The new Statement of Changes to immigration rules dated 1 July 2025 has been introduced following White Paper released 12th May 2025. Today 1st July 2025 has the UK government also published Home Office press release. The new immigration changes are focused on the Skilled Worker and other work visa routes as set out in the Immigration White Paper, “Restoring control over the immigration system”, published on 12 May 2025. Predominantly…
Read MoreMajor UK immigration reforms first White Paper measures to take effect 22 July 2025
UK immigration is changing again with new measures coming into effect as soon as 22 July 2025. After the White Paper was published on 12 May 2025, today 1st July 2025 the Home Office published a new press release announcing the first changes that will be introduced. New rules to be laid in Parliament will see skills and salary thresholds rise, overseas recruitment for care workers end, and 111 occupations that…
Read MoreEU Settlement Scheme (EUSS): Excessive absences rule change- Changes to the continuous qualifying period definition
The EU Settlement Scheme EUSS enables EU, other European Economic Area and Swiss citizens living in the UK before the end of the post-EU exit transition period at 11pm on 31 December 2020, and their family members, to obtain the immigration status they need to continue living in the UK. In our previous blogs on EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) we discussed recent Home Office updates on the EUSS Scheme announced on 17th July…
Read MoreFrom 15 July 2025 no vignette (90-day vignette sticker) in your passport if you apply for a study or work visa for the UK
An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of the type of permission you have to enter or stay in the UK To get access to your eVisa you need to create a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account. Once you have access to your eVisa, you can sign in to your UKVI account to view your eVisa and prove your immigration status. At Thaxted Legal we help our…
Read MoreRight to work checks for supplementary employment – mistakes to avoid
By law all employers in the UK, without exception, have to perform right to work checks or face civil penalties. Employers who carried out the right to work checks correctly have a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty if an employee is later found working for them illegally. The procedure for the right to work checks is specified by the Home Office in their right to work checks guidance. You need to obtain the relevant document(s) from your…
Read MoreUK migration radical reforms White Paper 12 May 2025 published – skilled workers, care workers, settlement ILR, English language, deportation and more
The UK government published press release on Sunday 11th May 2025 and started by ‘(…) immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark White Paper to be published tomorrow (Monday 12 May).’ We did write an earlier update on the upcoming changes in UK immigration laws. The Home Office White Paper has been released today 12th May 2025. According to the Home…
Read MoreUK migration radical reforms to reduce migration – skilled workers, care workers, settlement ILR, deportation and more
The UK government published press release on Sunday 11th May 2025 and started by ‘(…) immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark White Paper to be published tomorrow (Monday 12 May).’ The White Paper setting out the actual changes is due to be released today 12th May 2025 and it is highly anticipated. The changes are radical and the impact will…
Read MoreNew rules on recruitment of care workers in England by sponsor licence holder employers – Engagement with regional partnerships
Recruitment of care workers on skilled worker health and care visa is put under more scrutiny by Home Office. Where an applicant for health and care visa is being sponsored for a job with working locations entirely in England as ‘6135 – Care workers and home carers’, and ‘6136 – Senior Care Workers’ from 9 April 2025, their sponsor must have tried to recruit from the pool of displaced care…
Read MoreIncrease in immigration applications fees – UK visas, settlement British citizenship – 9 April 2025
Visa application fees, settlement application fees, British citizenship fees and Certificate of Sponsorship COS fees are all increasing from 9th April 2025. In early 2024 there was huge increase in NHS Surcharge fees. The trend to increase immigration fees is very likely to stay as the government aims to reduce net migration to the UK. Further below we copy Home Office notification dated 19 March 2025 of the immigration fee…
Read MoreImportant changes to skilled worker and health and care visa rules – Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules 12 March 2025
Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 12 March 2025. Changes in immigration rules relating to Skilled Worker visas including Health and Care visa, will take effect from 9th April 2025. Those recently published changes mainly relate to minimum pay for skilled workers, recruitment of care workers Soc Code 6135 and senior care workers Soc Code 6136 and deductions from salary for skilled workers. Skilled Worker –…
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