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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
15 June 2011
Allowances must be accurately reflected on Tier 2 sponsorship
Registered Tier 2 sponsors are reminded that the allowances figure indicated on their Tier 2 migrants' CoS must be accurate and remain so throughout the period of sponsorship.
15 June 2011
Restriction on introduction of new evidence in PBS appeals
Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 came into force on Monday 23 May 2011 and has the effect of severely restricting the evidence that can be used in appeals against the refusal of points based system applications.
15 June 2011
UKBA guidance expected on EU judgments
The UKBA announced on 1 June 2011 that it will shortly be issuing new guidance on how applications from EU citizens and their family members should be handled following some recent important decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
10 May 2011
Work restrictions on A8 nationals come to an end
As of 1 May 2011, A8 nationals are now permitted to work in the UK without restriction.
10 May 2011
Low monthly CoS allocation for April 2011 – large rollover of CoS into May's allocation
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) published figures recently on its allocation of restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to Tier 2 registered sponsors for April 2011. The figures are surprisingly low and as a result a large number of CoS are being rolled over into the allocation for May 2011.