Tag: Tier 2

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship From 10th March 2015

Changes apply to Tier 2 Sponsorship online systems from 10th March 2015. The new functionality permits Tier 2 Visa Family Groups to apply online. This means that Tier 2 Main Applicants can apply with their dependants using the Online Application Service easier than completing a paper form. Below is how this changes for Clients, Legal Representatives and Sponsors:…
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Tier 2 work-permit visa on the Overseas Nursing Program (ONP)

New Rules have come into play for nurses that will see more qualified professionals being qualified under the overseas nursing program to enter the profession and also allowed to enter the UK.   The Overseas Nursing Program (ONP) is for international nursing migrants that are registered nurses in their country of origin. You will need to…
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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 [email protected] Attention, the request for exceptional consideration must be made on the same day that you submit your application or…
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Tier 2 Abbreviated Guidance

This is a simple explanation for employers looking to take on migrants and people that want to find out about getting sponsored by their employers under the Tier 2 Migrant Points Based (PBS) system. The full guidance is available on the Home Office website The first stage is the Licence Application. This is different from…
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ILR & Citizenship: How Many Days Outside UK? – Residence Requirements Study

What are the lengths of absences from the (days outside) UK to avoid in order to get ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) and Naturalisation (citizenship). Our UK Immigration lawyers get asked many times about ILR applications and Citizenship applications. One of the main questions about ILR and Naturalisation is how many days outside UK am I allowed…
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