Author: KS

Level 1 user requirements change – skilled worker sponsor licence Level 1 user changes announced by Home Office. UK Visas and Immigration UKVI immigration rules and guidance are changing frequently and there have been recent changes to Key Personnel requirements. This blog is specifically focused on key personnel and particularly Level 1 user role for skilled worker sponsor licence. One of the key duties for each sponsor licence applicant and…

Sponsoring workers in personal capacity – big changes. Important updates have been made to the sponsor guidance and Sponsor a Skilled Worker. Sponsor licence holders need to keep up to date with of all the changes introduced by the Home Office UK Visas and Immigration. Examples of ‘personal capacity’ can be employing a nanny. Unfortunately this will no longer be possible. In addition those migrant workers’ that already hold skilled…

The Home Office UKVI change from BRP cards to evisa is causing confusion to UK visa holders. At Thaxted Legal we help our clients to navigate the changes and new updates relating to evisas are published every day recently. According to the Guardian article, to avoid windrush- style scandal passengers will be allowed to use expired identity documents to travel to the UK because of flaws in the eVisa system. The UK immigration minister…

The Home Office UKVI change from BRP cards to evisa is causing confusion to UK visa holders. At Thaxted Legal we help our clients to navigate the changes. It is important to have the UKVI online account and evisa and check that all details recorded on your UKVI account and evisa are fully correct. Most physical documentation proving the right to remain in the UK, such as biometric residence permits BRPs, will no longer be valid…

In one of our previous blogs we discussed the further measures that the new Labour government intends to bring in order to reduce net migration to the UK.  Today 28th November 2024 Home Office issued press release Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers. The Home Office used strong wording at the start ‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack…

UK immigration changes, Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published on 26 November 2024 The changes will be implemented on various dates from 26 November 2024 as detailed in the implementation section of the accompanying Statement of Changes. For the changes that introduce a Visa requirement on Colombia, due to safeguarding the operation of the UK’s immigration system, those changes will come into effect at 15:00 GMT on 26…

The Home Office UKVI change from BRP cards to evisa is causing confusion to UK visa holders. At Thaxted Legal we help our clients to navigate the changes. It is important to have the UKVI online account and evisa before travelling and check that all details recorded there are fully correct. According to Home Office, it’s your responsibility to check the entry, exit and transit requirements of other countries, and…

Formally there have been no significant changes to Home Office guidance for sponsors yet. However, in practice new sponsor licence applications are assessed more strictly.  There are certain rules and principles that give Home Office UKVI significant discretion in decision making depending on the circumstances of each case. For example, the concept of ‘genuine vacancy’ allows Home Office to assess the business applying for the sponsor licence and the job…

From 15 October 2024, UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) are no longer provided by Sopra Steria UK. TLScontact has taken over the running of UKVCAS. For clarity, commercial partners are commercial organizations to whom Home Office outsources the biometric appointments & documents collection from visa applicants and forwarding them to Home Office UKVI. We previously published an article on changes to commercial partners and this current article is a continuation on the same…