Brexit day and UK immigration and visa update 31 Jan 20
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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...
New US visa rules target pregnant women and ‘birth tourism’
23:06 30/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Many would say that under the US constitution “birth tourism” is not actually unlawful. No doubt these attempts by Trump to prevent this will result in more litigation in the US...
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...
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...
UK visa rules suspended for polo teams to ‘please Queen’
19:32 20/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Numerous employers have complained that the UK visa system does not enable enough lower or medium level skilled employees to enter the UK. Polo teams desperate for visas may feel...
US L1 visa, E1 visa and E2 visa validity reduced for Israel
2:39 11/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: What this means in practice is that Israeli nationals will have to apply more frequently for visa renewals than was previously the case. The E2 visa and E1 visa , for example, can...