29 January 2015
Imminent Roll Out of Biometric Residence Permits for all Migrants
The Home Office will shortly be rolling out Biometric Residence Permits (BRP) (otherwise known as BID) for all visa applicants applying to enter the UK from overseas. This BRP is a plastic card which will have details on it of the applicant’s visa type and visa validity dates. There will be a phased introduction once the legislation has been approved by Parliament and an upgraded visa application system has been introduced, with Pakistan being proposed as the first country to go live with the new process.
23 January 2015
Reminder of your Tier 2 Certificates of Sponsorship expiry on 5 April 2015
Many of you will by now have received notifications from the Home Office concerning the expiry of your Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship (CoS) on 5 April 2015.
26 November 2014
Registered travellers scheme extended – good news for some
As from 17 November, the Home Office has extended the Registered Traveller Scheme for migrants from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the US who travel to the UK frequently (at least four times a year).
13 November 2014
Sponsors will now need to appoint a Level 1 user
With effect from 6 November 2014, any new Sponsor submitting a sponsor licence application must initially appoint an employee as Level 1 user.
13 November 2014
Further Roll Out of 24 hour super priority visa services
With effect from April 2015 the UK government is planning to extend its super priority visa service to allow business visitors, tourists and investors to have their visa application processed within 24 hours.