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Identity cards for UK Tier 2 visa holders from next month

11:02 16/12/2009
Skilled migrant workers and their dependents extending their visa under the Tier 2 visa scheme will from 6 January 2010 need to provide biometric information and obtain an identity card. Migrants in...

UK Immigration under Tier 2 harder for IT workers and others

15:48 11/12/2009
There have been suggestions that the Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) visa provides a loophole to enable Indian IT companies to bring overseas workers to the UK . It has been claimed that this enables...

UK Tier 1 visa likely to become easier

9:06 11/12/2009
Recently the Migration Advisory Committee completed its review of the Tier 1 visa scheme. In light of changing economic circumstances the Government had asked MAC to consider changes to Tier 1 for...

UK Immigration asks for applicants for new permit free visa festival list

18:08 02/12/2009
UKBA has announced that they are now accepting applications from arts festivals for the permit free list. This means that entertainers and their support staff may gain entry on entertainment visitor...

New UK shortage occupation list for Tier 2 Visas

14:46 12/11/2009
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published proposals for a revised shortage occupation list on 21 October 2009. These proposals have been accepted in full by the UK Government. The changes from...

UK Work Visa restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians to continue

15:51 05/11/2009
On 3 November 2009 the UK Government announced that restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK will continue until the end of 2011. In 2004 when nationals of the Czech Republic,...

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