The Home Office is expected to raise the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) substantially in the new year (2024) for visa applicants coming to the UK. The details of the changes have been set out in the draft ‘Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023’. The order will come into force on either 16th January 2024 or…
On 15th September 2023, the Home Office published details of the changes to immigration fees which will come into force on in October 2023. The fee changes will impact a wide range of visa types including work, student, and visit visas, in addition to other fees such as Indefinite Leave to Remain, British citizenship and…
On 7th September 2023, the Home Office published its latest ‘Statement of Changes In Immigration Rules HC1780. The main reason for the statement is to deliver changes to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and the Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation. Many of the other changes are minor in nature and will not significantly affect business immigration…
In the wake of significant media coverage, the Home Office has made the stunning decision to radically change the Immigration Rules, with less than a day’s notice, restricting students from switching to work visas before completing their course and preventing post-graduate students from sponsoring dependents, unless they are on taught research programmes. While reeling from…
It appears that the Home Office may be about to ‘u-turn’ on a recent announced policy change requiring sponsors to report changes in working location. In response to the widespread shift towards hybrid working and working from home following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Home Office had amended its guidance on sponsor reporting mandating…
At the end of January 2023, Tech Nation, one of the main approved Global Talent Visa endorsing bodies, announced its intention to cease operations on 31st March 2023. In a more recent announcement, however, Tech Nation confirmed that they have now become part of the ‘Founders Forum Group’. Crucially, this means that they will continue to…
