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…
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…
Graduate Route (Graduate visa)
The Graduate Route is available for all persons who have successfully completed their current course on their Student visa / Tier 4 (General) student visa. The Graduate Route allows the successful applicant to stay in the UK for at least…
A new UK Scale-up Worker Visa
Scale-up Business and Scale-up Worker Visa From 22 August 2022, a new Scale-up visa is launched by the UK government to help UK employer to benefit from talented overseas workers who can help them scale up business especially those fast-growing…
New High Potential Individual visa
Starting from 30 May 2022, you can apply for the HPI visa if you have graduated from an eligible international university in the 5 years. The High Potential Individual (HPI) visa is a short-term work route for individuals at an…
Can Ukrainians take refuge in the UK? Immigration concessions and asylum policy
Russian forces launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine today, with its military attacking the country from the north, east and south. In a sign of how seriously the UK government is taking the threat from Russia, the Home Office has…