Month: June 2013

June 28, 2013

Anyone who has spent time making an immigration application under the UK points based system or the family rules will be aware of the labyrinthine guidance produced by the Home Office. Indeed, working out which documents to send with an application...

June 26, 2013

By royal decree, Saudi Arabia will be changing their weekend from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday. According to the BBC, the change will bring the country into line with the other 5 countries in the Gulf Co-operation Council…

June 24, 2013

Effective from the 1st of June 2013, the Dutch Modern Migration Policy Act, referred to as "MOMI," has reformed the work and residence permit application process in the Netherlands. The new Admission and Residence Procedure (TEV) for Residence Permit Applications…

June 11, 2013

The UK Border Agency has published a new Statement of Changes, HC44, which will introduce a number of minor changes to the UK Immigration Rules. The new rules will take effect on the 1st July 2013 and notable points include…

June 10, 2013

Immigration appeals come about when applications are refused. For this reason they are often accompanied by much stress and heartache for the appellant and possibly their family. It is important to understand how the appeals system works in order to...

June 4, 2013

Over the past couple of years we have recognised a significant increase in the number of entrepreneurs, investors and start up companies moving from East Asian countries such as China and Japan to the UK. Equally, we are seeing a...

June 3, 2013

We recently received an update from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) which stated that "a wide range of improvements" will soon be made to the UKBA IT systems, including the Sponsorship Management System (SMS). The improvements are due to come…