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Lessons for employers from London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University has today lost its licence to sponsor overseas students. The UK Border Agency’s press release is here, and the university’s is here. Registration as a sponsor is essential if the university is to take students...

Published 30 Aug 2012 4:52 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration
Premium customer service

Which government agency has just lauched its “premium customer service” scheme – where for a payment of £25,000 a year its users can get “priority access to appointments”, a “named licence manager”, “invitation...

Published 5 Apr 2012 10:38 AM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration
The future of business immigration law

Immigration minister Damian Green gave a speech today setting out the future of the government’s immigration policy. Part of my work is as a business immigration lawyer, advising employers who want to employ non-EEA nationals, so I was interested...

Published 2 Feb 2012 6:33 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration
What happened with the Tier 2 immigration cap?

At the end of last year, employers and immigration lawyers were making a big fuss about the government’s plans to cap the number of skilled migrants from outside the EEA who could work in the UK. The plans were for the … Continue reading →...

Published 5 Oct 2011 6:10 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration, immigration cap
Business immigration podcast

In the latest Boyes Turner employment law podcast, my colleague Claire Taylor-Evans outlines some of the basics of business immigration, and what the requirements are for UK employers who want to bring in skilled workers from abroad. Read More...

Published 20 Sep 2011 4:21 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: employment law, business immigration
The detail of the 2011 UK immigration cap, and what it means for employers

After yesterday morning’s mistaken reports, we now have the detail of the UK government’s 2011 immigration cap. The headlines The total limit on permissions under Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the points-based system for the year from April 2011 …...

Published 24 Nov 2010 2:15 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration, immigration cap
The 2011 UK immigration cap – do the figures add up?

The BBC is reporting that the government will today announce that the cap on Tier 1 and Tier 2 immigration for 2011 will be 43,000, down 13% from the 2009 figure of 50,000. Tier 2 intra-company transfers will be exempt … Continue reading →...

Published 23 Nov 2010 8:52 AM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration, immigration cap
The UK government’s new immigration limits: what employers need to know

It was Conservative policy in the 2010 election to put a limit on the number of non-EU migrants allowed into the UK, and LibDem policy to put in place regional limits on non-EU immigration, so it is no surprise that … Continue reading → Read...

Published 1 Jul 2010 10:14 PM by Work/Life/Law

Filed under: business immigration, linkedin

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