UK Immigration News

Indian, or perhaps we should call them Bangladeshi restaurants in most cases, have had huge problems employing chefs from overseas.  It is expensive and difficult to employ chefs under the Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and Tier 2 visa scheme.  Probably most restaurants have a takeaway service which is not allowed in the Tier 2 Shortage Occupation List, and so means that they are unable to com

The Government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned out to be more liberal on UK visa policy, at least in some ways.  The previous Tier 1 Post Study work visa category, which is similar to the new UK post study work visa scheme, was abolished in April 2012.  Tier 4 visa students should be able to qualify under the new scheme from some time next year. 

The UK Innovator and Start-Up visa is so difficult to come under that hardly anyone seems to be able to meet the requirements.  It seems so far that very few applications have been granted.  Will this change in future?   The system needs to be made much easier and the number of places available to migrants substantially increased.

There are also allegations of widespread institutional racism at the UK visa regulator which is sponsored by the Home Office, with another race discrimination claim expected at the Employment Tribunal.  Previously, there was criticism by an Employment Tribunal Judge of discriminatory practices.  No apologies have been made, no compensation and as far as we know no investigation of misconduct.  Just denials.

Employers with a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence already have great difficulty complying with all the complicated and confusing requirements required of them by UK visa and Immigration requirements.  Failure to comply with these new requirements is yet something else that the Home Office can use as an excuse to suspend or revoke a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence.  Employers are left in a precarious situation as UK visa at the Home Office will find it

There needs to be a review of the UK visa system and major changes.  What is more important than a unicorn visa is a system that can deal with overall skills needs in the future.  There does not currently seem to be a Government proposal for a sensible UK visa system that can deal with a post-Brexit future.  A major overhaul of the Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and Tier 2 visa system is also needed.