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New UK immigration routes in 2022: Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual and Scale-up visas
Posted: 18/07/2022
The UK government has announced wide-ranging changes to its Immigration Rules, including the launch of the new Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual, and Scale-up routes. With these changes being implemented between 11 April 2022 and 22 August 2022, Pat Saini, head of immigration, outlines the new criteria for these visa routes......>>
New immigration routes announced
Posted: 10/09/2021
In July this year, the Government published a new UK Innovation strategy, the details of which are contained in a policy paper. The paper sets out its vision for the UK to be a global hub for innovation. To implement the vision the Government has put in place a strategy setting out four key pillars......>>
Covid-19 right to work checks concessions extended until 20 June 2021
Posted: 13/05/2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, taking into account the Government’s message to work from home where possible, the Home Office put in place temporary concessions allowing employers to carry out virtual right to work checks......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper contributes to Kalifa Review of UK fintech
Posted: 26/02/2021
Pat Saini, head of immigration at Penningtons Manches Cooper, has contributed to the newly released Kalifa Review of UK Fintech. In last year’s Budget, the Chancellor asked Ron Kalifa, Chairman of Worldpay, the online payments specialist, to conduct an independent review to identify priority areas to support the UK’s fintech sector...…>>
New year, new immigration system: what it means for charities
Posted: 08/01/2021
The UK has left the European Union (EU) with a trade deal. Free movement of people from the EU to the UK and vice versa ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. In preparation for leaving the EU, the UK Government launched a new points-based system under which EU and non-EU citizens will be treated equally...…>>
All change in the education sector: what sponsors need to know about the new student route
Posted: 23/10/2020
At 9am on 5 October 2020 the new student route replaced Tier 4 of the points based system. The Home Office then published a series of new guidance documents including new sponsor guidance. However, no student policy guidance has been published to assist students applying under the route as yet......>>
Coronavirus resource hub - immigration
Posted: 29/06/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly interrupted the way in which businesses and people operate across the world. From a UK immigration perspective, the suspension of visa operations has thrown many people and their families into a state of limbo......>>
Immigration team launches Covid-19 response hotline
Posted: 30/03/2020
Covid-19 is having an unprecedented impact on our daily lives and commercial operations. The Home Office has published some limited guidance for those whose immigration status is impacted by Covid-19 (click here for individual applications; click here for Tier 2, 4, 5) but for businesses and education providers, many immigration questions still remain unanswered.
Guidance for foreign nationals affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Posted: 16/03/2020
The Home Office has published guidance for people in the UK whose immigration status is affected by the coronavirus outbreak. This guidance was first published on the 17 February 2020 in response to the outbreak in China...…>>
What does the UK Government’s post-Brexit immigration policy mean for the tech sector?
Posted: 21/02/2020
The UK Government has set out its globally focused post-Brexit immigration policy. Pat Saini, the firm’s head of immigration and Chair of Tech London Advocates immigration working group, looks at the impact on the tech sector......>>

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