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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
8 April 2011
Impact of failure of US to agree 2011/12 budget
The US government has failed to agree its Budget for 2011-2012. If an agreement is not reached by midnight on Friday, 8 April 2011 there a possibility that a number of government services will shut down including the USCIS offices that the UKBA use for biometric enrolment.
1 April 2011
Tier 1 (General) settlement earnings criteria
Those in the UK as highly skilled migrants should be aware that the criteria for settlement for Tier 1 (General) migrants have changed recently.
1 April 2011
Changes to the ability of students to work
The government has announced that from July 2011 only students studying directly at higher education institutions will be able to work while they are in the UK with Tier 4 leave. All other new students will have no right to work.
1 April 2011
Tier 1 (Post Study Work) to remain open until April 2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently announced that it will close the Post Study Work route to new entrants from April 2012. The closure of Tier 1 (Post Study Work) has been expected for some time so it will come as some comfort to current students and graduate employers that the route is to remain open for another year.
30 March 2011
Government makes UK more attractive to foreign Investors and Entrepreneurs
The Government today outlined a significant changes to the UK's immigration rules for investors and entrepreneurs.