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info@commonwealthcontractors.comSince the 1st February 2010 Tier 4 Student has been suspended at the following visa application centres: North India: New Delhi, Jalandhar, Chandigarh Bangladesh: Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong Nepal: Katmandu, The suspension has affected thousands of genuine students wishing to study a higher education course at a UK Academic Institution. In the final three months of […]
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The UK Border Agency has announced that it will partially lift the suspension of Tier 4 (Student) of the Points Based System (PBS) at seven visa application centres in North India, Bangladesh & Nepal from the 1st March 2010 following investigations into whether certain applications were genuine.
Survey highlights: 94% of Employers expect to either maintain or grow their permanent workforce in the next 12 months One in four employers are planning to increase their temporary workforce in the next year Communication and Interpersonal Skills top the list of specific attributes desired in candidates The REC’s Director of Research, Roger Tweedy said […]
Body Scanners were recently introduced at UK airports following an attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow himself up on a flight to Detroit over the Christmas period. Since then the United States, Nigeria and a number of European Countries (including the Netherlands) have either installed the scanners or have said that they plan to […]
Introduced in 1999 to prevent contractors avoiding tax payments through intermediary firms IR35 has been a compliance nightmare not just for small businesses but also for the HM Revenue & Customs, who have spent a fortune trying to bring and win cases against Limited Company Contractors deemed to be ‘Outside IR35’. Speaking to the Telegraph […]
Tier 4 Student Rules will be tightened and the new measures for students include: A good standard of English (equivalent of holding just below a GCSE in a foreign language) will be needed to come to the UK and study to improve English language competency further A good standard of English (again equivalent of holding […]
Tier 4 (Student) Rules March 2010 Tough changes relating to Tier 4 (Student) Rules relating to the Points Based System are to be introduced on the 3rd March 2010 the Home Secretary has announced. Under the new rules the number of hours an overseas student will be allowed to work in term time will be […]
In the Proposal Document Mr Woolas said “The fees are set at or below the administrative cost of an application or process in line with the Government’s charging model. By charging below the administrative cost of delivery on the application types referred to in this instrument (detailed in part below), the UK Border Agency is […]
58% of respondents considered Scotland their ‘top choice location to live and work’ 89% said Job Satisfaction was the most important factor for those considering a new place to work and live 84% said Salary was the most important factor for those considering a new place to work and live 83% said work / life […]
Each year thousands of skilled Australians and New Zealanders travel to the UK on Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visas (formerly UK Working Holidaymaker Visas) to work for a period of up to two years. Many enjoy the experience so much that they plan to return on alternative Visas such as Tier 1 (formerly HSMP) or […]