…freedom to visit without needing a visa”, says Sophie Barrett-Brown of Laura Devine Solicitors. “Ultra high net worths snap up passports around the world”. Nichola Carter of Carter Thomas agrees:…
19th December 2019…made. https://t.co/g0Wa920go6 — Nichola Carter (@carternichola) May 21, 2020 The surcharge — not actually a payment for using the NHS but a tax on visas collected at the point of…
21st May 2020…rule I’m going to scare people with the sole responsibility rule. — Nichola Carter (@carternichola) October 31, 2019 Scary rating: 🎃🎃. See Why can’t my children join me in the…
1st November 2019…by our immigration system and how it treats families and couples. Just completely disgusted. #WhoShouldGetToStay — Nichola Carter (@carternichola) June 27, 2019 Our immigration system is appalling. Why split up…
28th June 2019…Immigration Rules. As the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association rightly says, the situation “makes a mockery of the principles of certainty and stability inherent in the rule of law”. Nichola Carter…
11th December 2018…an “innovative, viable and scalable” business in the UK and have at least £50,000 in capital behind them. Nichola Carter goes into a little more detail on the requirements in…
4th April 2019…to the Tier 2 visa cap. Free Movement contributor Nichola Carter makes an appearance at around 1hr 54mins into the video, while Oxford migration expert Madeleine Sumption gets a bit…
29th March 2018…to the shortage list @carternichola @freemovementlaw pic.twitter.com/VhQne2Mwh4 — Darren Stevenson (@HC395) September 30, 2019 A sponsor can therefore apply for a role which they know will be on the shortage…
30th September 2019…changed (see Nichola Carter’s post for a bit of history). No doubt partly due to negative media coverage, the Rules went back to confirm that Tier 4 (General) students studying…
10th September 2019…a girlfriend might want to visit her boyfriend, but relying on common sense may not cut it. Courtesy of Nichola Carter. 4. Because your home is the country you left…
14th November 2019…worker is not disadvantaged if they take maternity or paternity leave. Nichola Carter explains in this post why there were concerns over the right to strike to begin with. The…
13th July 2018…Tier 2 visa route”. The Tier 2 quota — more formally, a cap on restricted certificates of sponsorship, as Nichola Carter explains elsewhere on this blog — has been oversubscribed…
15th June 2018…offices of Nichola Carter who is quoted by the Guardian. Brexit transition argument The Express covered an interview with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator. He has weighed in…
23rd February 2018This week we finally got to see more detail about the 2021 points based immigration system. The government’s announcement confirms that every organisation in the UK — from businesses…
21st February 2020There is a UK visa for non-EEA domestic workers, first introduced in 2002. Although the Immigration Rules do not define “domestic workers”, the route is typically used by nannies,…
13th October 2020Whilst we are all awaiting new Immigration Rules for the Skilled Worker route, which will replace Tier 2 (General) in the new Points-Based Immigration System, some good news is…
24th September 2020The UK’s new immigration system is hurtling towards us at a rate of knots. As of 1 January 2021, newly arrived EU citizens coming to work in the UK…
20th November 2020The Home Office regularly updates the guidance documents that it issues to approved visa sponsors, and those thinking of becoming one, under Tiers 2, 4 and 5 of the…
18th July 2019Immigration lawyers up and down the land leapt out of bed this Monday morning, eager to glut out on the promised detail of the UK’s new points-based immigration system….
13th July 2020The Skilled Worker visa is the main work route under the Points Based Immigration System. It was introduced on 1 December 2020, replacing a visa called Tier 2 (General)….
4th December 2020Over the next 12 months, the government will be rolling out a whole package of measures designed to enhance the UK’s global image. These will include both new and relaxed…
4th March 2019The Tier 5 (Government Authorised Exchange) category of the Immigration Rules is one of the least known of all the UK’s visa options. Following the recent publication of the…
12th February 2019…are: Bates Well Braithwaite Bindmans Carter Thomas (congratulations Nichola) Charles Russell Speechlys Fragomen Kingsley Napley Laura Devine Lewis Silkin (congratulations Jo) Macfarlanes Paragon Law Wesley Gryk (congratulations Nath) The full…
30th October 2018…£30k (thanks @jablonow @carternichola). https://t.co/XzYqMQ4kRn — Simon Kenny (@Simon_Kenny1) October 3, 2018 The current salary threshold for Tier 2 visas is £30,000. The MAC report recommended that this be kept…
10th October 2018Taking part in strike action can be stressful enough. But for migrant workers who are sponsored by their employer, striking has also had the potential to place their immigration status…
23rd July 2018Businesses across the UK began receiving notification emails last week from the Home Office confirming that their applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship had been approved. This is because they had…
20th March 2018UK businesses seeking to hire skilled non-EU workers are losing out as it emerges that the monthly quota has been hit for an unprecedented third time in a row. Yesterday…
16th February 2018