Category: News & Events

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Our team review of the MM v SSHD case

MM v Secretary of State from the Home Department [2014] –  Disappointment for Families Across the UK The Court of Appeal’s judgement in the case MM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] was handed down on Friday 11 July 2014, will spell disappointment for many families across the UK. The appeal judges ruled that the…
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Recent Changes with the Immigration Rules

Starting from 11 July 2014, the following changes to the Immigration Rules will be enforced. Switching from Tier 4 Student/Other Study Category  to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Students can only switch to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) if they have access to £50,000 funding to invest in business from the following sources: one or more UK Entrepreneurial seed…
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MM case

Theresa May wins latest immigration battle in Court of Appeal. UK citizens must earn £18,600 before spouse let in and the benchmark rises to £22,400 for couples with children. Also, stats reveals “61% of women and 32% of men will not qualify to bring in a family member”. Case to say: Price tag on Love! Love is for…
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Suspended Tier 4 Sponsors

Please, click on the link below to know more about the list of suspended colleges and universities  (24 June 2014 by the Home Office) – Suspended Tier 4 Sponsors. IAM – Home Office List of closures If you are a student and you have been affected by the school closures please contact us right now.

Resident Labour Market Test Exemptions

As there has been some uncertainty regarding the Resident Labour Market test, please see below instances where the rest does NOT apply. Tier 2 employers can offer a job to some people without having to meet all of the provisions of the resident labour market test. This applies to you if you fall into one of the…
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