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12.08.2015 - Migration Advisory Committee – Review of Tier 2: Analysis of Salary Thresholds Report
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today published their report on the Tier 2 analysis of salary thresholds. This report differs from their previous reports as it does not make any recommendations, instead it makes a summary of the analysis and conclusions.
The MAC’s summary and conclusions are as follows:
Economic rationale for setting new salary thresholds
- There was not much evidence of Tier 2 migrants salary undercutting skilled workers in the UK labour market;
- An increase in Tier 2 salary thresholds could be justified if it puts upward pressure on wages in sectors which ar...
02.08.2015 - Migration Advisory Committee: Tier 2 Review
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), who most recently published a report recommending changes for the Tier 1 (Investor) route, which was subsequently incorporated into the Immigration Rules (most notably increasing the level of investment from £1million to £2million), has been commissioned by the Government to review the Tier 2 route.
The Government has asked MAC ‘to advise on changes to Tier 2 to address concerns about the rising number of migrants in that route and reliance on them to fill shortages.’ As part of their ongoing review Law Firm Limited attended a MAC consultation at the Hom...
19.07.2015 - Overseas Criminal Record Certificate Requirement
The Home Office published new Policy Guidance introducing the overseas criminal record certificate requirement rule from 1st September 2015 for applications for initial leave as Tier 1 (Investor) and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrants, and their PBS dependents over 18.
The overseas criminal record certificate requirement rule requires applicants to provide an overseas criminal record certificate from any country (excluding the UK) they have lived in continuously for 12 months or more over the past 10 years, since aged 18 years old. So for instance, if you have lived in ten countries for 12 months...
13.07.2015 - Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules
A new Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules has been presented to parliament this week. There are significant changes to Tier 4 of the Points Based System. Please find below a breakdown of the main changes:
- College students will no longer be able to switch into Tier 2 or 5 in the UK from November 2015. They will instead have to leave the UK and apply for Entry Clearance;
- Tier 4 dependents will no longer be able to take low or unskilled jobs, from the autumn they will only be able to take part-time or full-time skilled work;
- From August 2015, new students at publicly funded colleges wi...
07.07.2015 - Summer Budget 2015
George Osborne has delivered the first solely Conservative Budget since 1997
15.06.2015 - Upcoming immigration rules changes regarding the Tier 2 visa category
On 11 June 2015, David Cameron announced new crackdowns on immigration from outside the European Union, in particular with regard to non-EU nationals applying for work permits.
Among the planned changes are measures to raise minimum salary thresholds, limit the number of work permits and the introduction of new business levies for businesses employing migrant workers, which are said to be aimed at reducing net migration to the UK.
The next step will be the review of the Tier 2 visa system, which is to be undertaken by the Migration Advisory Committee shortly. Under the current rules, migrant...
20.05.2015 - Immigration - UK Convervatives plan tough measures against illegal workers
The UK Conservative government is looking to set new measures to tackle illegal workers.
The Conservative’s plan is to seize illegal migrants pay, making them “proceeds of crime”.
Other measures will include tougher sanctions for British companies who recruit from abroad before hiring UK workers in a bid to stop exploitation of work in the UK.
The hope of these tougher sanctions is to make it less attractive and more difficult to come to the UK to work illegally.
07.05.2015 - Election comment
As the Conservative close in on a majority government it can only be good news for our clients already in the UK and planning to come to the UK. The threat of Non Domiciled status being abolished has gone as least for now, although we would not rule out increases in the cost of retaining such status.
The good news is reflected in the markets with the pound increasing in strength against both the Euro and the Dollar by the largest single gain in many years, and the FTSE up by a significant margin on the mornings trading. These factors reflect that the economy in in safer hands that it could ...
29.04.2015 - Migration Advisory Committee: The economic impact of the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), who most recently published a report recommending changes for the Tier 1 (Investor) route, which was subsequently incorporated into the Immigration Rules (most notably increasing the level of investment from £1million to £2million), has been commissioned by the Government to review the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route with a view to ensuring that the potential economic benefit of the route is maximised and that the route is attractive to genuine entrepreneurs.
As part of their ongoing review Law Firm Limited attended a MAC consultation at the Home Office last...
23.04.2015 - New arrangements for visitor visas
Today different visitor visa routes are replaced by four visit visa categories:
- Visit Standard
- Marriage/Civil Partnership Visit
- Permitted Paid Engagement Visa
- Transit Visa
The parent of a child at school route and student visit visa route are being removed from the visit visa subcategories as they are not visit visa.
Applicants who want to come to the UK under these two categories must take a TB test and pay Immigration Health Surcharge.
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