On Monday 30 June 2008, Tier 1 of our new points-based system will open globally.
Despite the problems we see on the news and read in newspapers, the United Kingdom is still seen by overseas nationals as the place Published on: 20th, May, 2008
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Long-term Premium Visa
Do you travel to the UK frequently, either on business or for leisure or family purposes?
Published on: 13th, May, 2008
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New points based system begins
At last a system that appears fair, with a few glaring exceptions.
Published on: 6th, February, 2008
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Immigration - Home Office Ten point plan
The global rollout of fingerprint checks on all visa applicants is complete three months ahead of schedule, and millions under budget, the Government announced today.
Published on: 15th, January, 2008
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Racial Prejudice?
New proposals to ensure visitors to the UK comply with the conditions of their visa were announced by the Home Office in a consultation published today.
Published on: 18th, December, 2007
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The British High Commission in Australia is making preparations for the introduction of biometric visas in Australia.
Published on: 27th, November, 2007
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New Fines
Businesses must source migrant labour through legal means or face severe penalties.
Published on: 27th, November, 2007
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Changes to student rules
Published on: 14th, November, 2007
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Home Office Timescales - Update
Published on: 13th, November, 2007
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Home Office Timescales
The Home Office has released their new timescales for work permit application (please see below). Although they are stating 5 working days we can confirm that... in our experience we received one
Published on: 7th, November, 2007
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Oh No Not Again!
It has been well documented that the Home Office are planning to outsource their work permit caseworking to the British Consulates and High Commissions across the globe, which is madness.
Published on: 16th, October, 2007
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Processing Timescales
The Home Office are still experiencing significant operational problems, most due to the incompetence of management for which the caseworkers and teams should not carry the blame.
Published on: 16th, October, 2007
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Statistics and Spin
Work Permits (UK) have released details about delays in processing, but as is typical they do not tell the whole story, which is why we do - from our perspective.
Published on: 10th, October, 2007
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Home Office U-turn
Senior Care worker U-turn - but with a vindictive sting in the tail.
Published on: 10th, October, 2007
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Chef Shortage
Gordon Brown was today warned that the country faces scoring a massive own goal by blocking highly skilled chefs from moving to the UK
Published on: 7th, October, 2007
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