Mondaq UK: Immigration
On 31 July 2012, a mere two months after the General Court handed down its judgment in the MasterCard case, the European Commission (the "Commission") sent a supplementary statement of objections ("SSO") to Visa in relation to the multilateral fall-back interchange fees ("MIFs") it charges for transactions with consumer credit cards in the European Economic Area ("EEA") and domestic point of sale transactions in eight EU Member States
A belated update on family visitor appeals.
There seems to be no let up in the trend towards ever tighter immigration controls.
A discussion on changes to the Immigration Rules.
On 11 December 2012, the Government published draft legislation establishing a statutory residence test for individuals coming to and leaving the UK.
International law firm Withers LLP has announces the appointment of highly regarded immigration lawyer Philip Barth in its London office.
Investments that have had loans taken out against them will no longer be accepted for Tier 1 (Investor) applications.
Yesterday (22 November 2012) the Government made changes to the Immigration Rules.
From 27 November 2012 sponsor licences of employers (and educational institutions) will start to expire.
From 1 October 2012, if an individual has overstayed their permission to remain in the UK by more than 28 days, then any application to UKBA for any further permission to remain in the UK will be refused.
The UK has encouraged investors and talented individuals to come and live, invest and work in the UK for many generations.
The Immigration Rules changed on 14 June 2012, resulting in a reduction in the types of jobs retailers can now offer to skilled non-EEA workers, under the Points-Based System (PBS).
The United Kingdom has a points-based system for foreign nationals from outside the European Union who wish to move to the UK.
On 9 July 2012, the UK government launched its latest assault in its attempts to reduce net migration to the UK from the hundreds to the tens of thousands by 2015: an overhaul of the rules governing family migration.
This note provides guidance on the scope of the visitor category under the UK Immigration Rules.
The Government’s proposed statutory test for UK tax residence, now intended to be effective from 6 April 2013, was first published in a 17 June 2011 consultation document.
Qatar’s population has more than doubled from around 600,000 in 2000 to in excess of 1,500,000 at the end of 2010.
Increasingly in the UK employers wish to access the skills of an international labour force.
When the right for a migrant to work in the UK is in question, a division is usually made between EEA nationals and the rest of the world.
The L-1 Intracompany Transferee visa category is a valuable visa category for international companies wishing to transfer key employees to the company’s U.S. operations.
There seems to be no let up in the trend towards ever tighter immigration controls.
A belated update on family visitor appeals.
On 11 December 2012, the Government published draft legislation establishing a statutory residence test for individuals coming to and leaving the UK.
Qatar’s population has more than doubled from around 600,000 in 2000 to in excess of 1,500,000 at the end of 2010.
A discussion on changes to the Immigration Rules.
Following a recent announcement by the UK Border Agency and as part of the Governments commitment to tightening border security, 5 additional countries will be subject to UK visa requirements.
The introduction of new mandatory grounds for refusal has been a controversial area in Immigration Law, particularly because of the harsh construction which the Courts have previously applied.
A short decision by the European Court of Justice, Ruiz Zambrano (European Citizenship) [2011] EUECJ – C- 34/09, has struck a clean blow against the bid by Member State Governments to exclude regulation of their nationals, who have never exercised their right to free movement, from the domain of European Law.
This note provides guidance on the scope of the visitor category under the UK Immigration Rules.
Investments that have had loans taken out against them will no longer be accepted for Tier 1 (Investor) applications.
On 31 July 2012, a mere two months after the General Court handed down its judgment in the MasterCard case, the European Commission (the "Commission") sent a supplementary statement of objections ("SSO") to Visa in relation to the multilateral fall-back interchange fees ("MIFs") it charges for transactions with consumer credit cards in the European Economic Area ("EEA") and domestic point of sale transactions in eight EU Member States
The United Kingdom has a points-based system for foreign nationals from outside the European Union who wish to move to the UK.
In our earlier ARTICLE (link) ‘Supreme Court for the "Superior Court"?’ we predicted that the issue of whether, and if so on what basis, the Upper Tribunal was susceptible to judicial review would have to be settled by the Supreme Court.
When the right for a migrant to work in the UK is in question, a division is usually made between EEA nationals and the rest of the world.
An applicant who applies for leave to remain in the United Kingdom, but is refused, will only be able to appeal the decision if at the time that they applied for the leave they already had leave of some sort, unless the Home Office go on to make a decision to remove the applicant (which gives rise to a separate right of appeal).
The UK government has announced an overhaul of the whole UK immigration system, beginning with changes to measures to prevent illegal working and amendments to the Highly Skilled Migrants' Programme with effect from 29th February 2008.
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (the "Act") essentially creates two new offences in relation to employees engaged on or after 29 February 2008 as follows:
The new civil and criminal sanctions to counteract illegal working are of special relevance to the hotel industry, which employs a high proportion of migrant workers.
The work permit system (along with 82 other routes to work or study in the UK) will be replaced from autumn 2008 with a new 5 tier points based immigration system.
Applicants for leave under the Immigration Rules must meet the terms of those rules at the time that the application is decided, not the rules in force at the date the application is made.
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