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Tier 2 Visa

What is a Tier 2 Visa? The Tier 2 Visa  was formerly known as UK Work Permit.. The Tier 2  Visa is an employer sponsored visa which allow a Tier 2 Licensed Employer to recruit a Non EEA National where it has not been possible to employ a settled (resident worker). Please note that you […]

IT Consulting General Information

As this is a client facing assignment candidates must have prior exposure to consulting, ideally with a large international consulting firm and understand system development, the core principles of systems architecture and have extensive configuration & implementation experience. Our Consultancy Partner works with many major clients and intends to redeploy the Individual on other Client […]

Thames Island Airport Plan | Boris Island

As Boris Johnson enjoyed an aerial tour over Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok airport he was showing us that his plan for a Thames Island airport also known as Boris Island is structurally achievable. Chek Lap Kok airport was built on land reclaimed from the sea and although only completed in 1998 is the world’s […]

Unmanned Oil Production Platforms | Amec and UPB’s £756m Plan

Unmanned Production Buoy (UPB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the engineering giant AMEC for the development and construction of its first unmanned oil production platforms for use in small North Sea fields and other reserves in Danish and Irish waters according to a report in the FT. The expectation is that buoy based […]

Nobel Physics Prize in Recognition of Cern Discovery

It was not a great surprise that the £1.25m prize was awarded to Prof Englert of the Free University of Brussels and Prof Higgs of Endinburgh University in recognition of the discovery of the subatomic particle, the Higgs bosun, that confers mass on matter. It is often referred to as ‘the God’ particle and originates […]

Joint European Visas for Chinese Tourists a Possibility

At 8.59pm today the FT reported that Theresa May, home secretary, has bowed to pressure to streamline the process for Chinese tourists to Britain. As we are not part of the EU Schengen visa system this results in many high spending Chinese visitors bypassing our country. With their spend of $102bn on global travel in […]

Tier 1 Investor Visas | Concerns Over Checks on Applications

Tier 1 Investor Visas was introduced in 2008 and in that year 43 foreign nationals succeeded in their applications. In 2012 the number of applications soared and 470 visas were granted. The increase was due to rising demand from people from Russia and China. According to a report in the FT this week wealth management […]

Grand Theft Auto V

Fans queued throughout the night just to be in line to buy the computer game Grand Theft Auto V this morning. Some of them took time of work just so they could get their hands on the most expensive game ever made. It was developed by Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland cost £170 million to […]

Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa | London Visa

Last Sunday evening the FT reported on the London mayor, Boris Johnson’s idea for a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa /“London Visa”. If adopted would make it easier for talented technologists from around the world to get jobs in tech start ups and fashion studios. The plan to provide City Hall with a yearly allocation […]