UK Immigration News

Increase to National Living Wage to impact SW minimum salary requirements in April 2025. The UK government’s chancellor (Rachel Reeves) has announced in today’s Autumn Budget [30 October 2024] that National Living Wage and National…

With the 2024 UK general election now behind us, businesses across the UK and prospective immigrants from around the world want to understand the likely direction of travel for immigration policy under the new Labour…

On 14th May 2024, the Migration Advisory Committee published a ‘rapid review’ report into the Graduate visa scheme. The report entitled, ‘Rapid Review of the Graduate Route’, was commissioned by Home Secretary James Cleverly on…

On 14th March 2024, the Home Office published its latest statement of changes in immigration, containing some of the most wide-ranging UK immigration law amendments seen for many years. The statement includes a change in…

On 14th March, the Home Office published its latest Statement of Changes In Immigration Rules. As expected, the minimum salary requirements for Skilled Worker visa applicants will rise by 48% from £26,200 to £38,700. The…

In news that will be positively received by thousands of UK sponsoring employers, the Home Office announced on 24th January 2024 on the Sponsor Management System (SMS) home page that as of 6th April 2024,…

On 7th December 2023, the Home Office published its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. The new Statement of Changes:HC 246 Amend the Immigration Rules for the EU Settlement Scheme  Increase the number…

On 7th August 2023, the Home Office announced its plan to triple fines for businesses that employ illegal migrants in the UK. The government has now published draft legislation setting out the details of the…

On 17th July 2023, the UK government announced a key change to the immigration rules for pre-settled status holders under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The changes mean that as of September 2023, those…