Domestic abuse: how to get help?
Recognise domestic abuse Does your partner, ex-partner or someone you live with: Domestic abuse is not always physical violence. It can also include: Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexuality…
Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge offlawed eVisas
Passengers will be allowed to use expired identity documents to travel to the UK because offlaws in the eVisa system, said by Seema Malhotra, the migration and citizenship minister, said the government hadpostponed a planned full shift to the new…
Stronger measures to prevent abuse of the visa and immigration system by unscrupulous employers.
Statement made by Seema Malhotra The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State forMigration and Citizenship Labour Key steps include: Alignment of Visa and Employment Laws: Ensuring robust protections for overseas workers,particularly in sectors like Adult Social Care. Fair Work Agency Legislation: Introducing…
The Skilled Worker minimum salary increases will happen on 4 April 2024
Employers who are planning to sponsor a worker under the Skilled Worker route should be aware that the minimum salary requirement will increase significantly on 4 April 2024. The minimum income normally required to sponsor someone for a spouse/partner visa will rise in stages…
The spouse/partner visa minimum income will first increase to £29,000 on 11 April 2024;
The minimum income normally required to sponsor someone for a spouse/partner visa will rise in stages from £18,600 per year to £29,000 and ultimately around £38,700.
Updated List of authorised organisations for Innovator Founder and Scale-up visas.
Use this list (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/endorsing-bodies-innovator-founder-and-scale-up-visas )to find out who can endorse your application for an Innovator Founder or Scale-up visa. An organisation can only issue an endorsement if it is on this list. If you have been offered an endorsement by…
The new UK immigration and visa fees
This is the first major increase for most categories of visas since before the Pandemic. The fees for a Skilled Worker visa, certificate of sponsorship, settlement (indefinite leave to remain), and priority services will increase. The changes mean a 15%…
Updates to the Long Residence Rules
The definition of “lawful residence” for the purpose of settlement on the basis of 10 years long residence was modified in April 2023 to exclude periods spent under immigration bail, as a visitor, short-term student, or seasonal worker. The new…
Sponsorship Licence
The Sponsorship Licence allows an employer / education provider to sponsor a foreign worker or student to come and work or study in the UK. You will not need a licence to sponsor certain groups, including: Irish citizens people with…
Skilled Worker visa
The Skilled Worker Visa allows persons to come to or continue their stay in the UK to work on an eligible job with a Home Office approved employer. EU citizen or family members of EU citizens may be able to…