New research warns that up to 95 percent of UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), hiring non-EU migrants on Tier 2 Visas, run the risk of losing their Tier 5 or Tier 2 visa sponsorship licence and face closure by the Home Office.
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An investment made via the UK’s Tier 1 entrepreneur visa scheme has helped to secure the long-term future of a British-based business. Oriental Rugs of Bath, a handmade rugs and craft business, based in Bath, Somerset received significant investment from China.
The Tier 4 UK visa process for international students is beset by delays, according to widespread reports. It’s understood that a high number of international students are receiving their Tier 4 UK visas at the very last minute, while others have to wait, potentially jeopardising their place at UK universities.
A Palestinian scholarship student may have his offer to study at Goldsmiths university on a Tier 4 UK student visa withdrawn thanks to exit visa delays from the Israeli government.
Mohammed Awad had accepted a full scholarship to study an MA in Multilingualism, Linguistics, & Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, starting on October 1.
Home Office UK Visas and Immigration staff have been warned that stubble is no longer acceptable in the workplace. The Home Office’s newly published dress code guidance, banned UK Visas and Immigration staff from having an ‘unshaven or stubble appearance’. However, the dress code would allow UK Visas and Immigration staff to have full beards and moustaches.
Following the latest UK Tier 2 visa allocation meeting, the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available for October 2017 stands at 1,879 – the lowest figure in 2017 - according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The UK Visas and Immigration department published its September report citing that its figures were correct as of 15 September, 2017.