8 October 2020
The end of the resident labour market test: good news for employers?
The resident labour market test will be abolished when the UK’s new immigration system starts on 1 January 2021.
For employers who rely on skilled foreign workers, this will mean greater freedom to employ who you want from anywhere in the world, but the visa costs will be high and the automatic rejection of any applicants who need a visa simply because of the cost could result in discrimination claims.
This blog and our last blog on the right to work check grace period are part of our series on immigration and employment issues in the new UK immigration system.
24 July 2020
Highlights on the generous visa route for BN(O) citizens come January 2021
The Government has announced the introduction of a new visa route for British National (Overseas) citizens and their families from January 2021. The ‘Hong Kong BN(O) Visa’ will enable applicants to live, work and study in the UK, although they will not be able to access public funds.
23 July 2020
The Russia Report: Why we don’t need more changes to the Tier 1 Investor visa
The Tier 1 (Investor) visa category celebrated its 25th year anniversary in 2019. It is one of the last survivors of a number of visa categories introduced (or rebranded) in 1994 such as the business person/entrepreneur route, closed off last year, and a number of other later visa categories such as HSMP and Post Study Work which have come and gone.
29 June 2020
When will UK visa application centres in the US re-open?
As the global COVID-19 lockdown starts to ease across the world, UK visa application centres are starting to reopen. From the start of June, a number of centres in Asia and Australasia reopened, with many more in Europe, Africa and Central Asia due to come on-stream from the week of 29 June.
5 June 2020
Tech Nation Global Talent applications – How to sell yourself in 1000 words
Many a brilliant person may find it difficult to confidently respond when asked ‘what makes you special’? There are a lot of reasons why extolling your strengths may not come naturally. One reason might be ‘imposter syndrome’, when people feel they are not good enough or worthy of their position. Studies show that imposter syndrome is something experienced by the majority of people at some point and also felt disproportionately by women and people of colour.
