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Tier 2 Visas - iam: latest immigration news

New Tier 2 Visa Restrictions after MAC Reviews

Latest Immigration News: Last year the Home Office commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on restricting Tier 2 visas to genuine skills shortages and highly specialised experts and to undertake a review of nursing shortages. The MAC’s reports can be found at www.gov.uk As a  result, new immigration reforms will be introduced in…
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HO Changes to Immigration Rules, April 2016 – Latest Immigration News

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC877, 11 march 2016 announces the latest immigration news which will affect applications made on or after 6 April 2016: NHS debt and litigation costs The NHS debt threshold is being reduced from £1000 to £500. A new rule is being added to allow an application to be…
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Application Online for Premium Service Centre Is Changing

As part of customer service improvements, the UKVI have introduced a new online application method for customers who wish to book Premium Service appointments. On 28 January 2016 the new Online Application Service was launched on www.gov.uk for Premium Service Centre appointments. From this date you can no longer book a new standalone appointment using the…
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Reporting problems with Biometric Residence Permits (BRP)

From 18 January the way in which you notify the Home Office of a problem with a biometric residence permit has changed. This includes those, who have applied from outside of the UK and: have been unable to collect their permit within 10 working days of arriving in the United Kingdom; need someone to either collect their BRP…
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