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UK Government Announces Proposals for Reforming Immigration System

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2025

On 12 May 2025, the UK government published the white paper, “Restoring Control over the Immigration System,” which proposes several significant changes to UK immigration policy aimed at reducing net migration and tightening...more

UK Immigration Updates: Sponsorship Costs and Electronic Travel Authorisation

Morgan Lewis on 1/9/2025

The UK Home Office has announced updated policies regarding sponsorship costs for Skilled Workers that will have significant implications for employers hiring or sponsoring international talent. From January 8, 2025, the next...more

Expansion of UK ETA Scheme Announced

Morgan Lewis on 9/16/2024

The UK Home Office published the dates that the United Kingdom’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme will be rolled out to all applicable countries....more

Important UK immigration work visa changes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/25/2024

UK Skilled Worker Visa – Significant Changes - A major update to the UK immigration rules was published on 14 March 2024. The new rules will become effective on 4 April 2024. Notably, these new rules will affect a large...more

December 2023 Global Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/5/2023

Please note, while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Alert contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today. Given the constantly changing...more

October 2023 Global Immigration Alert

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/2/2023

Please note, while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this Alert contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today. Given the constantly changing...more

UK Immigration: Post-Brexit Immigration Rules Published

Morgan Lewis on 10/26/2020

The UK government has now published a Statement of Changes setting out the rules for the new UK immigration system. Applications under the new system will open on December 1, 2020 for non-EEA nationals. ...more

New U.K. Immigration Route for Hong Kong Nationals Registered as British National (Overseas) Citizens

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/7/2020

On Wednesday, 1 July 2020, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed, in a statement to Parliament about Hong Kong, a new bespoke U.K. immigration route for British National (Overseas) (BNO) citizens and their dependants. BNO...more

UK Immigration Updates: COVID-19 Visa Extension, Quarantine Measures, and Others

Morgan Lewis on 5/28/2020

Owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the UK government has announced a number of immigration changes, including visa extension and switching measures as well as a mandatory self-quarantine period for those entering the...more

Financial Daily Dose 1.6.2020 | Top Story: Oil Futures Jump as Concerns Deepen Over Mideast Volatility

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/6/2020

Oil jumped for a second straight day, with futures near $70/barrel as fallout from the U.S.’s drone-strike assassination of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani continues to raise “the prospect of disruptions in the world’s most important...more

Brexit: Workforce Planning for the Future

K&L Gates LLP on 12/6/2018

The UK’s decision to leave the EU will have major implications in the long term for many employers, particularly those in sectors which currently employ large numbers of EU nationals such as hospitality, healthcare, food...more

A U.S. Employer’s Guide to Basic UK Employment and Immigration Laws

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/31/2015

UK employment law is constantly developing and it has been challenging for employers to keep up with the changes in recent years. All employers in the UK, no matter how big or small, are required to comply with these laws or...more

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