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info@commonwealthcontractors.comWhat is the Highly Trusted Sponsor Scheme? The aim of the Highly Trusted Sponsor Scheme is to streamline the application process for Sponsors and to allow the UK Border Agency to concentrate limited on site immigration audit bandwidth on high risk and poorly performing sponsors. By identifying up front ‘those sponsors who are achieving the […]
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On the 6th April 2010 the UK Border Agency will launch its new Highly Trusted Sponsor Scheme. Initially the scheme will be rolled out to Tier 4 Sponsors (Academic Institutions) however later in 2010 the scheme is expected to be expanded to include Tier 2 (Work Permit) and Tier 5 Sponsors. This Special Report will […]
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 […]
Headline changes to Tier 2 General and Intra Company Transfer 5 additional points will be awarded for Tier 2 General applications versus Tier 2 Intra Company Transfers due to the fact that Tier 2 General applications are designed specifically to protect skilled jobs and to ensure that offers are made to resident nationals before those […]
Headline Changes to Tier 1 General Bachelors Degree Qualifications are to be reintroduced into Tier 1 General after a 12 month absence. In April 2009 following challenging economic conditions the UK Border Agency increased the minimum requirements for Tier 1 General from a Bachelors Degree to a Masters Degree. This change not only reduced applications […]
On the 6th April 2010 the UK Border Agency will make significant changes to Tier 1 General (Highly Skilled) of the Points Based Immigration System (PBS). The changes will have a significant impact on highly skilled workers who are either planning to come to the UK for the first time on Tier 1 General or […]
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 […]
Since the 16th November 2009 all doctors wishing to practice in the UK have required a License to Practise and a GMC Registration, in the past only a GMC Registration was required. The License to Practise is issued for a limited period of time, after which a doctor must go through the process of ‘Revalidation’ […]