Monthly Archives: December 2010

Scotland calls for separate Immigration Cap

In the letter Business leaders and industry organizations in Scotland said that “A limit on net non-European Economic Area (EEA) migration to bring it to the level of \’tens of thousands a year\’ is likely to impede Scotland\’s economic recovery and distort the labour market. We are deeply concerned that the annual limit will have […]

Tier 1 Application Limit Reached for December 2010

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that theTier 1 application limit (Immigration cap) for December 2010 has now been reached and no more applications will be processed until January 2011. If you are considering applying under Tier 1 General your last chance to apply may be in January 2011 as (1) Tier 1 General […]

New List of English Language Test Providers to be announced

The UK Border Agency believes that ‘’people applying to live, work and study in the UK must have the required English language skills, and must be able to demonstrate this as part of their application.’’ If you are applying for a Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 4 visa before April 2010 you will still […]

Milestones for radical new PAYE system announced

Earlier in the year the Coalition Government conducted a consultation into radical plans to modernise the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) scheme and save substantial amounts in annual operation costs. The PAYE scheme currently costs the Government £1 Billion per year to administer however the new Government does not believe that this represents good value […]

Employees to communicate through Social Networks not email in the future says Gartner

The Research Vice President at Gartner, Monica Basso, said that “In the past, organisations supported collaboration through email and highly structured applications only. Today, social paradigms are converging with email, instant messaging and presence, creating new collaboration styles. Technology is only an enabler; while changes in culture are essential to widespread adoption”. However in order […]

October Visa Statistics: Nigeria

Nigeria, Abuja Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 20% of applications processed within 5 Days 70% of applications processed within 10 Days 89% of applications processed within 15 Days 96% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 55 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 0% of […]

October Visa Statistics: Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Dhaka Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 89% of applications processed within 5 Days 91% of applications processed within 10 Days 94% of applications processed within 15 Days 97% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 37 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 61% of […]

October Visa Statistics: India

India, Banglore Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 85% of applications processed within 5 Days 99% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 166 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 92% of […]

October Visa Statistics: Pakistan

Pakistan, Islamabad Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 82% of applications processed within 5 Days 92% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 90 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 80% of […]