Many people plan their seasonal holidays and look forward to spending some well-earned downtime with family and friends.
As travel restrictions ease worldwide, it’s now much easier to book that last-minute trip and enjoy a quick getaway almost anywhere in
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Quiz: Statutory Right to Work Checks
Whilst you may be 100% confident that your employees have the Right to work in the UK, why not test your knowledge and understanding of how to check someone’s Right to work, in line with statutory requirements?
Can you answer…
The Costs of Skilled Worker Sponsorship Visa
A Skilled Worker visa allows foreign nationals to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to work in an eligible job with a Home Office-approved employer.
A prospective employer should be aware of the costs associated with sponsorship in order…
What is ‘Leave Outside the Rules’ (LOTR)
Since the enactment of the Immigration Act in 1971, the UK Parliament and Secretary of State for the Home Department have introduced many laws, rules, and regulations to cover the specific requirements for each type of immigration category. Despite this,…
A guide to Applying for a Settled Status from inside/outside the UK for NON-EU nationals and EEA nationals
EU regulations for Freedom of Movement no longer apply to the UK, so EEA, and Swiss citizens, along with their family members who started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 and who wished to remain legally in the…
New changes in the sponsorship management system
Introduction
Employers who are licensed by the Home Office to employ overseas skilled workers under the points-based system, have access to an online portal called the “Sponsor Management System” or “SMS”.
Whether the sponsor licence holder is a company, group…
Phased Return to Work (HR Guide)
Introduction
As the pandemic situation eased over Summer 2021, restrictions on working from home started to lift. In England, since 19 July 2021, people have been able to go into work, although employers are still required to ensure a covid-safe…
Citizenship Deprivations: What you need to know
UK Government has the power to deprive someone of their British Citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981. Section 40(2) allows the government to deprive someone of their Citizenship the if “that deprivation is conducive to the public good” but…
How to make a valid skilled worker visa application?
Introduction
There are a huge number of people making UK visa applications every year.
According to an official government factsheet, “UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) received more than 3.3 million visa applications in the year ending June 2019, of …
UK Entry Clearance Guide
There are two key pieces of UK legislation that govern the requirements for UK Entry Clearance:-
- The Immigration Act 1971 (and subsequent immigration and asylum acts); and
- The Immigration Rules
Law contained in these provisions regulate how and when…