Category Archives: General UK Immigration News

Tier 1 Visa Applications If you are a highly skilled professional and you wish to work in the United Kingdom Commonwealth Contractors OISC registered Immigration Partners may be able to help. From April 2010 far more individuals will become eligible for a Tier 1 General Visa (formerly Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Visa) as the category […]

If you are a highly skilled professional (especially in Information Technology, Healthcare and Engineering) and you wish to work in the United Kingdom please Submit your Details or call now on 0330 390 9021. Please be prepared to send a copy of your most up to date CV. Occupations proposed to be added to the […]

Tier 1 General – Adjusting Overseas Earnings One of the key subcategories of Tier 1 General is Previous Earnings in which applicants earn points based on a 12 month consecutive period of earnings in the 15 months immediately prior to Tier 1 General visa application. The higher the level of previous earnings the more points […]

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey found that: 68% of respondents believe that migrant workers work harder than UK Nationals 72% think that migrant workers are prepared to do jobs that British workers are not prepared or are unwilling to do 57% think that migrant workers are important to their own company 56% […]

Speaking further to the changes, Phil Woolas, the Borders and Immigration Minister said “We\’ve always said that we would run our immigration system for the benefit of the UK and that is what we are doing. The changes that we are making today will build on an already robust system which is now the envy […]

President Zuma, on his first official state visit to the UK, made the comments at a special 1,000 guest invitational at London’s Dorchester Hotel. He told guests that young South Africans were ‘picking up valuable skills while working in the UK’ however encouraged them to return at some time in the future. The flow of […]

Circular Migration On the 3rd August 2009 the UK Border Agency published the consultation document titled ‘Earning the right to stay: a new points test for citizenship’. In it the government first proposed the idea of ‘Circular Migration’. Circular Migration means that ‘migrants are able to come, leave and come back again, without it adversely […]

The proposals centre on amending the Immigration Rules in order to make non payment of NHS charges specific grounds for refusal of entry or further stay in the United Kingdom. The proposals do not impact on a migrant’s access to NHS services but rather the UKBA and Department of Health aim to make it easier […]

Border & Immigration Minister, Phil Woolas said “The agency is the UK\’s first line of defence against criminals, smugglers and illegal immigrants. Protecting the public lies at the heart of what we do. Combating border and immigration crime, such as drugs smuggling and large-scale facilitation of illegal entry, is a core part of that role. […]

Key Changes Tier 2 (formerly UK Work Permit): Clarification of SOC codes 2411 and 1112 (covering Director, Chief Executive & Legal Partner roles in relation to the Resident Labour Market Test Clarification on the policy covering Tier 1 (Post Study Work) to Tier 2 (General) switching applications A Rated Tier 2 Licensed Companies can now […]