Tier 2 Visa Extension Guide
The total time you are allowed to stay in the UK on a Tier 2 Visa is 6 years – which includes any extensions. Past the initial period, you must apply for Tier 2 Visa Extension or you will be deported.
Schengen Visa Validity Rules
All Schengen countries have the same standards of immigration control. Under European Commission regulations, you can travel within Europe with just one visa. Read our article in full to learn more about Schengen Visa Validity Rules.
Apply for a Schengen Visa
If you are from a Schengen country, you can travel within the Europe zone without having to apply for a Schengen visa.
Transgender Asylum Seekers
It is the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which forged the modern LGBTQ+ movement. But how far have we still got to travel with transgender asylum seekers?
Care Industry Will Feel Brexit More Than Most
The UK’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL) has been due a revamp, and the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has now made some recommendations in a care industry review, published this May. It comes in response to escalating demand from health and care professionals who say that a staff shortage in their fields is becoming a threat.
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.