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Opinion Given on Social Benefits Entitlement

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has given his opinion on the legality of excluding EU citizens from certain social benefits in another Member State. This case is one of a series...

Effect of Naturalisation of an EEA National on Family Members’ Rights

The family members of UK nationals are not ordinarily able to benefit from EU free movement law as transposed by the EEA Regulations – there are some exceptions, but the general rule is that only non-UK EU nationals...

Brewster’s £200,000: Spending your Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Investment Funds

The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) rules are very clear in stating that migrants in this category must invest all of their investment funds, whether this is £50,000 or £200,000, into the business before making a Tier...

Immigration Health Surcharge Now in Place in UK

People from countries outwith the European Economic Area (EEA), who come to the United Kingdom for six months or longer, now need to pay a ‘health surcharge’. The legislation that introduced said surcharge,...

London Continues to Attract Foreign Investors

London remains the single most important location for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the UK and in fact across the whole of Europe, according to EY’s latest UK Attractiveness Report. The 406 global executives...

Evidential flexibility: What is it and does it mean anything?

The Immigration Rules, particularly the Points Based System, increasingly require migrants and potential migrants to provide Specified Evidence with their applications. Errors and omissions in the...

Van der Elst: Using EU law to send non-EU employees to the UK

If you are a business established in an EU country other than the UK, you may be able to send your employees to the UK on temporary assignments using EU free movement law, providing that the worker meets the following...

Statistics Reveal Increase in Net Migration

The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that net long-term migration to the UK (immigration less emigration) rose to 318,000 during 2014. This was apparently just below the...

International Students are Good for the Economy

A new report from London First and PwC has revealed that international students have a positive impact on the UK economy. According to the research: International students in London bring a net benefit of £2.3...

Tribunal gives guidance on power to strike out in immigration judicial review

In a recently reported case on a renewed application for permission to proceed with a claim for judicial review, the Tribunal has flexed its muscle again and demonstrated its willingness to use even the most draconian...

A European Agenda on Migration

The European Commission has presented its European Agenda on Migration, which outlines the steps to be taken in the coming years to better manage migration in all its aspects, as well as immediate measures to...

Tier 2 (General) Applications for Shortage Occupations

If an employer wants to employ a non EEA-national who does not already have the right to work for them, they must have a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to the prospective employee....