alt="All countries removed from UK red list"/>
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All countries removed from UK red list
From 4am on Monday 1 November, the remaining seven countries on the UK’s red list will be removed, in...
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alt="Key immigration reforms announced in 2021 Autumn Budget"/>
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Key immigration reforms announced in 2021 Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his Autumn Budget and Spending Review to Parliament yesterday, unveiling the government’s plans to deliver...
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Filing a UK visa application in the 10 largest countries in the world
In the UK, the majority of COVID-19 restrictions have now been lifted, and travellers can now enjoy international travel...
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Call for evidence from Higher Education sector to inform inspection
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has begun an inspection of the relationship between the immigration...
alt="A guide to Home Office immigration fees"/>
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A guide to Home Office immigration fees
All UK businesses sponsoring migrant workers are required to pay certain immigration fees set by the Home Office. Some...
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UK to offer temporary visas for overseas pork butchers
The UK government has announced that it will allow more foreign butchers to enter the UK for temporary work,...
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Webinar: The Schengen visa
A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa which allows its holder to enter, freely travel within and leave the...
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Global Immigration News: Work Permits
As we enter the last quarter of 2021, businesses worldwide are beginning to look ahead to 2022 and develop...
alt="What we know so far about the Global Business Mobility visa"/>
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What we know so far about the Global Business Mobility visa
Back in March 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget speech that the government would introduce ambitious immigration...
alt="Factsheet: The Sole Representative visa Route"/>
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Factsheet: The Sole Representative visa Route
The ‘Representative of an Overseas Business’ visa, otherwise known as the ‘Sole Representative’ visa, is a UK immigration route...
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Factsheet: The Student Route
On 5 October 2020, the Tier 4 (General) student route closed and was replaced by the Student visa route....
alt="Concession for temporary leave at the border for HGV drivers"/>
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Concession for temporary leave at the border for HGV drivers
The UK government announced last week that it would offer up to 5,000 temporary visas to allow overseas HGV...
alt="Amber list scrapped under new UK travel rules"/>
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Amber list scrapped under new UK travel rules
From 4am on Monday 4 October 2021, the UK travel rules have been simplified as COVID-19 restrictions on international...
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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 updates from New...
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New entry rules for EU citizens boarding flights to UK
From 1 October, the rules are changing for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens arriving in the UK. EU citizens...
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Latest global immigration news
With COVID-19 travel and entry restrictions still in place to some extent in most countries worldwide and general updates...