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Immigration crackdown: ‘right to rent checks’
As part of ongoing efforts to reform and streamline immigration processes, the Minister for Security and Immigration, James Brokenshire,...
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Visa rules for Chinese tourists to the UK to be relaxed
In a move to appease UK business leaders and Chinese authorities, amendments to Britain’s currently tough visa rules for...
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London Paris Bike Ride: SSW staff in the saddle
At 7 am Wednesday morning James Walters and Gary Smith (Directors of Smith Stone Walters) exchanged their office suits...
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LSBF Highly Trusted Sponsor status reinstated
The status of Highly Trusted Sponsor has recently been restored to the London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) following its...
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Employee volunteering in aid of The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
As well as ongoing fundraising efforts throughout the year, SSW employees are also encouraged to take part in volunteering...
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Latest UK migration statistics
The latest set of quarterly UK migration statistics relating to the year ending March 2014 have been published and...
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Are you aware of the 2 year rule for UK settlement holders?
The route to acquiring UK settlement status can be demanding and take overseas nationals more than five years to...
Charity Golf Day
Smith Stone Walters was delighted to support the Rainbow Trust at its annual golf day held at Hever Castle...
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Crackdown announced on ‘health tourism’
In an effort to improve systems for identifying and charging overseas visitors and migrants who use the NHS, an...
Clampdown on Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Route
New restrictions on the entrepreneur visa route have been introduced by the Home Office in response to apparent scams...
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Tier 4 Students face the fallout when a licence is revoked
It is well documented that those UK universities and colleges seeking to recruit students from outside the European Economic...
Income Thresholds – Court rules in favour of Home Office
The Court of appeal has upheld the lawfulness of the income threshold introduced by the Home Office in July...
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SSW runners raise extra funds for The Rainbow Trust
Twelve Smith Stone Walters staff members started (and finished!) the Whopping Rainbow Run on 3rd July 2014 in aid of the...
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Paula Races for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
Paula celebrates her achievement with son James.
Right to Work Changes
On 16 May 2014, changes were introduced to both strengthen and simplify the civil penalty scheme for employers. The...
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Immigration Team of the Year Award
Smith Stone Walters is proud to have been announced as the Immigration Team of the Year at the prestigious...