UK Immigration News

‘UK immigration will be managed, but not shutdown post-Brexit.’ That’s the message from Chancellor Philip Hammond, who vowed that ‘jobs would come first, following Britain’s exit from the European Union. Brexit talks got underway on Monday, 19 June with Brexit Secretary, David Davis saying that ‘things looked promising’ after day one.

Popular UK visas include the Tier 2 (General) Visa, which allows skilled workers to work in the UK for a Tier 2 Sponsorship License holding employer.

Tech City UK, the government body that processes applications for the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa, has reported that the number of successful applications has more than quadrupled in the last 12 months. In the last fiscal year, 260 applications were endorsed.

Despite this increase in succesful Tier 1 applications, the visa category is still extremely difficult to qualify for. You could instead apply for a Tier 2 (General) Visa to work for a Tier 2 Sponsorship License holding employer. 

A detailed outline, which involves ‘tweaking’ the current Tier 2 visa, has been drawn up for Scotland with a view to keeping EU immigrants in the country. The plan, developed by experts at the University of Edinburgh, will have less stringent restrictions compared with the rest of the UK for lower-skilled immigrants post-Brexit.

Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence and Tier 2 UK Visa compliance tightened for IT service providers. Yet more bureaucracy and difficulties for Tier 2 employers.

2,321 Tier 2 UK Visa Certificates of Sponsorship Available for Allocation in July by employers with a Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence.  System  expensive and bureaucratic.

2,332 Tier 2 UK Visa Certificates of Sponsorship Available for Allocation in May by employers with a Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence.  Good availability of CoSs.

With Brexit looming and Britain set to be gripped by a skills shortage upon exiting the European Union, Migration Watch has suggested a ‘brickie visa’ to plug skills gaps.

Potential Tier 2 UK visa opportunities for foreign-born scientists and health care workers throughout UK.  UK visa regulations are making it difficult for employers.

New Tier 2 UK visa rules won’t affect UK architect firms say industry experts.  It seems architect firms avoid the expensive and bureaucratic UK visa process.

UK Visa unsure how many foreign teachers on Tier 2 visas will have to leave under new rules after five years due to not meeting requirements for permanent residence.