skilled Worker visa. Switching from Tier 4 / Student to Skilled Worker In terms of who is permitted to switch...

Frontier Worker Permit Scheme Launched
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

On 1 January 2021, the UK’s new points-based immigration system will come into effect.  The new immigration system will introduce some important changes that Frontier Workers need to be aware of and plan...

 for, including a new Frontier Worker Permit Scheme.   Who is a Frontier Worker? If you are an EU, EEA, or Swiss Citizen, employed or self-employed in the UK, but not primarily resident in the UK, then you are a...

How to Apply for a UK Skilled Worker Visa
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

Under the new points-based immigration system, the Skilled Worker Visa is now the main immigration route for individuals of all nationalities (except British and Irish) who wish to work in the UK.  The...

 Skilled Worker Visa was introduced on 1 December 2020, and replaced the Tier 2 (General) visa.    Requirements for the Skilled Worker Route As an applicant for the Skilled Worker Route, you will need to be able to...

Procedural Fairness in Skilled Worker Applications
By Edward Abedian - Legal Associate

In Topadar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1525 the Court of Appeal provided further clarification on the boundaries of procedural fairness in cases relating to skilled worker applications.  Skilled...

 Workers Topadar concerned an application made under the Tier 2 (General) Migrant route. The Tier 2 General visa category is for individuals who have an offer of a skilled job in the UK from...

Frontier Worker Permit Scheme: New Guidance
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

On 1 January 2021, the UK’s new points-based immigration system will come into effect.  The new immigration system will introduce some important changes that Frontier Workers need to be aware of and plan for,...

 including a new Frontier Worker Permit Scheme. Who is a Frontier Worker? If you are an EU, EEA, or Swiss Citizen, employed or self-employed in the UK, but not primarily resident in the UK, then you are a...

Switching from the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme to the Skilled Worker Route
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Under the new Skilled Worker route in the new Points Based System, which will come into effect on 1 December 2020 at 9am, Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Migrants are able to switch into the Skilled Worker route....

 This is a welcome change to the Immigration Rules.  Under the prior Points Based System, Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Migrants were generally unable to switch from inside the country into the Tier 2...

Switching from Tier 2 (ICT) to Skilled Worker Route
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

Under the new Skilled Worker Route in the new Points Based System, which will come into effect on 1 December 2020 at 9am, Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer (ICT) Migrants are able to switch into the Skilled Worker route....

 This is a welcome change to the Rules.  Under the prior Points Based System, Tier 2 (ICT) Migrants were generally unable to switch from inside the country into the Tier 2 (General) category, and were...

The Skilled Worker Route - What’s Changing?
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The Skilled Worker Route will open to new applications on 1 December 2020, replacing the Tier 2 (General) route which will close on the same day. Whilst there are certain similarities between the new Skilled Worker...

 route and its predecessor, most notably that the route is for employers to recruit people to work in the UK in a specific job and the skilled worker must have a job offer in an eligible skilled occupation...

MAC publishes Review of the Shortage Occupation List 2020
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its Review of the Shortage Occupation List for the UK for 2020.  The report examines which occupations are in shortage and makes recommendations as to which...

 occupations should be included in the shortage occupation list. What is the shortage occupation list? The Shortage Occupation List is a list of skilled roles where employers find it difficult to secure...

The Post-Brexit Points-Based Immigration System
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The first details are emerging of the Government’s post-Brexit points-based immigration system, set to be introduced from January 2021. As far as economic migration is concerned, there will be 3 categories...

 of visa under the new points-based system: Exceptional talent/contribution Skilled worker Sector-specific rules-based The “Exceptional talent/contribution” category  The “Exceptional...
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