29 January 2020
Guest blog: How to “Get Megxit done” – Canadian immigration options for the royal couple
Kingsley Napley assists with global immigration applications with the assistance of its well established local co-counsel partners, such as Tremblay Immigration, PC in Canada. Here, Philippe Tremblay provides insight into the Canadian immigration options for Harry and Meghan.
10 January 2020
New Year, New …Nationality?
Increasingly, clients are turning to us for advice about British citizenship. Whether this is to do with the looming Brexit deadline, or sparked by a New Year’s resolution to get your immigration affairs in order (?!), it’s not clear.
20 December 2019
Immigration related risks in a “compliant environment"
Since the introduction of the Immigration Act 2014, the Conservative government has been open about its willingness to create a “hostile environment” for users of the immigration system, not least anyone who may not have a lawful basis to remain in the UK.
20 December 2019
All I want for Christmas is… for the UK to re-open for business
Dear Father Christmas,
Further to the advice we provided in December 2017 regarding your ability to travel to the UK to deliver presents to children over Christmas, I am now writing to provide you with an update. This letter will focus specifically on your ability to travel, with a particular look at the current Brexit framework and some recent changes to the UK immigration system.
19 December 2019
Post-Brexit immigration rules – not so bad for the finance sector?
Hot on the heels of the general election outcome, this article sets out the likely new Conservative party immigration policies and rules for the finance sector. In particular, it focuses on the impact of Brexit and the intention for the UK to have a new post-Brexit immigration system. For the finance sector, the outlook is generally positive and although uncertainty remains and hoops will have to be jumped through, the new rules and systems should not be overly onerous. Care still needs to be taken though, especially in terms of prevention of illegal working.
