Following our update last week regarding the Home Office’s Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working and the Civil Penalty Scheme for Employers, updated Guidance explaining the changes to employer right to work checks has now been published. On 16 May 2014, as previously advised, the Home Office’s Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working … Continue Reading
Sir James Dyson has told Sky News that Britain’s immigration rules are “sheer madness” and counter-productive to the country’s economic ambitions. In his view, the UK is not doing enough to make non-EU undergraduates studying science and engineering feel welcome and they should be allowed to stay in Britain on qualification rather than have to … Continue Reading
May 2014 The Home Office has issued a draft Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working and the Civil Penalty Scheme for Employers which introduces a number of key changes relating to employee right to work checks. As most employers will be aware, the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 imposes a responsibility on employers … Continue Reading
Just when we were beginning to worry that a week had passed without a decent immigration story, our own Immigration Minister comes up trumps! Mark Harper MP has resigned from his Cabinet post because his (now former) cleaner, Ms Isabella Acevedo, does not have the right to work in the UK. Mr Harper has denied … Continue Reading
There’s nothing better than a few statistics to fuel the debate on immigration and I’m always drawn to any mention of positive or negative fiscal impact on this topic. The BBC’s recent article ‘More or Less: Calculating how much migrants cost or benefit a nation‘ is very informative, but does it give the full picture? … Continue Reading
In a report published this weekend commissioned by former Conservative Deputy Chairman, Lord Ashcroft, a poll of more than 20,000 people revealed that 60% believe that immigration has overall brought more disadvantages than advantages to Britain. This is at odds with numerous academic studies showing that the net fiscal impact of immigration is positive but … Continue Reading
The Home Office have announced the introduction of a wide range of improvements to the sponsorship management system (SMS). These are due to be implemented on 1 July 2013, with potential further changes to follow. According to the Home Office, these enhancements should help SMS users with the anticipated outcome of ‘fewer rejected applications and … Continue Reading
Statistics published by the Office for National Statistics last week show that net migration fell by more than a third since June 2010 to 153,000 for the year to September 2012. The Home Office has also published statistics for the period January to March 2013 accompanied by a press release announcing that these ‘demonstrate that … Continue Reading
On 6 April 2013 new UK Immigration Rules put into place the changes outlined in an earlier Home Office Statement of Intent affecting the Points Based System. This seminar (commencing at 9.00 am) will provide an overview of what the new rules mean for Sponsor Licence holders, with an in-depth look at the different restrictions … Continue Reading
The Squire Sanders UK Business Immigration Team presents a “back to basics” webinar on the legal and practical aspects of business immigration in the UK on Tuesday, 19 February at 4pm GMT. Join us for this webinar when Annabel Mace, Kate Gamester and Stephanie Dare from the UK Team will: provide an overview of the … Continue Reading
