Posts by: UK Immigration Law Team

Government Accepts MAC Recommendations On Shortage Occupations

On October 18, 2011 By

The government today accepted recommendations from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that will see the number of jobs covered by the list drop by 40,000, bringing the total down from 230,000 to 190,000.  The MAC recommended the changes where evidence from a range of industries and sectors showed resident workers are available to fill [...]

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Visitors And NHS Treatment

On October 10, 2011 By

The UKBA today announced that visitors to the UK who fail to pay off their debts for NHS treatment will soon be denied permission to enter or stay in the UK. Changes to the Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament today. Those subject to immigration control who fail to settle an outstanding bill of £1,000 or more [...]

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Taiwan To Join Youth Mobility Scheme

On October 4, 2011 By

The UKBA today announced that, from January 2012, Taiwanese young people will be eligible to apply for a youth mobility scheme visa for the UK. The announcement comes as UK and Taiwanese authorities agreed to allow 1,000 young Taiwanese each year to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years and the same number of [...]

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Changes To Student Visa Rules

On July 4, 2011 By

Following recent changes to the Immigration Rules, the following changes to Tier 4 of the PBS have been made:

restrictions to work entitlements to migrants studying at higher educational institutions (HEIs) and publicly funded further education colleges only; restrictions to the sponsorship of dependants to those studying at postgraduate level at HEIs on courses lasting [...]

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New Tier 4 Forms

On July 4, 2011 By

The UKBA have today published  new versions of application forms for Tier 4 (General), Tier 4 (Child) and dependants under the Points-Based System. These forms are for use by applicants who are already in the UK.

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UKBA Clarification for Tier 4 Sponsors

On June 28, 2011 By

In response to queries from sponsors, the UKBA has today produced a document clarifying certain aspects of the current review of the student immigration stsyem. The document answers some frequently asked questions raised by sponsors in the following areas:

educational oversight and accreditation Highly Trusted Sponsor status the interim limit contact details for enquiries about the [...]

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New EEA Application Forms

On June 20, 2011 By

The UK Border Agency has today released revised EEA1, EEA2, EEA3 and EEA4 application forms. The revised forms (version 06/2011) should be used for all applications made on or after 20 June 2011.

New versions of the BR1 application form (used by Bulgarian or Romanian nationals who want to apply for authorisation to work in the UK) [...]

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Proposals For Breaking The Link Between “Temporary” And “Permanent” Migration Announced

On June 9, 2011 By

Migrants coming to the UK to work on “temporary” visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals announced by the government today.

Launching a public consultation on reforms to the work routes leading to settlement, Immigration Minister Damian Green set out plans to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and [...]

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Section 19 Of The UK Borders Act 2007 Comes Into Force

On May 23, 2011 By

Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 has today come into force and, as a result, restricts the evidence that an appellant can rely on at a PBS appeal hearing. Any evidence submitted must have been produced at the time when the application was made. Any new evidence submitted at a hearing for the first [...]

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First Monthly Allocation Of Restricted Certificates Of Sponsorship

On April 11, 2011 By

The first monthly allocation of restricted Tier 2 (General) certificates of sponsorship took place today. All valid applications received by 6 April 2011 were successful.

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