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What is an S1 certificate?
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is a fee that most migrants are required to pay when applying for certain...
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Upcoming changes to Right to Work checks
Last week, the Home Office updated the ‘An Employer’s Guide to Right to Work Checks’ guidance to reflect changes...
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Updates to the Ukraine Family Scheme
The Home Office announced this week that from Tuesday 15 March, those applying for the Ukraine Family Scheme from...
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New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published
On 15 March 2022, the Home Office published a new Statement of Changes which sets out forthcoming changes to...
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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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‘Homes for Ukraine’ sponsorship scheme opens 18 March
On Friday 18 March 2022, the UK government will open its new ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme, a bespoke immigration...
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Skilled Worker SOC Codes explained
When hiring a migrant worker on a Skilled Worker visa, the sponsoring employer is required to match the job...
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How to apply to the Ukraine Family Scheme
On Friday 4 March, the Ukraine Family Scheme visa opened for applications. This bespoke immigration category has been specifically...
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Global immigration: Countries offering immigration concessions for Ukrainians
Many countries worldwide have recently announced visa and immigration concessions for Ukrainian nationals in response to the armed conflict...
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UK visa concessions for Ukrainian nationals
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Home Office announced yesterday (1 March 2022) that a number of...
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Immigration in Numbers: 2021 migration statistics released
The Home Office has published its official immigration statistics for the year ending December 2021. These figures on migration...
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What is API and how can it help with managing immigration cases?
Smith Stone Walters’ unique immigration case management software, Smarter Immigration Manager (SIM), is called smarter for a reason. One...
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Using SIM to manage visa expiry dates
Managing visa expiry dates is an intrinsic part of any immigration programme. In the UK it goes as far...
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Why use SIM to instruct a new visa application?
Smarter Immigration Manager (SIM) is Smith Stone Walters’ one-stop shop for immigration management. Our unique case management system provides...
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Global update on UK visa processing times overseas
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has issued an update on their website this week warning UK visa applicants overseas...
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Visa fees waived for non-UK service personnel
The UK government has announced today that visa fees will be scrapped for non-UK service personnel from this spring....