A UK taxpayer living principally in Spain was found to have maintained UK residence and closer links to the UK than to Spain. […]
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Category: Immigration
Changes to rules on biometric residence permits announced by UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency (“UKBA”) has announced changes to their rules regarding biometric residence permits (‘BRPs’) which will be implemented from 29 February 2012. […]
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Illegal working – naming and shaming
The UK Border Agency (‘UKBA’) has announced that it will publish quarterly reports which will name employers who receive 2 or more penalties for employing illegal workers. […]
Imminent changes to UK Immigration system require immediate action
This Alert is essential reading for organisations that employ non EU nationals in their UK workforce. From the end of November the current UK work permit scheme will be replaced with a new points-based qualifying system. From the end of November employers who wish to employ non-resident workers in the UK will require a license […]
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Expatriates: A8 workers registration scheme extended
The UK Government has decided to extend the registration scheme, which was due to end on 30 April 2009, for two more years. The scheme will now end on 30 April 2011. The scheme covers workers from the so-called “A8 countries”: Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Slovakia; and Slovenia. Employees from A8 countries […]
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Immigration: Tougher immigration criteria for migrant workers
With effect from 1 April two key changes will be made to the points-based immigration system to make it tougher for nationals from outside the European Economic Area to come and work in the UK […]
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International Assignments: How to manage international assignments
We look at the key considerations to bear in mind when approaching the question of managing international assignees.
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UK government announces new cap on number of migrants to the UK
The government has announced that from April 2011 new measures are being introduced to limit the number of non-EEA migrants who may come to the UK. […]
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Immigration crackdown on sponsor breaches predicted
UK Committee of Public Accounts report on lack of control over intra-company transfers (“ICT”) is predicted to spark enforcement of sponsor’s obligations. […]
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UK Immigration Update
From 1 October 2011 there will be changes to the SMS. This will affect the way in which applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship are made in Tier 2 General. […]