Month: November 2012

November 27, 2012

Last week the UK Border Agency announced a new raft changes to the Immigration Rules which will take effect from the 13th December 2012. These include "non substantive" changes for Tier 2 sponsors and non-EEA nationals who enter the UK…

November 23, 2012

We know that our readers won't be shocked to hear there have been more changes announced to the Immigration Rules...but you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that they are changes which will actually help Tier 2 Sponsors and migrants! ...

November 16, 2012

Last week, The Telegraph reported that Tesco had been fined £115,000 for employing foreign students who were breaching the conditions of their visas by working too many hours. Now a fine of £115,000 is hardly going to dent the pockets...

November 16, 2012

Employers in the Netherlands have been advised to expect delays to Knowledge Migrant residence permit decisions. The Immigration and Naturalisation Department (IND) has indicated that these delays are due to implementation problems with the new online application system. Consequently, applications…

November 13, 2012

Changes have been made to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, which set out the rights of EEA nationals and their family members to enter and reside in the UK. Key changes to the regulations include: The removal of…

November 9, 2012

Foreign professionals who are considering a move to Singapore under the Personalised Employment Pass (PEP) should note that from the 1st December 2012 the qualifying criteria for this pass will be significantly raised. The benefits of the PEP are that…

November 6, 2012

The UKBA has announced visa concessions for Syrian nationals with temporary permission to stay in the UK. UKBA advise; "If you are a Syrian national and your permission to stay in the UK (leave to remain) is about to expire,…

November 2, 2012

On 18 October 2012 the British Government introduced the European Union (Croatian Accession) Bill to Parliament. The bill includes provisions for transitional access arrangements for Croatian nationals. Croatia is expected to join the European Union (EU) on 1 July 2013,…

November 1, 2012

Some months ago we wrote a post concerning an EEA case which looked at retained rights of UK residence for a non-EEA national following divorce from their spouse of five years. In that particular case, it was found that the...