Search

How can we help?

Search Insights

  • Search Insights

  • Filter by expertise

Insights

art
  • 19 February 2020
  • Immigration

An end to low-skilled migrant workers: Government announces its policy for the 2021 immigration system

The Government has today released its Policy Statement on the UK’s Points Based Immigration System.

art
  • 13 February 2020
  • Brexit

The British passport and Brexit

An unlikely contender to the list of key Brexit issues has been the burgundy British passport. Ardent Brexiters have advocated for the return of the ‘blue’ passport, which to their delight is set to return this year.

art
  • 12 February 2020
  • Immigration

Are we punishing the academics?

With the introduction of the Global Talent Visa, there comes the new rule that any absences from the UK for the purposes of research will not be taken into account when considering settlement under this visa route.

art
  • 06 February 2020
  • Immigration

Top 10 mistakes: Maintaining your Sponsor licence

Maintaining a Sponsor licence can be hard work, and sometimes the unexpected can hit you when you least expect it. You only find out about this either from reviewing an old file, your solicitors (them again!) or the Home Office.
art
  • 05 February 2020
  • Brexit

Developing your recruitment strategy for a Post-Brexit world

The UK left the EU without much of a bang, but this partly because we now enter the second stage of Brexit – the transition period. As we explained in our earlier blog, there will be little change to Immigration Law until the end of the transition period.

art
  • 03 February 2020
  • Brexit

Beyond Brexit – EU Settlement Scheme

If you are an EEA national, family member of an EEA national or a business who intends to sponsor EEA nationals, are you worried about what will happen now that Brexit has taken place?

art
  • 30 January 2020
  • Brexit

Impact on Immigration (Brexit): What happens after 31st January 2020?

The withdrawal agreement has now become law and is known as the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. The Act provides ratification for the Withdrawal Agreement to allow the UK to leave the EU at 11PM on 31 January 2020 and gives effect to a transition period which will end on 31 December 2020.So, what happens after the 31st of January 2020, and what will this mean for immigration law in the UK?
art
  • 29 January 2020
  • Immigration

Sponsor Management System (SMS): What is the difference between a Level 1 and Level 2 User?

A lot of businesses who are considering applying for a sponsor licence or have recently been granted a sponsor licence may have heard the terms level 1 and level 2 user frequently, but what does each term mean?
art
  • 29 January 2020
  • Immigration

Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence: Have you renewed your yearly CoS allocation?

As we approach the end of January, most sponsors would have received their first reminders from the Home Office to renew their yearly Certificate of Sponsorship allocation. This renewal is important, and all Sponsors must apply for this renewal should they wish to sponsor migrants on an unrestricted CoS.
See More