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Brexit day and UK immigration and visa update 31 Jan 20

21:24 31/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Finally after all the arguments, and drama over the last few years Britain is leaving the EU tonight at 11pm UK time. As there is a transitional period things will stay largely...

US E1 visa and E2 visa no longer available to Iranians

22:44 29/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: This is an unusual step. Countries are very rarely removed from the list. E2 and E1 visas may be introduced once suitable treaties are put in place between the US and Countries...

UK Tier 2 visa £30,000 salary threshold could be scrapped

22:39 27/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: The salary threshold of £30,000 per annum mentioned in the media for Tier 2 visa applicants sponsored by an employer with a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence , is actually oversimplifying...

UK Tier 2 Visa restricted CoS availability February 2020

18:09 25/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Tier 2 restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are needed in most cases for employing Tier 2 General visa migrants who live outside the UK. The employer has to have a Tier 2...

Increase in US work visas issued to Mexicans under Trump

21:36 24/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Both President Trump and before him President Obama have failed to enact significant immigration reforms. It is very difficult to pass substantive US visa changes through both...

Australian-style UK visa points-based system by end of 2020

23:23 23/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: There are a number of problems with the current UK visa system. This is despite the system having been developed over a number of years, with plenty of time for improvements to be...

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