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Your Guide to Satisfying the Resident Labour Market Test
By Wendy Barnes

In order to successfully fill a position via a Tier 2 (General) Visa, the sponsor must satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) to establish that there are no settled workers suitable for the position. Settled workers by this definition includes: UK nationals EEA...

 nationals exercising EU Treaty Rights in the UK Citizens of British Overseas Territories (See Tier 2 and 5: guidance for sponsors for exclusions) Commonwealth citizens allowed to enter or remain in the UK under UK ancestry rules on the basis that...

Three things graduate recruiters need to know about UK immigration
By Richmond Chambers

As we move ever closer to the end of 2018, employers are starting to consider what they will do to succeed in 2019 and beyond. And, as part of that planning process, companies are currently putting considerable effort into finalising their graduate programmes. But...

 what do they need to consider? What are the key issues they need to keep in mind – both in terms of people from EU and non-EU countries – to ensure the process is as smooth as possible? With Brexit negotiations still up in the air, is it...

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 employer-sponsored visas for non-EEA workers in July than there were available visas to legally obtain work in...

What is work? Complying with your visa conditions
By Gillian McCall

Under the Immigration Rules, many people have restrictions on their right to work in the UK. This article will look at some of the main definitions of work used in the Immigration rules in the main work and study based categories and discuss how this will...

 impact people in different situations. Types of leave and their restrictions: Tier 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent): no employment as a Doctor or Dentist in Training, and no employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach). Tier 1...

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 barristers were instructed by a national pharmaceutical company to obtain an extension of stay for one...

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 employ non-EU workers have often had to offer salaries of more than £60,000 per annum. Naturally, for...

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 record for UK immigration visas.  It was found that only 67 went unused from the entire 2017/2018...

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 completed: (1) a course leading to a UK recognised bachelor’s or master’s degree (not a qualification...

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 worker available to take up the position, then the employer will be permitted to bring in a non-EEA...

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 SMS account, you can email UK Visas and Immigration for an urgent request. This can be sent...

Upcoming Changes To Tier 2 Immigration Rules
By Richmond Chambers

On 16 March 2017, the Government presented a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 1078). Guided by the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations, these changes are likely to affect business immigration, in particular those...

 migrating to the UK under the Tier 2 points based system.Changes to Tier 2 (General) Immigration The salary threshold for experienced workers will increase to £30,000 for the majority of new applicants, whilst the salary threshold for new entrants will remain at...

Tier 2 Visa System Criticised Home Affairs Select Committee
By Richmond Chambers

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

 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
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