Oct 22, 2020 New Post-Brexit Immigration Rules announced By Tom Marsom The Home Office has laid before the UK Parliament a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. This document sets out the new...
Oct 02, 2020 Employers should take action now to prepare for the new immigration system By Tom Marsom As the UK nears the end of the Brexit transition period, the Home Office has launched a marketing campaign to ensure that employers are...
Apr 16, 2020 In case you had forgotten: the UK is still due to leave the EU on 31 December 2020 By Macfarlanes Even in the midst of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK government is still saying that the UK will fully leave the EU on 31...
Jul 29, 2019 New PM plans a radical rewrite of the UK immigration system to ease post-Brexit labour shortages By Tom Marsom The UK's new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has honoured his pledge to explore an "Australian style points-based system" as part of a "a...
Jul 01, 2019 Regional salary variations for UK work permits being considered by the Home Office By Tom Marsom The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent group of economists and academics, to...
Jun 13, 2019 A look back at the English language test scandal and its lasting effect on UK immigration policy By Tom Marsom The National Audit Office (NAO) has completed a lengthy review of the English language test cheating scandal uncovered by the BBC's...
Jun 11, 2019 A dramatic expansion of the UK's Shortage Occupation List is being considered to help fill vacancies By Tom Marsom The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a government advisory panel of economists and academics, has released a full report into the...
Dec 28, 2018 The immigration white paper: further evidence of the UK Government turning back time By Macfarlanes In the week before Christmas, the Government published its immigration white paper, setting out its plans to implement a new immigration...
Dec 07, 2018 Changes announced to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route By Macfarlanes In a written ministerial statement, Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes has announced a number of changes to the UK Immigration Rules,...
Nov 28, 2018 Where is the incentive? By Macfarlanes One of the challenges of the UK immigration system that applies to non-EEA nationals is that effectively it only offers a route for...
Oct 08, 2018 The Government shines some light on the future of UK immigration By Tom Marsom At the recent Conservative Party conference, the UK Government has indicated in which direction they are planning to take the future of...
Sep 18, 2018 Migration Advisory Committee recommends turning back time on UK immigration law By Macfarlanes The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released its long awaited report on the effects of EEA migration into the UK, which contains its...
Aug 10, 2018 Applying the Tier 2 category to EU citizens will place a huge burden on the Government and employers By Macfarlanes The Government has stated on a number of occasions that, once the UK leaves the EU, businesses will be able to continue to recruit and...
Jun 05, 2018 Is the Government finally dealing with the new reality of skilled migration? By Macfarlanes Finally, after the cap for Tier 2 (General) was exceeded for the sixth month in a row in May, the Government appears to be accepting that...
Jan 18, 2018 Tier 2 limit exceeded for the second month in a row By Macfarlanes The monthly quota for Tier 2 (General), the UK immigration category which enables UK companies to sponsor non-EEA nationals to work in...