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Global mobility blog
16 September 2026
Global Talent expansion: New opportunities for researchers and a new design industry pathway
More than 100 new organisations can now support researchers under the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) endorsement, and a new design...
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22 June 2026
Sponsors should follow SMS account best practice and get ready for a new login process
The Home Office has recently warned sponsor licence holders to be on alert for threats to Sponsorship Management System (SMS) account...
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15 June 2026
Immigration and football: significant GBE criteria changes for 2026/27
The FA has released the Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) Criteria for the 2026/27 season, which takes effect when the summer transfer...
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11 June 2026
How to create a UKVI account
A UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account allows you to manage your immigration status digitally and access your eVisa. This process...
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14 April 2026
Time is running out: preparing your commercial agreements to comply with the duty to prevent workplace harassment
The new tax year started last week, but few people pause to ask why it starts on 6 April, a date that seems, at first glance, arbitrary....
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31 October 2025
Have your say: public consultation opens on the extension of the right to work scheme
The Government plans to extend the right to work scheme to non-employee workers, self-employed contractors and online job matching...
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17 October 2025
Immigration Skills Charge due to rise 32% from 16 December 2025
Draft regulations confirm the planned date of the rise, as well as adding three new occupations to the list of occupations exempt from...
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30 September 2025
Further details released on earned settlement proposal
As part of this year's Labour Party Conference, the UK Home Secretary has outlined some of the potential criteria to be included in a...
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15 September 2025
Runway rights: fashioning IP and immigration law at London Fashion Week
With London Fashion Week rapidly approaching, a record number of industry executives, brand representatives, designers and models are...
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15 July 2025
Dual citizens should travel to the UK on British or Irish travel documents from 2026
If you are a British or Irish citizen and you also hold citizenship of another country, you may be used to being able to travel to the UK...
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10 July 2025
Home Office issues phishing warning to UK sponsor licence holders
On 10 July 2025 the Home Office issued a notification on the Sponsorship Management System (SMS) as well as direct communications to...
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04 July 2025
UK to open new citizenship registration scheme for Irish citizens
Irish citizens will be able to access a cheaper, more streamlined route to British citizenship from 22 July 2025. The Home Office made an...
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