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Visa issuance fees and validity periods are set based on reciprocity – that is, if one country charges U.S. citizens $50 to receive a visa, then the U.S. will charge citizens of that country a similar amount...more
As the U.K. seeks to attract innovative new businesses and bright young entrepreneurs, a challenging visa system can detract from that goal. Recent media reports surrounding Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a U.S....more
The U.K. Government issued a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 9 September 2019, followed by an Explanatory Note shortly thereafter. The changes will take effect over a staggered period of time from 1 October...more
Recent announcements from the Home Office could potentially alter the previously suggested plans for immigrants in the U.K after Brexit.
The previous proposal would have allowed EU citizens residing in the U.K. to apply...more
From 2021, visitors to the European Union (EU) who do not require a visa will have to apply for authorisation through the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). This new pre-travel screening system will...more
The U.K. government announced yesterday, 28 January 2019, in a policy paper titled “Immigration from 30 March 2019 if there is no deal," that in the event the U.K. leaves the EU without a deal, the U.K. will seek to end free...more
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) will double on 8 January 2019.
The IHS fee is an extra fee to fund the NHS that is paid by visa applicants seeking temporary residence in the U.K. for six months or longer to work,...more
More change, more scrutiny, more denials and more backlogs – this sums up 2018 in the immigration and global mobility field. As will be highlighted below, the Trump administration continued to radically alter established U.S....more
12/31/2018
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The Home Office published their White Paper on ‘the U.K.’s future skills-based immigration system’ on 19 December 2018. This long-awaited paper details the plans for the end of free movement, post-Brexit U.K. immigration...more
In July 2017, the British government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to write a report on the past impact and future patterns of migration from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the United Kingdom. The...more
The U.K. Government made a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 7 December 2017 and the Home Office issued an Explanatory Note shortly afterward. The changes are due to take effect at different times over a...more
On 8 December 2017, the U.K. Government and EU negotiators published a joint report outlining commitments made in the first phase of negotiations with regard to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union. Although the...more
On 7 November 2017, the U.K. Government published a Technical Note on the administrative procedures that will apply to EU citizens post Brexit. The Note contains the intended approach of the Home Office on the new ‘settled...more
The British government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in July 2017 to advise on “the economic and social impacts of Brexit and on how the U.K.’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern...more
In the second round of negotiations for the U.K. exiting the European Union, the question of what rights citizens of the European Union and U.K. will have in the other’s territory after the withdrawal is being addressed. The...more
The U.K. Government made a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 16 March 2017 and issued an Explanatory Note shortly afterward. The changes are due to take effect from 6 April 2017 and those applying to Tier 2 of...more
Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States of America was as unexpected in the polls as the United Kingdom’s vote to embrace Brexit. Now Democrats and Republicans alike are trying to assess how Mr. Trump, a...more
On November 3, 2016, the U.K. Government made a Statement of Changes to Parliament, setting out changes to the Immigration Rules that will go into effect November 24, 2016, including: -
Closing the Tier 2 ICT Skills...more
On November 3, 2016, the High Court handed down potentially the U.K.’s most significant constitutional decision of the century. The Court determined that the Government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without...more
Recently, U.K. newspapers have been filled with details of immigration enforcement activity in central London at Byron, a respectable upmarket chain of casual dining restaurants known for their high end burgers. The...more
The U.K. has voted, in a popular referendum, to leave the EU. The referendum is not legally binding and the result was extremely narrow: 51.9 percent in favor of leaving, 48.1 percent in favor of remaining. This partly...more
6/28/2016
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