On 10 September 2024, the UK government released its Statement of Changes amending the Immigration Rules. Key changes relevant to many of our clients are summarised below....more
On 4 July 2024, the Labour Party was elected to power by the UK’s people, with Sir Keir Starmer becoming the new prime minister. After 11 years away from the executive branch of the government, the Labour Party and the prime...more
The UK government is in the process of fully digitalising the UK immigration system. Immigration documents in the UK are gradually being converted from hard copies to online records. These are known as eVisas, and they have...more
On 14 March 2024, the UK government released its Statement of Changes amending the Immigration Rules. Key changes relevant to many of our clients are summarised below....more
UK Changes -
In December 2023, the UK Home Office announced changes for those traveling to the United Kingdom as visitors. The changes were prompted in an effort to relax the rules for individuals being granted entry to...more
On 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary announced several upcoming changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules, which are intended to cut migration levels. The government recently released official figures which showed net migration...more
In recent years, several countries have been slowly moving away from physical forms of confirming the immigration status of foreign nationals (e.g., vignettes or visa stickers in passports and residence permits) and towards...more
On 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary announced several upcoming changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules, which are intended to cut migration levels. The government recently released official figures which showed net migration...more
The Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa is a flexible, short-term visa for applicants who want to stay in the United Kingdom for up to two years. The permission is extendable to three years for applicants from New Zealand and,...more
On Monday, 7th of August 2023, the Home Secretary announced a substantial increase to the fines an employer or landlord may incur if they are found to be employing or renting to an individual who does not hold appropriate...more
The British government recently announced changes to the EU Settlement Scheme, with particular reference to the method of extending leave (the right to reside in the United Kingdom) under this scheme....more
On 19 July 2023, the UK government released the second Statement of Changes of the calendar year. Below is a summary of some of the most important changes....more
On 13 July 2023, the UK Government announced a significant increase to visa application fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge....more
On 13 June 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) provisionally agreed on rules to digitalise the Schengen visa procedure. These rules will introduce two important changes: (1) digitalisation...more
On 13 April 2023, the Home Office launched the Innovator Founder visa route. This visa route is designed for entrepreneurs who intend to establish a business in the UK and replaces the Innovator visa and Start-Up visa routes....more
The Home Office has released the first Statement of Changes for 2023. Here are some of the most important changes announced on this occasion...more
The Global Talent visa scheme launched in February 2020 as a bespoke immigration route designed to attract talent to the United Kingdom (U.K.).
Foreign nationals can apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the U.K. if...more
The Home Office has now released details relating to its new visa scheme, the India Young Professionals Scheme visa. In November 2022, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the planned introduction of the scheme during the G20...more
As part of its new universal “Permission to Travel” scheme, the United Kingdom (U.K.) government is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for visa-exempt individuals visiting the U.K. By requiring...more
By the end of 2023, it is anticipated that visitors to the European Union (EU) who do not require a visa will have to apply for authorisation through the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). This new...more
The Home Office released its most recent “Statement of Changes” on 18 October 2022. Whilst there are no major, over-arching changes being introduced, as we have seen in previous versions of the statement, there are still a...more
On the 22nd of August 2022, the U.K. government launched a new immigration route, the Scale-Up Worker visa. This route has been designed to provide growing businesses and organisations a cheaper, streamlined process to...more
On 6 April 2022, the Home Office updated the codes of practice on preventing illegal working. All “Right to Work” (RTW) checks must now be conducted in conformity with the updated codes. Below is a summary of the methods of...more
What is a Scale-Up visa?
The Scale-Up visa is a route which enables businesses in the U.K. to recruit talented foreign nationals who have the skills needed to allow the Scale-Up business to continue growing. One of the...more
The U.K. Government released a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 15 March, 2022. The government believes these changes to be an important part of the post-covid ‘Plan for Growth’ The changes are also being...more