Increase to National Living Wage to impact SW minimum salary requirements in April 2025. The UK government’s chancellor (Rachel Reeves)…
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…
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…
If you currently hold a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, it is important to note that the deadline for extension applicants was 5th April 2023. If, however, you held a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa before…
On 9th March 2023, a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules was presented to Parliament, containing several key immigration changes, many of which will come into force from 12th April 2023. These include the…
The next India Young Professionals Scheme visa ballot opens at 2:30pm (India Standard Time) on 20th February 2024 and closes at the same time on 22nd February 2024. This only provides a narrow window of time for prospective applicants to enter the…
In a move that further marks the resumption of normal service, the Home Office has announced that it has restarted the priority processing of new marriage and family visa applications from 20th February 2023. This…
The Home Office recently confirmed its intention to resume the priority processing service for family visas, including for spouse and child-dependant visa applications. Currently, priority and super priority visa processing services are not available for…
On 30th November 2022, the Home Office brought to an end “exceptional assurance”. What was “exceptional assurance”? “Exceptional assurance” was introduced by the Home Office on 24th March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19…
On 9th November 2022, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) published a number of changes to its guidance for UK sponsors of long-term and temporary overseas workers. The updated guidance includes: Allowing sponsored employees to start…
