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Monday, 23 January 2012 00:00
Tier 2 and Tier 5 Further leave to Remain move online
The UK Home Office has announced that from 14 February 2012, applicants applying under Tier 2 and Tier 5 and their dependants who are in the UK, will be able to apply online for permission to stay in the UK (Further Leave to Remain). From this date, applicants will…
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Monday, 09 January 2012 00:00
More than 11,000 Certificates of Sponsorship available for the month!
The rollover of Tier 2 sponsorship certificates is getting bigger every month, and according to the latest information from the UK Home Office there are 11,040 sponsorship certificates available for January/February 2012. In November 2010 the UK Government announced that it was introducing an annual limit on the number of Certificates of Sponsorship that could be issued…
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 00:00
Youth Mobility Scheme availability for 2012
Taiwan is now included in the list of countries that may participate in the UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme. The other countries are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and Monaco. The following number of Youth Mobility visas is available for the respective countries for the year 2012: Australia –…
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 00:00
Probationary period to increase for spouses?
There is currently a rumour going around that the probationary period for spouses will increase from the current 2 years to 5 years, together with other UK immigration changes taking effect in April 2012. Pleanote that this rumour has not been confirmed. It may however be advisable to…
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 09:23
2012 OLYMPIC GAMES Visitor Visas
Olympic Games – visitor visas are now being processed! The City of London is getting ready to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be the largest sporting event ever hosted in the UK! If you are South African and planning to travel to the UK this year…
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Monday, 12 December 2011 00:00
Fee charges for Immigration Appeals introduced
Fee charges introduced for appeals, and appeals now only accepted at UK tribunals The UK Ministry of Justice has introduced appeal fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals. Persons that want to appeal against a notice dated from 19 December 2011 or later will need to pay this fee.…
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 00:00
Over 10,000 Tier 2 sponsorship certificates available for December!
The rollover of Tier 2 sponsorship certificates gets bigger every month, and according to the latest information from the UK Home Office there are 10,293 sponsorship certificates available for December. In November 2010 the UK Government announced that it was introducing an annual limit on the number of Certificates of Sponsorship that could be…
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 00:00
Biometric Residence Permits go online
The UK Home Office has announced that it will soon be much easier for employers to carry out checks to let them know whether foreign nationals have the right to work in the UK. From spring 2012, firms will be able to go online to verify that the details…
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Thursday, 17 November 2011 11:54
MAC advices minimum annual pay is the best way to select if highly skilled migrant workers eligible for settlement.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has advised the UK government that minimum annual pay is the best way to select which highly skilled migrant workers should be eligible for settlement. The MAC was commissioned by the government in June to identify the most suitable economic criteria for determining which Tier…
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 09:46
Marriage Visa age reinstated to a minimum of 18 years
Following a judgment of the Supreme Court that challenged a requirement under the Immigration Rules for both foreign spouses and their sponsors in the UK to meet a minimum age of 21 before the foreign spouse could be granted a visa to enter or remain as a spouse or partner,…
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 10:06
Over 9,300 Tier 2 sponsorship certificates available for October/November!
The rollover of Tier 2 sponsorship certificates gets bigger every month, and according to the latest information there are 9,321 sponsorship certificates available for October/November 2011. In November 2010 the UK Government announced that it was introducing an annual limit on the number of Certificates of Sponsorship that could be…
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