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No Deal Brexit - The rights of EU nationals after 29th March 2019
29 January 2019The Government has released some information on the status and rights of EU nationals in the event of a “No Deal” Brexit.
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“Settled Status” and supporting employees through Brexit
23 January 2019Following the Government’s announcement of its plan for EU nationals and their family members after Brexit, many UK employers are struggling to understand the potential effects on their employees.
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First public test phase of the EU Settlement Scheme goes live today
22 January 2019The general public are able to make an application for the EU Settlement Scheme from today, as the first public test phase of the scheme goes live.
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PM announces EU Settlement Scheme fee has been dropped
22 January 2019The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced in a speech to the House of Commons today that the fee for applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme has been dropped.
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UK government publishes long awaited immigration white paper
19 December 2018The long-awaited immigration white paper on the UK immigration system due to be phased in from 1 January 2021 has been published today.
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Preventing illegal working: employers able to rely on online right to work checks from 28 January 2019
14 December 2018In some circumstances employers will be able to use the Home Office Right to Work Checking Service available on GOV.UK from 28 January 2019 to obtain a statutory excuse against payment of a civil penalty for employing an illegal worker, without having also to check the individual’s physical documents.
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Tier 1 (Investor) applications are still being accepted but changes to the Immigration Rules have been announced
12 December 2018The Home Office has confirmed to the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association on 11 December 2018 that the Tier 1 (Investor) route currently remains open but that a further announcement on this will be made in due course. The correspondence also confirms that any suspension of the route will be effected through a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. This follows reporting by various news outlets including the Times and The Guardian on Thursday last week that the route was to be suspended as of the end of that day.
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Brexit – the “no deal” scenario
10 December 2018On 5th December 2018, the UK Government published its latest policy paper setting out what rights EU citizens will have to reside in the UK in the event the UK exits the European Union without a deal in place.
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Tier 1 Investor category suspended with immediate effect
06 December 2018The Home Office has suspended the Tier 1 (Investor) immigration category for new applications from midnight on Thursday 6th December 2018 as part of a crackdown on organised crime and money laundering in the UK. The move follows a 46% rise in applications under the route from July this year, to over 400 applications.
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New in-country UK immigration processes contain a potential pitfall for travellers
30 November 2018On 5 November 2018 the Home Office launched a new process for immigration applications submitted in the UK, in commercial partnership with Sopra Steria. The new partnership affords access to a range of new user pay services, including access to a premium lounge, on-demand mobile application services for both small and large groups of applicants and priority processing on a next working day or 10 working day basis.
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MAC calls for evidence on labour shortages in the UK
20 November 2018On 13 November the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) launched a call for evidence from employers and other interested parties to feed into its full review of the shortage occupation list. Jobs on this list are currently exempt from resident labour market testing requirements and from meeting the minimum salary otherwise required at the point of applying for settlement (currently £35,500).
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The one thing that is settled in the Brexit deal - Settled Status System for EEA nationals testing phase results
13 November 2018Whether we have a Brexit deal on 29 March 2019 or not, the UK is more than likely to be going full steam ahead with the Settled Status System (“SSS”). Largely because there are no realistic options for a new system at this stage; all the time and money available has already been invested into the SSS. The Home Office themselves are the first to admit this and assure anyone that asks, that they can be fairly certain to rely on the SSS going ahead regardless.
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The MAC report: EU nationals will need work permits if they want to get jobs in the UK post Brexit
18 September 2018The Migration Advisory Committee has released today its long awaited report into the impact of EEA migration in the UK. The report is a key indicator of what the Government may do when they reveal their plans for the new immigration system which will govern how EU nationals are able to live and work in the UK after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020.
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MAC proposals will switch it up for Tier 4 students wanting to work in the UK
17 September 2018September marks the start of what is likely to be a busy few months in the world of immigration law, with the eagerly awaited Migration Advisory Committee’s report into the impact of EU workers on the UK economy likely to be released in the next few weeks and the long overdue immigration white paper following in October.
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UK immigration system “almost impossible to navigate”
04 September 2018Last week The Guardian published an article about the volume of UK immigration laws and the frequency of changes and amendments to them. This was sparked by some damning remarks from Lord Justice Irwin who said that the system is “something of a disgrace” and almost impossible to navigate.
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‘Loophole’, or lobbying for change?
31 August 2018Migration Watch UK has recently published a paper drawing attention to a perceived abuse by certain employers of part of the UK’s immigration system. Distortion of the ICT visa system suggests that the Tier 2 (Intracompany Transfer) (‘ICT’) visa route is currently being exploited by employers who are ‘undercutting the domestic labour market’. The ‘law that is’ and the ‘law that ought to be’ by nature pull in opposite directions. Taking UK immigration law as a ‘closed circuit’, the use of the word ‘loophole’ might better be categorised by some as simply ‘poor regulation’.
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Residents of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will not require work permits when they are hired by enterprises on the Chinese mainland potentially as soon as September 2018
10 August 2018On 3 August the State Council in China made an announcement to the effect that residents of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will not be obliged to apply for work permits in order to be employed by enterprises on the Chinese mainland, under a new proposal set to operate from September 2018.
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Science and technology committee calls for free movement of skilled workers
31 July 2018To some of us, science has an ethereal power. It creates and changes the rules rather than simply being bound by then. So it comes as no surprise that the science and technology committee has suggested free movement of scientists (and all skilled workers) to the UK. Albeit for only 180 days.
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Free trade and controlling free movement - can the UK and the EU square the circle (18 months on)?
05 July 2018The Brexit rollercoaster continues to rattle along as we hurtle towards 29 March 2019, the projected date for the UK to leave the EU.
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Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal rules in favour of allowing same sex married couples to submit dependant visa applications
04 July 2018Following the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal on 25 September 2017, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal today ruled in favour of QT the lesbian civil partner of a British expat who challenged the Director of Immigration’s decision not to grant dependant visas to same sex married couples.