Return Of Two-Year Post Study Work Visa Announced
The two-year post-study work visa has apparently returned from the dead. Multiple statements, from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, the Department for Education and, last and least, the Home Office have been released announcing the resurrection of a student post-study visa originally introduced in 2004 and killed off by the previous Prime Minister Theresa May in 2012.
EU Free Movement Rules To End Straight After No-Deal Brexit
The UK government has announced that EU free movement rules will end immediately in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 31st October.
Hunger Strikes In British Detention Centres
Home Office figures show that since 2015, there have been over 3,000 hunger strikes in Britain’s detention centres. 1,705 of these have been in the last two years alone.
Plan To End Free Movement Alarms EU Nationals
EU citizens in the UK fear they could be affected by hostile new policies to end free movement.
New Innovator Visa Route Due to Close
The new Innovator Visa, only launched in March 2019, to replace the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category has had a string of issues, which has resulted in its uptake being extremely low.
What is ETIAS?
ETIAS is the European Travel Information and Authorisation System. It is an electronic system which has been developed by the EU to keep track of visitors to its member nations from countries whose citizens do not require a travel visa. It is linked to several international identity verification databases.
Landlords Becoming Unofficial Immigration Agents
It used to be that only lawyers battled immigration law and Home Office policies, but 2010 brought changes to the landscape with landlords being bound to the immigration rules by 2016. Now the country is preparing for Brexit; concerns are growing in the property sector about what the future will hold with landlords becoming unofficial immigration agents.
What Does the SOL Means For Chemical Engineers?
This May the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released its report on recommended changes to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which contains the specialist sector-specific roles that UK employers struggle to fill with domestic talent. Due to the high demand for qualified people, non-EU citizens working in these fields are not subjected to the same visa restrictions as candidates for less specialised job roles.
Brexit Extension – No Consequences For UK Nationals Living In The EU
The European Union has now agreed to the British government’s request to extend the date of Brexit (set initially for the 31st October 2019) to now be the 31st January 2020. This means that a no-deal Brexit due yesterday has now been ruled out. The new Brexit date is set as 31st January 2020 at the latest, or as soon as the British and European parliaments can approve the withdrawal agreement.
Brexit: What Happens Now?
After a bill to hold a general election on 12 December received Royal Assent, and the confirmation that Brexit is delayed until 31st January 2020, the United Kingdom is going to the polls. So what happens now with Brexit?