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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...

Theresa May’s final immigration stats as PM miss target once more
By Richmond Chambers -

The final immigration figures to be released under Theresa May’s premiership show that the government has missed its target of reducing net immigration for the 37th time in a row despite EU long-term immigration...

 falling to its lowest level since 2013. The figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that 258,000 more people came to live in the UK in 2018 than left. A total of 602,000 people...

What is the Tier 2 Sportsperson Visa?
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

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...

Overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation visa
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa category has a sub-category for employees of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation being posted in the UK for a long-term assignment...

 as a representative. Requirements for Entry Clearance as an Employee of an Overseas newspaper, News Agency or Broadcasting Organisation In order to qualify for a UK visa as an employee of an overseas...

Court of Appeal scolds Home Office judgments
By Richmond Chambers -

The Court of Appeal has recently ruled that the Home Office has been “too ready to find dishonesty” in UK immigration claims. This is with respect to skilled migrants who are living in Britain and is the...

 latest black mark against the government department. Home Office policy attacked The Home Office developed a policy of refusing applications on the basis of discrepancies in the earnings that they were...

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

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...

Impact of a restructuring on a Sponsor Licence
By Richmond Chambers -

As a licensed sponsor, it is important to consider the impact of any restructuring in your organisation, no matter how big or small, on your sponsor licence and your sponsored migrants. As we have already established...

 in a previous blog post, a sponsor licence comes with a number of obligations and the organisation is required to report to the Home Office specific changes in the organisation. The questions to ask...

British Medical Association Questions NHS Charges for Overseas Patients
By Richmond Chambers -

The British Medical Association has published a new report which strongly suggests a significant amount of immigrant patients are forgoing NHS treatment due to upfront charges introduced in 2017 (under The National...

 Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors – Amendment).  A dangerous lack of understanding about which conditions and circumstances the charges apply to seems widespread – which is especially...

Switching from Graduate Entrepreneur or Start-up to Entrepreneur
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

As we have previously covered in the Knowledge Centre, the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) route will close to new entrants on 5 July 2019. However individuals who have already entered the category will be able...

 to spend the period of time they are granted in the UK or can switch into the Start-up category. However, individuals who have been granted leave in the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) category, including...

Alternatives to the Start-up and Innovator visas
By Richmond Chambers -

As many of you will be aware, the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route closed for initial applications on 29 March 2019. If you are a business person with relevant experience you may be finding it difficult to ascertain an...

 appropriate way to carry out your business activities in the UK. Our earlier blog post explored the current list of endorsing bodies that an applicant must apply to for a Start-up visa or Innovator visa....

£1 Million Tier 1 (Investor) Route To Close
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

In the Statement of Changes of 7 March 2019, the headlines were mostly taken by the closure of the Entrepreneur category and the new two-year requirement for Investment funds for Investors who are wishing to enter...

 the category for the first time. However, there are some other changes announced within this document that could have significant effects on the long term plans of some individuals who are already in the...

Tier 1 (Investor) - what counts as an investment?
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

As set out in our post here, there have been some recent changes to the Tier 1 (Investor) visa category.   Government bonds? Property? Government bonds and property are not qualifying investments for new applicants....

  One important change on the 29 March 2019 changes was to remove the option of investing in government bonds for applications made on or after 29 March 2019.  The 2014 changes and introduction of the...
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