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Do I have time to find a new Tier 2 Sponsor?
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On 23 October 2020 the Supreme Court in R (Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 41 held that the Home Office had acted unfairly by not informing a Tier 2 General skilled worker...

 that their sponsor’s licence had been revoked.  What is a Tier 2 General skilled worker? The Tier 2 General visa category is for individuals who have an offer of a skilled job in the UK from a licensed Tier 2...

Resident Labour Market Test: All You Need To Know
By Lucy Cundy - Legal Associate

If you are a licensed sponsor, and you are intending to hire a prospective migrant to work in the UK, under the Tier 2 (General) visa category, you will be required to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test (“RLMT”).  Resident...

 Labour Market Test (RLMT) The RLMT was designed by the Home Office to ensure that settled workers in the UK have the opportunity to apply for positions before said positions are offered...

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...

Impact of Covid-19 on Tier 2 visas
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The breakout of the Coronavirus Pandemic has caused a major change to the way that many businesses operate. Many businesses have suffered losses in revenue which has resulted in employees facing redundancy or being...

 furloughed under the Government’s job retention scheme.  A recent blog explored how Home Office policies are responding to the virus. This post specifically explores the impact of Covid-19 on Tier 2...

What is the Shortage Occupation List and why does it make a difference?
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

What is the Shortage Occupation List?  The Shortage Occupation List sets out jobs in short supply in the UK at large, and Scotland specifically.  These jobs can be filled by migrants under the Tier 2 route more...

 easily than others. Basically the Shortage Occupation List identifies skilled roles which migrants are needed to fill.  How does it make a difference? For employers, there are a number of advantages of...

Switching from Tier 4 Student to Tier 2 Work Visa
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

UPDATE: This post was written before changes to the Immigration Rules in December 2020.  If you have a Student Visa and would like to stay in the UK on a Work Visa, please see our updated post: Switching from...

 a Student Visa to a Skilled Worker Visa The new Immigration Rules introduced on 29 March 2019 allow students to apply to switch into the Tier 2 category in the UK 3 months prior to the expected completion date...

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...

Tier 2 General Change of Employment FAQs
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

Under the Immigration Rules, there are different requirements if you plan to change employment while on a Tier 2 (General) visa. We have prepared answers to a selection of questions frequently asked by Tier 2 (General)...

 migrants when changing employment.  What happens if I wish to change employer? If you are going to change employer, you will need to submit a new Tier 2 application providing the details of your new...

Immigration Skills Charge - A Guide for Employers
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

As a Sponsor, you may be required to pay the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) each time you sponsor a migrant in the Skilled Worker or Intra-Company Transfer category. What is the immigration Skills...

 Charge? The Immigration Skills Charge is a charge for each foreign worker that you employ. The amount you are required to pay is specified in the Schedule to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017. The ISC was...

Immigration Rules designed to keep families together cause families to be separated
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Individuals coming to the UK for work or investment purposes, such as Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Investors, Sponsored Workers and Sole Representatives, are usually able to bring family members with them, including...

 a Spouse or Partner and children who are under the age of 18. However, there are specific rules in place which can make it difficult for some families to bring their children. In this article we will look...

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)?
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

Migrants moving to the UK on a Tier 2 (General) visa must submit a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) through which their employer certifies their proposed employment conditions. A Certificate of Sponsorship is not...

 a paper certificate or document, but a virtual document, similar to a database record. There are 2 types of Certificates of Sponsorship – unrestricted and restricted. When assigning a CoS the employer...

Tier 2 General Visa Application - A Short Guide
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Tier 2 General visa category is for individuals who have an offer of a skilled job in the UK from a licensed Tier 2 Sponsor.  In this post, we look at the requirements of the Tier 2 General visa route...

 for anyone making a Tier 2 General visa application from outside the UK.  Tier 2 General Visa Application: UK Job Before you apply for a Tier 2 General skilled worker visa, you will need to have been offered a...
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