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Tier 2 General (Work Permit) Temporary Immigration Cap details released by the UK Border Agency

The UK Border Agency today announced details of the temporary Immigration Cap relating to Tier 2 General, which is due to be implemented on the 19th July 2010. The temporary cap will see the monthly number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) issued by UK businesses set at around 2,200 per month. Once the monthly limit has been reached companies will be unable to issue any more Certificates of Sponsorship in a month. The Immigration Cap does not affect the Tier 2 visa application processes undertaken by individual applicants. Once a Certificate of Sponsorship has been issued the holder can apply for a Tier 2 General visa as normal.
17:06 29.06.2010

Search for Jobs on Direct.Gov.UK

Last Wednesday (31st March 2010) Direct.Gov.UK added all job listings from the now closed JobCentrePlus.Gov.UK to its database. The closure of JobCentrePlus.Gov.UK and the expansion of Direct.Gov.UK is intended to broaden the reach of advertising UK Jobs to resident nationals. Currently all Tier 2 employers who wish to recruit an individual from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) must first advertise to resident nationals via the JobCentrePlus Portal. The transfer is another step along the path to the closure of Direct.Gov.UK and the creation of a MyGov profile for each UK citizen.
21:04 02.04.2010

Changes to Tier 2 General in April 2010

On the 6th April 2010 the UK Border Agency will introduce a number of changes to the Tier 2 General and Intra Company Transfer subcategories of the Points Based Immigration System (PBS). Tier 2 was formerly the old UK Work Permit System. Tier 2 Licensed Sponsors should ensure that all Tier 2 applications are fully in line with the new requirements from the 6th April 2010.
16:03 22.03.2010

Quarterly Update to Codes of Practice

The UK Border Agency has announced that it has published its quarterly updates to the Codes of Practice for sponsoring workers from outside the European Economic Area under Tier 2 (formerly UK Work Permit) and Tier 5 of the Points Based System (PBS). Tier 2 and 5 employers must ensure that they comply with the latest codes in relation to advertising a role in a suitable publication, ensuring a suitable salary for the role and checking the appropriate skill level.
17:03 02.03.2010

Government Response to Intra Company Transfer Petition

The UK Government has formally responded to a petition calling for the ‘Intra Company Transfer’ work permit (Tier 2) scheme to be immediately abolished. The recent petition said the scheme allowed ‘companies to bypass UK immigration rules and import non-EU workers into the UK, displacing UK/EU staff’, however the Government responded by saying the ICT scheme ‘is designed to enable employees of multinational companies to transfer to skilled posts in this country and to enhance the UK’s competitiveness in attracting inward investment by overseas companies’ and that ‘The immigration arrangements do not prevent employers from outsourcing work to another company or bringing migrant workers into the UK for either short or lengthy periods of time, provided the relevant criteria are met’
18:02 28.02.2010

English Language Test Provider Removed

The UK Border Agency has removed the company, Britain’s Education Services, from the list of approved English Language Tests for Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications made under the Points Based System. Britain’s Education Services offered the ‘Test in English for International Students’ however this has been removed, presumably because it does not meet the required UKBA standards.
15:02 18.02.2010

Tier 2 Codes of Practice to be updated

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that it will update the Codes of practice for sponsoring migrant workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on the 1st March 2010. Tier 2 employers currently in the process of employing migrant workers from outside the EEA should aim to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship before the end of the month; otherwise they could find they have new criteria to meet. All other Tier 2 Licensed organisations should ensure that recruitment processes are in line with the changes from the 1st March onwards.
17:02 16.02.2010

Tier 2 Identity Cards

From today (6th January 2010) skilled workers under Tier 2 of the Points Based System (PBS) and their dependents will be issued with Identity Cards once they have been granted permission to extend their stay in the United Kingdom. These visa categories have been added to the existing Identity Card scheme which was first introduced in November 2008.
23:01 06.01.2010

Identity Cards for Tier 2 Visa Holders

From the 6th January 2010 skilled workers on Tier 2 Visas and their dependents will need to provide Biometric Information (fingerprints and digital face photograph) & obtain an Identity Card when applying to extend their stay in the UK. To do this a migrant will provide Biometrics either at a Home Office Centre or a selected Post Office (see below) and then submits the extension application. If successful the migrant receives an Identity card no more than 10 working days after the date of the letter extending their permission to stay.
19:12 27.12.2009


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