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Foreign medics are excluded from the government's cap on skilled migration.

Amber Rudd resigns as Home Secretary

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The following is the statement from Prime Minister:
As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, I am proud that more than three million EU citizens have chosen to make your homes and livelihoods here in our country. I greatly value the depth of the contributions you make - enriching every part of our economy, our society, our culture and our national life. I know our country would be poorer if you left and I want you to stay.
So from the very beginning of the UK’s negotiations...
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A friendly reminder to all the employers about Home Office Compliance Visits.
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UK to loosen visa rules for graduates and researchers

Yesterday, the UK Government published a paper outlining their offer for EU citizens in the UK.
The following is quoted from GOV.UK:
“The UK government’s offer for EU citizens is:... -People who have been continuously living here for 5 years will be able to apply to stay indefinitely by getting ‘settled status’. That means these citizens will be free to live here, have access to public funds and services and apply for British citizenship. -People who arrived before the cut-off date, but won’t have been here for 5 years when we leave the EU, will be able to apply to stay until they have reached the 5 year threshold. They can then also apply for settled status. -People who arrive after the cut-off date will be able to apply for permission to remain after the UK leaves the EU, under the future immigration arrangements for EU citizens. -Family dependants who are living with or join EU citizens before the UK’s exit will also be able to apply for settled status after 5 years in the UK. In these cases the cut-off date won’t apply. The cut-off date will be agreed during the negotiations but we are clear that it shouldn’t be earlier than 29 March 2017 (the date Article 50 was triggered) or later than the date the UK leaves the EU.”
Under the proposals all EU citizens and their families in the UK will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay. The type of application you will need to make will depend on your circumstances.
Although the UK Government have said that there is no need to do anything now, it is probably wise to start examining your own circumstances and those of your family members to make sure that you are fully prepared for any steps you have to take to secure you legal status in the UK.
Please call us today on 020 7253 6888 to book a consultation for expert advice.
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New immigration and nationality fees for all applications made from outside and within the UK will take effect from 6 April 2017.
The new fee schedule can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/…/file/606076/Visa_F ees_table_Apr2017.pdf
There are some very substantial increases, in particular in the case of Indefinite Leave to Remain applications which will now cost £2,297 - a 22.5% rise!
... If you need advice or assistance for your application please contact us on 020 7253 6888.
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Stricter English language requirement for non-EEA partners and parents
As announced by the Home Office in January this year, a new English language requirement at level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is being introduced for non-EEA partners and parents.
This affects those applying to extend their stay after 2.5 years in the UK on a 5-year route to settlement under Appendix FM (Family Member) of the Immigration Rules. The new requirement will ap...ply to partners and parents whose current leave under the family Immigration Rules is due to expire on or after 1 May 2017.
You can contact us on 020 7253 6888 for further advice or assistance with your application.
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Overseas criminal record certificates
From April 2017, the Government plans to extend the requirement to provide a criminal record certificate to Tier 2 visa applicants coming to work in education, health and social care sectors and to their adult dependants.
Tier 2 visa applicants who are coming to work in an occupation defined by the relevant Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, and their adult dependants, will need to provide a criminal record certificate from ...any country they have lived for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
It is the sponsor’s responsibility to inform their prospective employee of the new requirement. Failure to do so may result in refusal of the visa.
Sponsors are advised to inform prospective employees assigned a certificate of sponsorship from January 2017.
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New Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 were laid on 3 November 2016. Please note the following changes:
From 25 November 2016: -Applications based on the Surinder Singh route will be refused “where the purpose of the residence in the EEA State was as a means for circumventing any immigration laws applying to non-EEA nationals to which [the family member] would otherwise be subject”
... From 1 February 2017: -Power to require EEA applications to be made in a prescribed manner -Abolition of right of appeal for extended family members -Power to remove a person while an EEA appeal is pending where the person is judged to have no right of residence -A child does not need to have been in education at the time the EEA national parent left the UK. -New “verification” process for the Home Office to check whether an EEA national or family member really qualifies for residence -New “misuse of rights” provision
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UK government has announced today, changes to the Immigration Rules which will affect applications made on or after 24 November unless stated otherwise.
The main changes are outlined below:
Tier 2... Implement the first of 2 phases of changes to Tier 2, announced by the government in March following a review by the Independent Migration Advisory Committee.
Increasing the Tier 2 (General) salary threshold for experienced workers to £25,000, with some exemptions Increasing the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) salary threshold for short term staff to £30,000 Reducing the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) graduate trainee salary threshold to £23,000 and increasing the number of places to 20 per company per year Closing the Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) skills transfer sub-category These changes will come into effect for all certificates of sponsorship assigned by Tier 2 sponsors on or after 24 November 2016. The date from which intra company transfers will be liable for the health surcharge will be announced in due course.
Tier 4 A number of changes are being made, including amendments to the academic progression rule, maintenance requirements for the Doctorate Extension Scheme and evidence of overseas qualifications, UK qualifications used as evidence, and a series of minor and technical adjustments.
English language requirement As announced in January this year, a new English language requirement at level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is being introduced for non-EEA partners and parents.
This affects those applying to extend their stay after 2.5 years in the UK on a 5-year route to settlement under Appendix FM (Family Member) of the Immigration Rules. The new requirement will apply to partners and parents whose current leave under the family Immigration Rules is due to expire on or after 1 May 2017.
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