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Tier 2 visas for employers with Tier 2 Sponsorship Licences employing overseas national teachers now subject to criminal record checks in their home Country.

288 Tier 2 Visa Certificates of Sponsorship unused from 2016/17 UK Visa Annual Limit allocated to employers with Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence to employ skilled workers

Trade Unions call for NHS to be exempt from new UK Visa Tier 2 immigration skills charge under Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence Scheme introduced on 6 April 2017

2,169 Tier 2 Visa Certificates of Sponsorship for UK Visas Available for Allocation in March.  Tier 2 visa quota remains unused as too difficult obtaining visas.

UK visas needed to employ foreign construction workers says Arcadis.  Once the UK leaves the EU it will be even more difficult to find Construction Workers.

UK Schools and Colleges Ditch UK Tier 2 Visas for Tier 5 Visas due to expense and difficulties in applying for Tier 2 Visas and Tier 2 Sponsorship Licences.