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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 Evin Zengin

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

Tier 2 Changes of Employment
By Lydia Watton

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 their job changes, they might need to make a new visa application.Change of employment within the same...

Home Office announces important changes to Tier 2 Immigration Rules
By Richmond Chambers

In its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, the Home Office has introduced broad and sweeping changes across many categories in the Immigration Rules. The majority of changes will come into force on 6th April 2015.Tier 2 The Migration...

 Advisory Committee (MAC) was asked to perform a partial review of the Shortage Occupation Lists for the UK and Scotland. Changes are being made to the List, following a partial review by the independent MAC. The changes to the lists are as...

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