The coronavirus crisis has led to considerable changes in society, and in the way, people work and travel. There are considerable implications for UK visa holders, potential visa holders, businesses employing foreign workers and businesses that aim to employ migrant workers in the future. Here, we answer some of your questions: Can I apply for…
Last week the Migration Advisory Authority (MAC) published its recommendations on the Points Based System (PBS) and salary thresholds for immigration. “The report we publish today covers two commissions, one on the possible role of a points-based system and one on the appropriate level and design of salary thresholds. Both commissions are about the UK’s…
Coronavirus. Whether it is the nightmare epidemic that world health specialists have been warning us about for years, or media-induced hysteria, COVID-19 (as it is officially called) is causing major international disruption. If you are currently applying for a UK visa, be it a Spouse Visa, Global Talent Visa, UK Standard Visitor Visa, Tier 2 Visa,…
Post-Brexit Britain needs you. Now that the UK has officially left the EU and entered a mere 11 month transition period, the race to reconfigure the immigration system to ensure, as a country, we attract the talent employers desperately require has begun. On 30 January 2020, the Government introduced a Statement of Change to the…
A Y & J Solicitors will match the total donation received and double YOUR contribution. India is home to 40% of the world’s illiterate. Children suffer the most. Without education, these underprivileged children are vulnerable and unlikely to ever rise above the poverty of previous generations. In India, multi-million children work as child labourers. It…
On 1st November 2019, the Guardian’s often insightful ‘long read’ made the case that the immigration system in the UK, as it stands, is heavily biased towards hostility and rejection, rather than welcoming and accepting. Unfortunately, this will come as no surprise to many. The Windrush scandal, the cancelling of thousands of study visas following…
The Legal 500 Directory has once again recommended A Y & J Solicitors in the field of Business Immigration for 2019. The Legal 500 is widely considered one of the world’s most highly respected legal directories. Each year it ranks and commends individual solicitors and firms based on feedback from 250,000 in-house peers. Recommendations by…
The Legal 500 Directory 2018 has recommended A Y & J Solicitors in the area of Business Immigration. The Legal 500 is one of the world’s most highly regarded legal directories. Each year it ranks and commends individual solicitors and firms. Decisions about who is recommended by the prestigious publication are based solely on merit,…
