News & Insights

The Home Office have published a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, which will come into force on 9 April 2025.

The Home Office have announced fee increases affecting a number of visa routes and applications.

In respect of an application by a care sector sponsor for Defined Certificates of Sponsorship, the High Court has ruled that it was “irrational” for the Home Office to require evidence of guaranteed hours contracts.

The Home Office have reversed their decision to curtail all BRPs by the end of 2024 and BRPs can now be used to enter the UK until 1 June 2025.

The Home Office are applying increased scrutiny to DCoS applications made by applicants operating in the Care sector. Why?

An update to Right to Work guidance has confirmed, among other things, whether clipped British and Irish passports are acceptable evidence of Right to Work status.

Employers do you permit your staff to work remotely overseas in the interest of offering flexibility

Following publication of the AI Opportunities Action Plan, the Government has endorsed the plan which includes recommendations to review the current immigration routes to increase access to AI talent.

The Home Office have progressed their plans to implement the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme by announcing dates for the worldwide rollout of the scheme.

Head of Immigration Imelda Reddington considers the English language requirements of the Skilled Worker visa and provides some much-needed clarity as to the specific tests that a migrant needs to pass.

The Home Office have clarified which immigration-related costs employers can and cannot recover from Skilled Workers, in an updated version of the sponsor guidance published on 31 December 2024.

Keir Starmer has announced plans to link the sponsorship of migrant workers with the training of the UK’s domestic labour force – the path to achieving this might be hiding in plain sight…