Blog
FCA case against CACEIS UK raises points of interest for practitioners
James Alleyne
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.
30 March 2011
Small changes, significant repercussions
Employers who are registered as Tier 2 sponsors have a duty to inform the UK Border Agency (UKBA) of changes to their arrangements with migrant employees caused by structural reorganisation.
2 March 2011
UKBA invites all PBS Sponsors to request their unrestricted Certificate of Sponsorship allocation for the year 2011/2012
The UK Border Agency has requested that all sponsors complete and return a UKBA form to request their allocation of unrestricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) for the year from 6 April 2011 to 5 April 2012.