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UK Tier 4 visa to Tier 2 visa switching easier after January

18:06 23/02/2018
New UK visa rules are now in effect that make it easier for Tier 4 student visa holders to switch to a Tier 2 (General) visa . A raft of rule changes enforced on January 11 2018 allow Tier 4 visa...

UK Tier 2 visa sponsors warned of winter delays due to restricted Certificate of Sponsorship CoS shortage

22:29 22/02/2018
Employers hoping to sponsor non-EU workers under Tier 2 (General) visas during the winter season are being warned to expect delays. A report published by Personnel Today states ‘there is no guarantee...

UK Tier 2 visa quota stops NHS doctors coming to work in Britain

19:19 20/02/2018
Non-EU doctors hired by NHS hospitals scrambling to fill skills gaps, are being denied entry into Britain by the Home Office. The NHS blames the blockade on a Tier 2 visa restricted certificate of...

Unlawful UK visa and immigration General Data Protection Regulation exemption and human rights

22:54 15/02/2018
UK visa and immigration enforcement will be exempt from new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), to be introduced by the EU from 25 May 2018, threatening the data rights of ‘everyone’ in the...

5 April 2018 deadline for UK Tier 1 General indefinite leave to remain visa applications

12:18 19/01/2018
Applications for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK for Tier 1 General visa holders must be submitted by 5 April, 2018 at the latest. Tier 1 General ILR closes on 6 April, 2018 and so this UK...

UK permanent residency visa denied to French wife of bodyguard to the Queen

17:12 09/01/2018
Former Royal Marine and actively serving bodyguard to the Queen, Simon Milne MBE, was left seething in early December 2017 after his French wife of 24 years saw her application for UK permanent...

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