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Comments by Sanwar Ali:

If architects are no longer included in the Shortage Occupation List under the new UK visa points based system this may make things more difficult for some Tier 2 sponsor employers and Tier 2 visa applicants.  In most cases you will need to meet the following requirements to gain the necessary 20 points under the new 2021 UK visa poin

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

This has been a somewhat controversial case.   Should the decision to take away British citizenship from anyone, ever be left to politicians?  Should the severity of someone's alleged crimes be such that he or she should not have access to Government funded legal representation and so in effect have reduced access to Justice?  Sajid Javid who is of Pakistani ancestry, t

By Sanwar Ali:

The DACA program for “DREAMers” is popular in the US.  There seems to be a great deal of sympathy for undocumented migrants in the US who originally entered the US as children, and wish to stay long term.

By Sanwar Ali:

Recently the US State Department further clarified details for those who do not come under the latest Trump US work visa ban of 22 June 2020, which came into force on 24 June 2020.  As already suggested in the past to get round the ban in some cases employers and visa applicants should consider the E2 visa and O1

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

Even if Donald Trump wins the Presidential Elections in November, which is very uncertain, it is extremely difficult to make major changes to immigration legislation.   The US immigration system has remained largely the same for many years because of the difficulty in reaching agreement with both Houses of Congress.  Trump seems to think tha

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

The Government has made a big thing about the “Australian Style Points System”.  However, it is not really that different to the current UK visa points based system.   In most cases in future you will need to be paid the same sort of salary as now.  You will also need to have a job offer and meet the English language requirements.