12 April 2012
Immigration Update: Delays With The Processing of Annual Certificate of Sponsorship Allocations
The annual allocation period for certificates of sponsorship (“CoS”) ended on 5 April.
5 April 2012
Immigration Update: Annual Tier 2 Limit Announcement
Following the recommendations contained in the Migration Advisory Committee’s (“MAC”) report in October 2011, which advised on the 2012-13 annual limit for Tier 2 and associated policies, the government has announced that the Tier 2 General limit will remain at its current level of 20,700 for the next two years, until April 2014.
23 March 2012
Immigration Update: Increase in Funds Required to Satisfy the Maintenance Requirement
The UK Border Agency (“UKBA”) has increased the funds required to satisfy the maintenance requirement with effect from 14 June 2012.
16 March 2012
Britain closed for Business - Highly Skilled Migrants and Employers face Government onslaught in a bid to reduce net migration
Since the introduction of the Points Based System, individuals entering under Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Points Based System have been affected most by Labour and Conservative Governments’ immigration policies. The result is that migrants are caught up in a Kafkaesque system in which legislation is applied retrospectively and genuine mistakes in applications end up with the prospect of forcible removal from the UK.
8 March 2012
Immigration Update: Ongoing difficulties with the booking of premium service appointments
We recently notified you of the reinstatement of the representative slots at the Public Enquiry Office in Croydon for the same day processing of applications. Unfortunately, difficulties remain in securing appointments as slots are currently booked up until May.