Category: Europe

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Urgent restricted certificates of sponsorship

If you have to request a restricted certificate of sponsorship (COS) urgently between 6 March and 16 April, you must submit an application and request exceptional consideration. To do this you must email the reasons for exceptional consideration to info@immigrationandmigration.com Attention, the request for exceptional consideration must be made on the same day that you submit your application or…
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The Chinese Market & Hong Kong

The Office of National Statistics reveal that China now provides the biggest total number of immigrants to the UK, recent figures shows that last year were 40,000 people. We can’t forget that China belongs to the BRIC countries (BRIC is the acronym to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China which are all considered…
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Moving immigration and visas content to GOV.UK

The Home Office communications announced the plans to move the content of the UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) website to GOV.UK, which has been created as part of the government’s plans to bring all government services into one place. Over the past couple of months the Home Office communications have been reviewing, rewriting and restructuring current UKBA content to…
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UK visa application process in Macedonia changes

From 26 March 2014 the visa application centre will move to: Soravia Centre Stiv Naumov Skopje Macedonia The new commercial partner Teleperformance Ltd will take over the running of our visa application centre in Skopje. Be aware, the following changes: change of opening hours – appointments will be available from 09:00 to 13:00 at the…
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UK visa application process in Ukraine changes

From 26 February 2014 the visa application centre will move to: Artem Business Centre 4 Glybochytska Street Kyiv Ukraine Teleperformance is the new commercial partnerLtd and will take over the running of your visa application centre in Kyiv. They will be doing the following change: opening hours – from 26 February appointments will be available at…
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