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The recent Conservative manifesto has included a pledge to upsurge the Immigration Skills Charge, from £1,000 to £2,000 per year per employee by the end of the Parliament. Stated within their manifesto “skilled immigration should not be a way for government or business to avoid their obligations to improve the skills of the British workforce”.

This week, Tech City UK revealed that applications for Tech Nation’s Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa scheme more than quadrupled over the course of last year.

This week, ITV reported that the Home Office have refused to grant Neha Chaudhry, an award winning young Pakistani entrepreneur, a visa to remain in the country as a highly skilled migrant

Managing Partner and Immigration specialist Monica Atwal, explains why immigration is important to UK business and the sustainability of our economy.

Launching the Tories Manifesto today, Theresa May has said a strong economy and delivering Brexit were top priorities. On immigration, the Tories have vowed to uphold the party’s promise to reduce net migration...

Until the UK leaves the EU and probably after, EU employees cannot receive more favourable or less favourable treatment.

Theresa May’s letter formally invoking Article 50 was sent to Brussels, firing the starting gun on the two-year departure process from the EU.

Our business immigration team can report that key changes to Tier 2 have come into effect today.

This week, the Independent commented on the case of a French teacher, who after living in the UK since 1974, found her application for Permanent Residency was refused. The EEA national was told to get private health insurance and “try again” in 5 years’ time.

Our business immigration team recently reported that the government would be introducing a new Immigration Skills Charge (or Levy) this year for Tier 2 sponsors. We can now report that the government has published some more details about this charge which will apply from 6 April 2017, subject to parliamentary approval.