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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
29 March 2016
The Home Office announces changes to Tier 2
Following the publication of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s report on its review of the Tier 2 visa category in January 2016, the Home Office has now announced details of the changes it will introduce for the Tier 2 visa route. Despite fears that the restrictive measures recommended by the MAC would be followed in their entirety, it is to be welcomed that the government has adopted a more cautious approach in some areas and decided not to introduce some of the changes which would have been most damaging to businesses.
23 March 2016
Further details regarding the Immigration Skills Charge announced
As you are aware the government is proposing to introduce an Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) for Sponsors who hire Tier 2 migrants and we last wrote to you about the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations with regard to this in our 20 January 2016 alert. This week you may have come across reports which seek to confirm the details of the Charge.
11 March 2016
Government publishes its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules
The government published its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules today and contrary to expectations, none of the widely anticipated new measures have been introduced, following the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in its Tier 2 Review report in January.
20 January 2016
Targeting the wrong people and shooting itself in the foot - the MAC proposes significant changes to the Tier 2 sponsored immigration route
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) was tasked with undertaking a wide-ranging review of the Tier 2 visa route, with the ultimate aim of advising the government on the various options available to restrict the number of non-EEA skilled workers coming to the UK.
Their recommendations, published yesterday, do not make for easy reading for UK and global businesses with a UK presence.
19 January 2016
Migration Advisory Committee publishes its Tier 2 review findings
On 19 January the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its long awaited findings, following its wide ranging review of the Tier 2 route over the summer of 2015. In this blog, we set out the main recommendations and findings.
