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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
26 January 2012
Immigration Update: Special Visitor Concession for those Attending the Olympic Games
Certain individuals who have been accredited and received an Accreditation Card for the 2012 Olympic or Paralympic Games from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) may enter the UK as a special visitor in order to attend the events, without a visa. These accredited individuals include athletes, umpires, technical and support staff, broadcasters and others associated with the Games. Collectively, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has termed these individuals ‘Olympic or Paralympic Games family members’ for these purposes. These individuals may seek permission to enter the UK without a visa between 30 March 2012 and 8 November 2012, for a maximum of 6 months and the period must end on or before 8 November 2012.
20 January 2012
Immigration Update: Important Immigration Update
Due to changes in legislation, and from 29 February 2012, all non-EEA nationals seeking leave to remain, including settlement, will be required to enrol their biometric features (to date, biometric enrolment has not affected migrants applying for indefinite leave to remain). Permission to remain in the UK will be evidenced by a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card and not the usual passport endorsement. This means there will be a significant increase in the number of people enrolling their biometric features.
12 December 2011
Immigration update: Indefinite leave to remain absences
We were informed by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) last Thursday that it is now strictly adhering to policy as far as indefinite leave to remain absences is concerned.
12 December 2011
Immigration Update: Biometric Residence Permits to be rolled out to remaining migrants
Subject to receiving parliamentary approval, from 29 February 2012 all migrants applying for permission to remain in the UK for more than six months will need to apply for a biometric Residence Permit.
2 December 2011
Immigration Update: Latest news on premium sponsorship proposal
Following the announcement in our Immigration Update on 3 November we have received further information relating to the proposal by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to introduce a Premium Service for trusted sponsors.