UK Immigration News

Occasionally, UK immigrants may be required to submit a leave to remain (LtR) application before the outcome of the work permit (WP) or Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) application.

Facilities at four short-term immigrant holding centres in the UK have been condemned as "inadequate" by a group that monitors the country's prisons.

Dover Asylum Screening Centre, a centre at London City Airport and two at Gatwick Airport are not suitable for overnight stays, its report says. Detainees were found to have slept on tables or plastic chairs, it adds.

Some English colleges and universities are upset about the success of Scotland's Fresh Talent Initiative. Higher education institutions in England believe the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent Initiative may go against EU competition law because it gives Scotland preferential treatment over other parts of Britain.

If your Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) application was refused by the Home Office, a new Reviews Request Form is now available. Individuals seeking a review of their application should complete this Reviews Request Form and submit to the HSMP team, within 28 days of the original decision. workpermit.com's HSMP team can help you with submitting your Review Request Form. They can be reached at +44 (0)20 7842 0800.

Collins Mbesuma, a 21-year-old Zambian national playing football in the English city Portsmouth, has been granted a UK work permit after the club made a successful appeal to the Home Office.

The Zambian player has joined on a three-year contract worth around £500,000 with his South African club Kaizer Chiefs, but he was denied a work permit a fortnight ago.

The UK Home Office has clarified the amount of time that foreign investors settling in Britain are allowed to spend outside of the UK.