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Last Chance to Switch to the Turkish Worker Route

At the end of the Brexit transitional period, at 11pm on 31 December 2020, new applications from Turkish citizens who have been present working in the UK in other employment categories will no longer be able...

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Report - Immigration enforcement

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee published a report on  Immigration enforcement on 18 September 2020.  The report considers the work of the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement Directorate, ...

Deportation and the ‘unduly harsh’ test

In HA (Iraq) v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1176, the Court of Appeal has delivered a welcome clarification for partners and parents seeking to avoid deportation. The judgment softens the ‘unduly harsh’ test...

New Coronavirus Policy for UK Spouse & Partner Visas

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on the UK and worldwide, the Home Office has updated its Covid-19 policy, coinciding with the start of a 4-week ‘lockdown’ in England on 05 November...

What is a Good Innovator Visa Business Plan?

The UK Government launched the Innovator visa for overseas entrepreneurs when the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category was closed  in March 2019. The Innovator visa category is aimed at experienced business...

Overstaying Does Not Break Lawful Residence For 10 Years Long Residence ILR

This post provides an update on the current landscape of case law addressing the continuous lawful residence requirement for 10 year long residence ILR in light of the case of Hoque & Ors v Secretary of...

The Skilled Worker Route - What’s Changing?

The Skilled Worker Route will open to new applications on 1 December 2020, replacing the Tier 2 (General) route which will close on the same day. Whilst there are certain similarities between the new Skilled Worker...

Do I have time to find a new Tier 2 Sponsor?

On 23 October 2020 the Supreme Court in R (Pathan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 41 held that the Home Office had acted unfairly by not informing a Tier 2 General skilled worker...

Court of Appeal rules Home Office removal window policy unlawful

On 21/10/2020, in R ((1) FB (Afghanistan) (2) Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1338, the Court of Appeal unanimously declared that the Home Office’s removal window policy...

Resident Labour Market Test: All You Need To Know

If you are a licensed sponsor, and you are intending to hire a prospective migrant to work in the UK, under the Tier 2 (General) visa category, you will be required to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test (“RLMT”).  Resident...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: More Details Announced

In response to the breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration by the Chinese government in restricting the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people, the UK government is ready to welcome BN(O) citizens and their...

MAC publishes Review of the Shortage Occupation List 2020

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its Review of the Shortage Occupation List for the UK for 2020.  The report examines which occupations are in shortage and makes recommendations as to which...