UK Immigration News

Plenty of people will be watching to see if there will be much of a difference under a new director general.  Will the culture of not admitting mistakes and instead covering things up continue?  Will the public and companies be treated fairly and justly?  These issues should be dealt with by the new Director General.

The number of people who can afford to spend £2 million under the UK Tier 1 Investor visa scheme is very limited.  Despite this the scheme has become increasingly popular.  Since the end of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa scheme the UK visa options for entry to the UK for businesspeople is much more limited.  It seems t

Newly arriving EU citizens after the Brexit transitional period will need to come under the new points based immigration system.  The so called Australian style points system.  

The high levels of UK immigration confirm that there are very serious skills shortages in the UK, and also confirms the great success that UK higher educational institutions have had in attracting overseas students on Tier 4 visas.  A technologically advanced major economy like the UK need

Tier 2 Sponsor Licence holders and Tier 2 visa applicants have to pay a number of different fees.  As well as the Tier 2 visa fee there is the health surcharge of £400 a year and in many cases the immigra

There have been claims that Mark Thomson the director general of UK Visas and Immigration and HM Passport Office resigned due to Home Secretary Priti Patel.  Finding out the truth can be difficult.  Boris Johnson says he has “full confidence” in the Home Secretary Priti Patel.&n