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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
8 July 2016
Biometric Residence Permits and National Insurance numbers
The Home Office is currently rolling out the issuance of National Insurance (NI) numbers for all applicants applying to enter the UK under the Tier 2 General, Minister of Religion or Sportsperson categories. Once an application under these categories has been submitted overseas, this triggers an application to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for an NI number to be issued. This NI number is then included on the Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). At least that is what is supposed to happen.
17 June 2016
The challenges in managing international assignments for UK based employees – where to next?
Whilst discussions regarding the EU Referendum in the UK reach a crescendo, perhaps the greatest challenge and source of frustration that lies ahead is one that will not be resolved by 24th June – uncertainty. Irrespective of the outcome of the vote, there will be no definitive solution or clear guidelines as to what changes to the existing regulations will be implemented and more broadly how the landscape of UK immigration will be altered in the months and years to come. In this blog, we address what may be considered as permissible activities for a short-term trip under a business visa and the key factors that should be taken into account when sending EU or non-EU national employees based in the UK on long-term global assignments.
27 May 2016
Webinar: UK internships - visa implications
Internships are a great way for students and recent graduates to gain some valuable work experience, and also act as a helpful screening tool for employers who may be considering offering the intern a more permanent role. Immigration issues should be considered early in the process, to ensure work permission can be obtained in good time. We often hear from potential interns and employers who have not considered visa issues until the last moment, meaning internship start dates are delayed and the time the intern can spend at the company is shortened. In this webinar, Stephen Hall considers some of the most common pitfalls and the most appropriate visa categories for paid and unpaid internships.
5 May 2016
Coming soon: The Immigration Bill 2015
The Immigration Bill is entering the later stages of its passage through Parliament. The Bill is currently at the “ping-pong” stage and is likely to receive the Royal Assent later in the year. The Bill creates a number of new criminal offences which both individuals and businesses will need to be aware of and plan ahead for in order to ensure that they do not fall foul of the new offences. A summary of some of the key proposed offences is outlined below.
27 April 2016
Webinar: Tier 2 Changes – “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s report on its review of the Tier 2 visa category was published in January 2016. Despite fears that the restrictive measures recommended by the MAC would be followed in their entirety, the government has adopted a more cautious approach in a number of areas and decided not to introduce some of the changes which would have been most damaging to businesses. Following our blog dated 29 March 2016, which you can find HERE, in this webinar we will consider more closely the proposed Tier 2 changes for Autumn 2016 and Spring 2017.