A post-Brexit immigration study by Migration Watch UK argues that Polish and Romanian tradespeople should only be allowed a UK visa for two to three years, in a bid to reduce UK immigration numbers. In addition, anti-migrant think-tank Migration Watch UK is urging the UK government to introduce a UK ‘barista visa’ for lower-skilled workers aged 18 to 30.
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New figures show that the number of sole representative visa of UK business granted by the UK Visa and Immigration has declined by 11% since Britain voted to leave the European Union. According to figures released in 2015/16, 140 international companies looking to establish a new UK branch were granted a sole representative visa.
A Home Office letter, written on behalf of UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd, is ‘advising’ EU citizens to ‘go home or go elsewhere’ because they have the ‘freedom to travel across the EU and can visit, live and in most cases work in any other EU member state.
Following the latest Tier 2 visa allocation meeting, the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available for November, 2017 stands at 1,531 – now the lowest figure in 2017 - according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The department published its October report citing that its figures were correct as of 23 October, 2017.
From January 2018, banks and building societies in Britain will carry out UK Visa status checks on more than 70 million current accounts. The controversial plans, announced by UK Prime Minister Theresa May, will target UK visa overstayers, failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders facing deportation, by freezing their bank accounts.
A new report claims that the UK tech sector won’t be as hard hit by access to overseas talent as originally feared, despite Brexit.