Health and social care recruitment code – important for health and care visa UK The revised code of practice for recruiting internationally for health and social care organisations has been published in late March 2023. The code stresses that the UK recognise the important role international health and care workers play in health and care …
UK spring 2023 budget immigration update In the Spring Budget published on 15th March 2023 the government states that it will ensure the UK labour market has access to skills and talent from abroad where needed, to help businesses tackle immediate labour shortages and ease business visits to the UK. At Thaxted Legal we focus …
Important changes to Skilled Worker visa 12th April 2023 Important changes to Skilled Worker visa were announced in the latest Statement of Changes to Immigration rules published by the Home Office on 9th March 2023. The new immigration rules take effect on 12th April 2023 for CoS certificates assigned from that date onwards. It is …
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Hybrid and remote working new guidance for sponsors Work location for migrant workers is an important matter that sponsor employers and their HR teams need to take into account when assigning Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) for migrant workers as well as during the entire duration of the migrant’s employment. Sponsor employers who employ migrant workers …
High level of Home Office scrutiny on Sole Representative extensions and Settlement applications Sole Representative (Overseas Business Representative) visa route is closed for new applicants as of spring 2022. The Sole Representative visa has been replaced by the Global Business Mobility Expansion worker visa category, which is a sponsored visa route and requires employer to …
Shortage Occupation List currently under review Shortage Occupation List is a hot topic in the UK immigration and attracts significant media and public attention. You can read more information relating to Shortage Occupation List in our other article ‘What is Shortage Occupation List for UK visa’ The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is an independent, non-statutory, …
India Youth Mobility Visa scheme ballot Home Office has officially announced the date for the ballot in the India Young Professionals Scheme. July ballot for India Young Professionals Scheme visa has been announced. It has started now and will be running until 1:30pm India Standard Time on 27 July 2023. Go to Home Office webpage …
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Sponsor licence & work visas to employ foreign construction workers Sponsor licence can be obtained by construction & building businesses to employ foreign overseas builders and construction workers on Skilled Worker and other work visas in the UK. The sponsor licence will assist UK companies that struggle with recruiting suitably skilled local staff following Brexit. …
On 24/12/2021 UK Home Office announced addition of Care Workers to the UK Shortage Occupation List under Soc Code ‘6145 Care Workers and Home Carers’. As a result of this announcement, overseas migrant Care Workers are currently allowed to apply for Skilled Worker Health and Care visa during the one year counting from 15/02/2022. The …
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On 21/12/2022 the High Court has handed down incredibly helpful judgement for EU Pre-Settled status holders. The relevant case is: R (Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin). This judicial review case was brought by the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) and supported by the …
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