Overview of the Immigration Bill 2015
On Thursday, 17th September 2015 the first reading of the Immigration Bill 2015 was published. It outlined a few changes which we already expected and some that we were not expecting. The box of surprises that is immigration law. Below we bring a summary of the Immigration Bill 2015, which we will discuss in detail […]
Employing Nurses from Overseas
In her article on Thursday, 10 September, Jane Dreaper, Health correspondent for BBC News, wrote that leading NHS figures have warned that “stringent” immigration rules are preventing them from getting enough nurses on wards in time for winter. The heads of 10 leading trusts, along with the NHS Employers Organisation have written to the home […]
What Is a Genuine Vacancy for Tier 2 Category?
Employers should be aware that new genuineness-tests now apply to all Tier 2 visa applications. As of November 2014, the Home Office have introduced subjective tests to all Tier 2 visa categories. This follows the introduction of ‘genuineness tests’ into other categories of the Points Based System, most notably the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route. This […]