United Kingdom
Adult dependent relatives—judicial review challenge
Criminal record check for Tier 2 UK migrants
From April 6, 2017, individuals applying to come to the UK to undertake certain jobs will be subject, along with […]
New requirement for public sector workers to speak fluent English
Effective November 21, 2016, public bodies in the UK will be under a duty to ensure that staff in customer-facing […]
UK Visas and Immigration provides premium sponsor licence
Byron Burger: A cautionary tale?
Popular UK “posh” burger chain Byron Burger has been at the center of a media flurry over the past week […]
New UK penalties for unauthorized foreign workers and their employers starting July 12, 2016
Effective today, July 12, 2016, employers found guilty of “knowingly” employing unauthorized foreign workers in the UK may face an […]
Brexit, a global perspective in the immediate aftermath…
Following the UK’s EU referendum, the UK has a clear mandate for exit from the European Union. There is doubt, however, […]
Free movement a thing of the past?
The “Brexit” debate will be on the minds of EEA nationals who have moved to the UK for work. Those […]
Changes to the Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration regime
On March 24, 2016, the UK government responded to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review of Tier 2 policy and […]
Disqualification of directors for hiring illegal workers
Satinder Kumar was the sole director of a cooked-foods wholesaler in Birmingham, UK, from May 16, 2013, to November 21, […]
Faster entry into the UK for Australian, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand and American nationals: Registered Travellers Scheme
After the success of the Registered Travellers Scheme pilot, the scheme has now been rolled out permanently. The scheme allows […]