Business and study

Key posts on business visas

GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES ON ENDORSED ROUTES
INNOVATOR GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Innovator visa applications

INNOVATOR VISA ENDORSING BODIES

List of organisations that can endorse someone for an Innovator visa.

START-UP VISA GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Start-up visa applications

START-UP VISA ENDORSING BODIES

List of organisations that can endorse someone for a Start-up visa.

GLOBAL TALENT VISA GUIDANCE

Notes for Global Talent visa applicants

GLOBAL TALENT CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Global Talent visa applications

THE ROYAL SOCIETY

Information from the Royal Society on the Global Talent route

THE ARTS COUNCIL

Information from the Arts Council on the Global Talent route

TECH NATION

Information from Tech Nation on the Global Talent route

GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES ON SPONSORED WORK ROUTES
SPONSOR A SKILLED WORKER

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker

SKILLED WORKER CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Skilled Worker applications

SPONSOR AN INTRA-COMPANY WORKER

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker

INTRA-COMPANY CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Intra-Company transfer applications

SPONSOR LICENSING: RENEWALS

Handbook for civil servants deciding sponsor licence renewals

SPONSOR LICENSING: MAINTENANCE

Handbook for civil servants on reviewing and monitoring sponsors

SPONSOR COMPLIANCE VISITS

Handbook for civil servants on compliance visits to sponsors

SPONSOR GUIDANCE, APPENDIX B

List of immigration offences that can prevent employers from getting a

GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES ON STUDENT VISAS
STUDENT ROUTE CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Notes for Student and Child Student visa applicants

STUDENT ROUTE CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Student and Child Student visa applications

PARENT OF A CHILD STUDENT CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Parent of a Child Student visa applications

STUDENT SPONSOR GUIDANCE

Notes on how to apply for a student sponsor licence

SHORT-TERM STUDENTS CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding short term study visa applications

GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES ON TEMPORARY WORK ROUTES
GUIDANCE ON T5 (TEMPORARY WORKER)

General handbook for civil servants deciding temporary work visa applications

YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME CASEWORKER GUIDANCE

Handbook for civil servants deciding Youth Mobility visa applications

GOVERNMENT AUTHORISED EXCHANGE GUIDANCE

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Government Authorised Exchange worker

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WORKER GUIDANCE

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring an International Agreement worker

CHARITY WORKER GUIDANCE

Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Charity Worker.

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector’ has been

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28th March 2024
BY Sonia Lenegan

On 14 March 2024 the government published its latest statement of changes to the immigration rules, which included changes to a number of UK immigration

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25th March 2024
BY Ross Kennedy

A new Annex 2 has been added to the Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors part 2: sponsor a worker – general information document

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19th March 2024
BY Sonia Lenegan

Employers who sponsor migrant workers must comply with a number of sponsor duties to avoid breaching the conditions of their licence. Last year, effective from

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18th March 2024
BY Nichola Carter

As previously advised, today a statement of changes and explanatory memorandum to the immigration rules was published to bring in the income threshold increases for

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14th March 2024
BY Sonia Lenegan

Three months after first announcing it, the Home Secretary has officially asked the Migration Advisory Committee to carry out a review of the Graduate immigration

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12th March 2024
BY Sonia Lenegan