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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Care worker visa sponsorship new rules for employers

New Sponsorship Rules for Care Workers in England: What Employers Need to Know

The UK government has introduced new rules for sponsoring care workers and senior care workers under the Skilled Worker route.  These changes aim to support displaced care staff already in the UK while reducing worker exploitation in the care sector. According to the update, before sponsoring new recruits from overseas or from other immigration categories,…
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the Conservatives' UK immigration plan

The Conservative’s New UK Immigration Plan – What You Need to Know

The Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has proposed Changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain, British Citizenship, and Family Sponsorship that will significantly change routes to settlement in the UK. Political Uncertainty and UK Immigration Policy With the Conservative Party currently out of power, and having an eye on the next General Election, as well as…
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5 Ways People Living in the UK Will Be Affected by Brexit

The only thing we know for sure after the UK has voted to leave the European Union is that we don’t know anything for sure. No one seems to be able to tell exactly what happens next. A lot of people are directly affected by Brexit. Even though we don’t know precisely how things will change…
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500% Increase in Immigration Tribunal Fees Scrapped

In a move to further restrict immigration applicants’ appeal rights and access to the court, the government hiked prices for the Immigration Tribunal fees for up to 500% earlier this year. This policy saw fees increased from £80 to £490 for a paper hearing while the fee for an oral hearing rose from £140 to…
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Latest immigration news from the Home office

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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