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New requirement for sponsor licence applications
If you are looking to employ a non-EU national for your UK business then you will need to apply...
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Home Office & MAC at UK Immigration Seminar
Another successful UK Immigration Seminar hosted by Smith Stone Walters took place this September in the heart of London....
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Next steps for successful UK visa applicants
If you have successfully applied for a UK visa you will receive a letter from the Home Office confirming that...
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Immigration skills charge for UK employers
The new Immigration Bill includes plans to charge UK businesses for employing skilled foreign workers. Employers may soon face even...
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Salary requirement for Tier 2 restricted CoS remains low
Employers of migrant workers in the UK breathed a sigh of relief this month as the minimum salary requirement...
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Insight: your FREE UK immigration newsletter!
The latest edition of Insight is here, packed full of the latest news and important updates on UK immigration for both...
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Latest figures reveal rise in net migration
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest annual estimates for long-term* migration in and out of...
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Proposed changes to Tier 2 restricted CoS system
UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) is proposing significant changes to the points-based allocation system for Tier 2 restricted CoS...
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More visa application centres become ‘user pays’
UK Visas and Immigration are converting a number of visa application centres (VACs) in to ‘user pays’ centres. From...
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Beware this scam Tier 2 migrants!
It has come to light that foreign nationals in the UK are becoming the targets of an ongoing scam...
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3 questions to help you partake in the Tier 2 review
After receiving over 150 submissions of evidence for its review of the minimum salary thresholds for Tier 2 migrants,...
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Restrictions on Tier 2 dependants could overtly affect women
A government proposal to prevent all dependants of Tier 2 visa holders from working whilst in the UK may...
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Free UK Immigration Seminar
Join Us! …at our latest FREE UK Immigration Seminar, taking place in the heart of London at the stunning...
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Teeing off for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
SSW representatives and invited guests recently spent a wonderful day on the course at the Hever Castle Golf Club,...
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Rise in UK nationality applications amid ‘Brexit’ fears
Applications for UK nationality are on the rise ahead of next year’s EU referendum, according to Guardian research. Government...
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MAC urges caution over Tier 2 salary thresholds
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has urged the government to be cautious when considering raising minimum salary thresholds for...