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How to use your UKVI account
As part of its long-term vision to implement a fully digital end-to-end immigration system in the UK, the Home...
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alt="Service update on UK Visa Application Centres overseas"/>
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Service update on UK Visa Application Centres overseas
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown measures being implemented by governments worldwide, some UK Visa Application...
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SSW Global Immigration updates
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following updates from the...
alt="New rules for entering the UK as a Frontier Worker"/>
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New rules for entering the UK as a Frontier Worker
From 1 July 2021, new requirements are in place for those EU citizens seeking to enter the UK as...
alt="EU Settlement Scheme: Reasonable grounds for late applications"/>
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EU Settlement Scheme: Reasonable grounds for late applications
At midnight on 30 June 2021 the Brexit grace period came to an end, and at the same time,...
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Right to Work checklist
All UK employers are required by law to carry out initial right to work checks on each individual worker...
alt="Saudi Arabia: Updates to Saudization Programme Nitaqat"/>
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Saudi Arabia: Updates to Saudization Programme Nitaqat
Nitaqat is a nationalisation scheme implemented by the government in Saudi Arabia which requires Saudi companies to fill up...
alt="Global immigration updates: Europe and APAC regions"/>
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Global immigration updates: Europe and APAC regions
In the fast-paced world of global immigration, rules are subject to regular changes and new visa categories for workers...
alt="Graduate visa route opens today"/>
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Graduate visa route opens today
Applications to the UK’s new Graduate visa route formally open today, 1 July 2021. The Graduate route forms part...
alt="EU Settlement Scheme has now closed: What’s next?"/>
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EU Settlement Scheme has now closed: What’s next?
After over two years of accepting applications, the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme closed at midnight yesterday, 30 June 2021....
alt="Factsheet: The Schengen Visa"/>
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Factsheet: The Schengen Visa
A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa which allows its holder to enter, freely travel within and leave the...
alt="UK travel update: More destinations added to green list"/>
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UK travel update: More destinations added to green list
On 17 May 2021, the UK eased COVID-19 restrictions on international travel and introduced a new traffic light system...
alt="Factsheet: The EU ICT Permit"/>
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Factsheet: The EU ICT Permit
Across most European member states there is a common work permit option known at Intra Corporate Transfer (ICT) which...
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Factsheet: The EU Blue Card
The EU Blue Card is a work and residence permit for non-EEA nationals, which provides the holder with a...
alt="The Van Der Elst visa in a nutshell"/>
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The Van Der Elst visa in a nutshell
The Van der Elst visa is a special category of work visa which grants non-EEA employees of an EU-based...
alt="Latest updates in global immigration"/>
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Latest updates in global immigration
In the fast-paced world of global immigration, rules are subject to regular changes and new visa categories for workers...