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A Milestone in Climate-Related Protection?
A Human Rights Appeal in the United Kingdom Allowed on Article 8 ECHR Grounds for Climate Change Impacts

Innovator Founder Visa
The UK government introduced a new Innovator Founder visa on 13th April 2023 which is aimed at foreign

Updated Right to Work Checks for Employers
On 30th September 2022, the adjusted right-to-work checks ended and newly updated checks are applicable as of 1st

Home Office Sponsor Licence Compliance Checks to include Digital Inspections
The Home Office has updated its guidance on sponsor licence compliance checks to include digital compliance inspections. Prior

Scale-up Visa UK
What is the new Scale-up visa? The new Scale-up visa was introduced on 22nd August 2022 to allow

Global Business Mobility Route
What to be aware of when sponsoring a Global Business Mobility worker The Global Business Mobility routes were

What is the High Potential Individual visa?
With the aim of attracting global talent to the UK, as part of the recent Global Business Mobility

New UK Immigration Rules 2022
Global Business Mobility Visas Overview The following new Global Business Mobility visas opened in the UK on 11th

Sudden “golden visa” closure: A very British scandal?
On 17th February 2022, the UK government put an immediate stop to Tier 1 Investor visa applications. There

The Skilled Worker Route
The Skilled Worker Route The Skilled Worker route replaced the Tier 2 (General) route on 1st December 2020.

New Student and Child Student routes to replace the Tier 4 visa category
Tier 4 Visa Update 2020/21 The UK government has introduced new immigration rules to replace the existing rules

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AS LOCKDOWN LIFTS
Employment Law & Advice: Returning to the workplace post lockdown As the government gradually lifts the ‘lockdown’ which

Home Office Policy UK’s new points-based immigration system
The Home Office has announced a “new points-based immigration system, which will open up the UK to the brightest

Coronavirus (Update 25/03/2020)
UKVI Coronavirus update: Visa Expiry & Extensions The UKVI has announced it will extend to 31 May 2020,

Innovator visa: Closed to overseas applicants
Innovator visa specialists london: Qore Legal Law Firm At the risk of sounding negative in the middle of

Challenges to the Innovator Visa in 2019
Original Article featured in The Sunday Times: We welcome Innovators – until they apply for Visas https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/we-welcome-innovators-until-they-apply-for-visas-fwtgrp9jt Growing

Our advice on test phase of the EU Settlement Scheme
On 21 January 2019 the Government implemented the ‘test’ phase of the EU Settlement Scheme application process. The

Immigration proposals risk “riding roughshod over people’s rights”
Government proposals to curtail the timeline for appeals by people held in immigration detention centres could lead to injustices, the

NEW UK Visa & Citizenship Application Process
As mentioned in our post earlier this month, the Home Office will launch a new Visa and Citizenship Application Service

Official Home Office Statement: Tier 1 (Investor) Visa is not currently suspended
Further to our news posted last week, we have just received the confirmation from the Home Office that

Immigration health surcharge increase could generate £220m for NHS
The NHS could receive an estimated £220 million in extra funding under plans put before parliament to double the Immigration