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Sole Representative Visa: An Alternative to the Innovator Visa
By Gillian McCall

On 29 March 2019 new rules were introduced for those who want to run a business in the UK, bringing into force Appendix W which includes the Innovator visa and Start-up visa categories. These routes initially seemed like an improvement on the now-closed Entrepreneur...

 category with a lower investment funds threshold and assessments of the business being carried out by people in industry, rather than caseworkers in the Home Office.  However, many of the endorsing bodies are not accepting endorsements or have not...

Changes to the Business Immigration Rules
By Richmond Chambers

The UK government has made some changes to its Business Immigration Rules and states these change will help crack down on any abuse of the system while also indicating the UK’s commitment to bringing in top talent. What are the Business Immigration Rule changes? The...

 changes to Business Immigration Rules have provided two new routes for applicants seeking visas to start up businesses in the UK. The new Start-Up visa is one route that can be taken by individuals looking to start a new business in the UK, while...

Changes to the Business Immigration Rules
By Richmond Chambers

On 16 October 2014 the Home Office published its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. The new Immigration Rules came into force on 6th November 2014, introducing a number of changes to the business immigration categories, including:...

 Tier 2 (General), Tier 2 (ICT), Tier 2 (Sportsperson), Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting), Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme), Tier 1 (Investor), Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Business Visitor categories.Tier 2 (General) and Tier 2 (ICT)

New report on Immigration policy
By Richmond Chambers

Current immigration policy is choking business growth for zero political gain, a new report from think tank, CentreForum, warns.Contact Us

 Current immigration policy is choking business growth for zero political gain, a new report from think tank, CentreForum, warns.Contact Us

UK immigration targets under threat, but business relocations increase
By Richmond Chambers

The latest immigration figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed a surprising increase in the UK’s net migration, as we discussed in an earlier blog post. Fall in emigration Although there are a number of factors that could have...

 contributed to this rise, including a drop in the levels of emigration from the UK, it has cast doubt over the Government’s ability to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” by the end of this Parliament. The Migration Observatory at the University of...

New visa free scheme for Gulf
By Richmond Chambers

Following changes made to the visa system for visitors from China and India earlier this year, the government has now announced that it plans to change the visa system for visitors from some of the Gulf states.Contact Us

 Following changes made to the visa system for visitors from China and India earlier this year, the government has now announced that it plans to change the visa system for visitors from some of the Gulf states.Contact Us

Business travellers to receive new premium visa services
By Richmond Chambers

In a further move to attract business highfliers to work and invest in the UK, the Government has announced that it intends to improve upon the...

 current visa system. Expanding the priority (three to five day) visa service from 67 countries to over 90 countries by spring 2014. Contact Us

EU Immigration is good for UK economy
By Richmond Chambers

If the UK were to leave the EU or impose tighter controls on immigration from within the EU it would have a negative impact on the UK in terms of restricted economic growth and a worsening in public finances, according to a recent report.Contact Us

 If the UK were to leave the EU or impose tighter controls on immigration from within the EU it would have a negative impact on the UK in terms of restricted economic growth and a worsening in public finances, according to a recent report.Contact Us

Over 72 million forcibly displaced globally
By Richmond Chambers

Over 72 million people, more than one in every hundred of the world’s citizens, are now forcibly displaced, according to a new report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

 Over 72 million people, more than one in every hundred of the world’s citizens, are now forcibly displaced, according to a new report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Improvements to Dover Immigration Removal Centre
By Richmond Chambers

Dover Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) had made progress and improved in some key areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection of the removal centre in Kent. There remained, however,...

 a need for greater practical help for detainees. Dover has operated as an immigration removal centre since 2002, receiving a number of fairly positive inspection reports over that period. At its previous inspection in 2010, inspectors reported that the...

Age assessment still an issue for children seeking asylum
By Richmond Chambers

A recent report, ‘The Fact of Age’, issued by Maggie Atkinson, Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed problems still occur in age assessments of children seeking asylum. Decision-making often does not function smoothly, which...

 could result in children being judged to be adults. Maggie Atkinson said: “The consequences of getting the decision on a young person’s age wrong are serious. Children under 18, deemed by decision-makers to be older, can and do lose part of their...

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