Innovator Visa Endorsing Bodies
The UK Innovator Founder visa has now replaced the Innovator visa as the immigration route to start up a business in the UK. If you’re an entrepreneur with plans to set up in the UK, speak to our business immigration specialists for advice on UK visa eligibility and application processing. This guide was written before the […]
Displaced Talent Visa: Work in the UK
The UK’s displaced talent visa scheme is designed to allow certain highly-skilled asylum seekers to come to the UK to work for up to two years. Many refugees have marketable skills but are locked out of international skilled migration systems, often because they are inadvertently discriminated against due to documentary requirements and administrative processes. Meanwhile, […]
Global Mobility Trends 2023
There are several trends in global mobility that are expected to continue in 2023, subject to factors such as world events, economic conditions, and advancements in technology. These include: Domestic skills shortages resulting in increased overseas recruitment Digital nomadism Increased use of technology Sustainable travel Emerging destinations Rental market challenges Greater safeguarding of mobile employees International […]
What Tech Nation’s Closure Means For Global Talent Visas
Tech Nation has announced that it is to close its operations from 31 March 2023, ending its role as endorsing body for tech applicants under the Global Talent route. The announcement comes after the organisation lost its government funding to Barclays. The Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport formally awarded the £12 million Digital […]
Long COVID Sickness Absence Guide
For a growing number of people, coronavirus continues to cause a range of symptoms that last for several weeks or even months post-infection, leading to a diagnosis of long COVID. The symptoms can be so debilitating that it impacts their ability to work, resulting in long term sickness absence. The following guide for employers provides […]
Preparing for 1 July 2021: Changes to EU Worker Status
Although the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, Brexit transition arrangements delayed changes to the status and immigration rights of European nationals in the UK until after 30 June 2021. New Home Office guidance on preventing illegal working has been published covering changes to document checks for EEA & Swiss nationals from 1 […]
Changes to Right to Work Checks
2008 saw the inception of the Points Based System and the introduction of the Sponsor Licence for organisations wishing to employ foreigners in-country, from abroad, or transfer them to the UK from an overseas subsidiary. It also marked the start of Right to Work check practices where the Home Office placed on employers the responsibility […]