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EUSS late applications by EEA permanent residence holders EUSS Home Office guidance got updated on 16th January 2024. In their newly published EUSS Caseworker Guidance, Home Office announced some positive change for those late EUSS applicants who hold relevant documents issued under the EEA Regulations. The Home Office changes to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) …

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Dates confirmed FOR new minimum salary spouse family & skilled workers and health and care dependants restriction Today, on 30th January 2024, the Home Secretary announced dates for the rollout of new transformative legal migration measures. The measures to curb net migration were already announced on 4 December 2023 in the plan to cut net …

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From 6th April 2024 sponsor organisations no longer need to renew their sponsor licence To employ migrant workers on work permits in the UK, employers must first obtain an authorisation from the Home Office called ‘Sponsor licence’ and be on the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workers. To get the sponsor licence, organisations need to …

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Home Secretary commissioned report from the Migration Advisory Committee by 23rd February 2024 In his 5 points statements, James Cleverly, the UK Home Secretary, announced major changes to UK immigration and said that those will be implemented in ‘spring’ next year 2024. You may also wish to read our other blog article on the timeline …

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NHS Surcharge increase from 6th February 2024 On 4th October 2023 the new immigration fees started to apply. This increase did not include the NHS Surcharge fees but in mid September 2023 Home Office indicated that the NHS Surcharge fee increase will be announced later in autumn. In mid October 2023, there was an update that the new NHS …

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Care homes and care providers – sponsor licence immigration sponsor duties All sponsor licence holder organisations have extensive duties and obligations defined by the Home Office. Non-compliance may lead to the licence suspension (during an investigation by the Home Office) or licence revocation (cancellation of licence after the investigation is completed). In this blog we focus …

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Health and Care visa updates January 2024 On Monday 4 December 2023, the Prime Minister and Home Secretary announced the plan to cut net migration which together with the package to restrict student dependants, is expected to reduce the numbers by around 300,000. We summarised the plan in our blog article on 4th December 2023. There are a number of …

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UK immigration – important clarifications & timeline for new immigration measures to curb net migration On Monday 4 December 2023, the Prime Minister and Home Secretary announced the plan to cut net migration which together with the package to restrict student dependants, is expected to reduce the numbers by around 300,000. We summarised the plan …

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New Statement of Changes to UK Immigration rules 7th December 2023 More changes to UK Immigration rules. New Statement of Changes to Immigration rules 7th December 2023 has been published today. It includes changes to EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), changes to visitor rules and changes to Youth Mobility Scheme. There are also minor changes to …

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Major changes to UK immigration to take effect in spring 2024 Recent announcement of UK net migration reaching over 745,000 in 2022, caused immediate reaction from UK conservative government. There were already previous changes to UK immigration rules for students and student dependents to limit net migration were announced earlier this year 2023. However, the …

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