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

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 job in the UK.  Your employer (also known as Sponsor) must have an A rated sponsor licence. All Tier...

MAC urges UK to expand Shortage Occupation List
By Richmond Chambers

The list of occupations used by the government to allocate skilled work visas should be significantly expanded says the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). But future UK immigration rules could render the shortage occupation list redundant, applying as it...

 does only under the current EU free movement system. The independent public body that advises the UK government on migration matters has recommended that professions including architects, psychologists, vets and web designers be added to the shortage occupation...

What is the Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa?
By Paul Richmond

The Tier 2 Sportsperson visa category is for elite sportspersons and qualified coaches, who are recognised by their sports governing body as being at the highest level of their profession internationally.  You will need to be endorsed by your sport’s governing...

 body before applying for a visa. What are the main eligibility requirements for a Tier 2 Sportsperson visa? In order to qualify for a Tier 2 Sportsperson visa, you will need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that: You are an elite sportsperson or...

Immigration Routes For Artists & Entertainers: FAQ
By Paul Richmond

The UK is a world-leading hub for the creative industries and there are a range of UK visas available to artists and entertainers who wish to visit or work in the UK.  In this post, we answer some of the questions most frequently asked by creative and entertainment...

 sector professionals, employers and event organisers across the film, television, music, performing arts and fashion industries. Q. Which immigration routes are available to artists & entertainers? The main immigration routes available to artists...

Are you Satisfying your Duties as a Tier 2 Sponsor?
By Wendy Barnes

Sponsors are required to ensure they are complying with immigration law and have the necessary systems in place to retain their Tier 2 Sponsor Licence. As Sponsors are benefiting from migration they are expected to ensure a balanced system. The main purposes...

 of sponsorship duties are to: Ensure compliance with the Immigration Rules Address weakness within processes Capture concerning behaviour from migrants at an early stage Prevent the abuse of the immigration system The Home Office may visit Sponsors to check...

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...
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