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NHS trust issues UK immigration charges apology

11:56 12/07/2021
An NHS trust has apologised for charging ‘overseas’ patients for healthcare in accordance with UK immigration rules. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS trust (LGT) said it was ‘sorry for any instances where...

UK immigration rules tweaked to help NHS

12:10 08/03/2021
A number of new health roles will be added to the UK immigration Shortage Occupation List (SOL), the government has announced. Laboratory technicians, nursing assistants, pharmacists and senior care...

UK indefinite leave to remain for foreign NHS staff urged

12:23 22/02/2021
Calls for foreign NHS staff serving on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus to be granted UK indefinite leave to remain are growing. Approximately 170,000 overseas nationals from across 200...

UK visa free entry for Bulgarians from 2021

15:21 25/11/2020
Bulgarian citizens will be able to enter the UK, visa free, for up to six months from 1 January, 2021, according to reports from the Bulgarian Embassy in London. UK visa free entry will allow...

Home Office U-turn on UK visa extensions for migrant NHS workers

17:11 21/11/2020
In yet another Home Office immigration U-turn, 6,000 frontline migrant NHS workers will have their UK visas further extended. The government agency had initially refused to extend the visas of...

UK visa rules forcing migrant NHS workers to leave Britain

11:43 14/11/2020
With Britain in the grip of a second lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, UK visa rules are forcing migrant NHS workers to leave the country, sparking fears of the UK’s response to COVID-19 being...

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