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 The Sole Representative visa has been replaced by the Global Business Mobility Expansion worker visa category, which is a sponsored visa route and requires employer to …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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Employer Checking Service and Home Office Verification Check: Employers and HR professionals who carry out and monitor employment Right to Work Checks are likely to come across the Employer Checking Service (ECS) – Verification Checks procedure. The Right to Work Checks and Employer Checking Service (ECS) procedure were introduced by Home Office for employers to …
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Payment of salary for sponsored workers including Skilled Worker and GBM First key point to note: Salary for Skilled Workers and other sponsored workers may be paid in the UK or abroad. Where the worker will be paid from abroad in a currency other than pounds sterling, the salary entered on the CoS must be …
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In June 2022 we published an article about the troublesome ‘28 days rule’ requiring migrant Skilled Workers to start work in the UK within 28 days of whichever was later: the date their visa was granted, the start date stated on their visa or the work start date stated on their COS. There was only …
Sponsor licence rejected or refused – what to do next and can you apply again You submitted your sponsor licence application but a good few weeks later (usually within about 6-8 weeks) you receive a notification from Home Office that your application is rejected or refused. If you find yourself in such circumstances then this …
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