alt="What’s new in global immigration?"/>
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What’s new in global immigration?
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from...
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alt="Just released: Envoy Global’s 2025 U.S. Immigration Trends Report"/>
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Just released: Envoy Global’s 2025 U.S. Immigration Trends Report
It’s packed with insights from over 500 HR and mobility professionals on how they’re managing immigration programmes, responding to...
alt="A Sponsor’s Guide to Defined and Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship"/>
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A Sponsor’s Guide to Defined and Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship
Before a foreign national can apply for a visa to work in the UK, they must usually obtain a...
alt="Statement of changes introduces small boats transfer pilot scheme"/>
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Statement of changes introduces small boats transfer pilot scheme
On 5 August 2025, the government published a brief statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, introducing a new...
alt="Global immigration news round-up"/>
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Global immigration news round-up
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from...
alt="Could the UK reintroduce a cap on Skilled Workers?"/>
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Could the UK reintroduce a cap on Skilled Workers?
Who still remembers Theresa May’s government in 2010 announcing a cap of 21,700 on the number of skilled workers...
alt="UK Immigration Enforcement Intensifies: What HR & Global Mobility Professionals Need to Know"/>
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UK Immigration Enforcement Intensifies: What HR & Global Mobility Professionals Need to Know
The UK Home Office continues to ramp up enforcement activity against illegal working, reinforcing its commitment under the government’s...
alt="Global immigration news from around the world"/>
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Global immigration news from around the world
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent news updates...
alt="A Guide to the UK’s Temporary Shortage List"/>
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A Guide to the UK’s Temporary Shortage List
Just when you thought navigating the complexities of the UK’s employment-based immigration rules couldn’t get any more complicated, you...
alt="What’s new in global immigration?"/>
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What’s new in global immigration?
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from...
alt="UK immigration routes: The Skilled Worker visa"/>
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UK immigration routes: The Skilled Worker visa
Most companies offering employment opportunities to overseas workers in the United Kingdom will encounter the Skilled Worker visa. This...
alt="Celebrating 24 years of delivering ‘WOW’ immigration services"/>
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Celebrating 24 years of delivering ‘WOW’ immigration services
At Smith Stone Walters, helping people cross borders is not just what we do—it’s our passion. Each year, we...
alt="Understanding Visa Processing Times"/>
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Understanding Visa Processing Times
It is somewhat ironic that, while the Home Office recently released a brief one-minute video titled ‘Understanding Visa Processing...
alt="Global immigration news round-up"/>
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Global immigration news round-up
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from...
alt="Protect Your Sponsorship Management System (SMS) from Phishing Scams"/>
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Protect Your Sponsorship Management System (SMS) from Phishing Scams
Stay vigilant! There is a rising threat of phishing scams targeting Sponsorship Management System (SMS) accounts. Cyber criminals are...
alt="Next date announced for India Young Professionals Scheme ballot"/>
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Next date announced for India Young Professionals Scheme ballot
UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) has announced that the next ballot for the India Young Professionals Scheme will open...