4 April 2023
The New Innovator Founder Visa Route – Everything you need to know!
The new Innovator Founder visa route will commence from 13 April 2023, which will also see the end of the Start-Up visa scheme.
23 March 2023
Investor and Entrepreneur deadlines
Before 6 April 2023, Tier 1 Investors should check whether any investments made into UK government bonds (also known as gilts) in their investment portfolio needs to be moved to other ‘qualifying investments’. Applicants who obtained their initial Tier 1 (Investor) visa between 6 November 2014 to 28 March 2019 must consider now if they can continue to hold gilts. Those who applied and was granted a Tier 1 (Investor) visa from 29 March 2019 already could not rely on investments into gilts.
23 March 2023
Curtains for curtailment?
Following a recent freedom of information request, it has been confirmed to us that the well-established procedure of UKVI issuing a notice/letter when a sponsored worker’s employment ends may be nearly a thing of the past.
10 March 2023
Why the Illegal Migration Bill won't stop the boats but will cause irreparable harm
As immigration lawyers we have become used to bracing for bad news, particularly in the form of terrible legislation. But no one could have been prepared for the sheer audacity, international law busting and compassionless horror show that is the Illegal Migration Bill.
9 March 2023
Lay off my visa – what happens when sponsored workers are made redundant: common questions answered
2022 has ended, and so it seems, are the jobs of many workers across the UK. In particular, redundancies in the tech sector have been coming in thick and fast, as reported in the FT recently. According to https://layoffs.fyi/, which tracks job cuts in the tech sector, well over 100,000 tech jobs have already been lost in 2023 and many more are being announced every other day. The UK economy is expected to shrink by around 1% in 2023.