The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS), the largest provider of publically funded immigration and asylum legal advice, has been placed under administration. The organisation represented clients on a large number of significant and prominent UK Visa cases, including the Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. It was decided that the organisation was […]
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UK Border Agency Proposes to Reduce Migrants Settling in the UK
The UK Border Agency is undergoing a consultation to decide which categories should lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain / Settlement. The Government intends to reclassify all UK Visas as either [i] Temporary or [ii] Permanent. It is proposed that only Permanent visas will allow migrants to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain / Settlement […]
Immigration Scam – Fake Job Offers
UK Visa Appeal has been contacted by a number of people who have been offered bogus jobs, within international companies, as part of a global immigration scam. The jobs are posted onto a recruitment site. Once the person registers their interest in the role, they receive an email from an ‘agent’ asking for money to […]
Sham Marriage Guidance Issued to Clergy
The Church of England must ensure that non-EEA nationals apply for a licence in order to marry within the UK. This change took effect from 12 April 2011. This involves the person making a sworn declaration, recognized in law. If a member of the clergy is not satisfied that the marriage is genuine, this will […]
Late Evidence – No Longer Accepted for Points Based Appeals
From Monday 23 May 2011, the Immigration Tribunal will no longer consider evidence submitted after the original application was made, for points-based system appeals. This will affect migrants who were refused due to insufficient maintenance (funds). Further submission of evidence (e.g additional bank statements) will no longer be accepted. It is essential to make sure […]
Tier 4 Highly Trusted Sponsors
The Highly Trusted sponsor licence is a new category awarded to Tier 4 sponsors which have a track record of recruiting genuine students who comply with the UK’s immigration rules. All sponsors under the Tier 4 of the points-based system will receive an ‘A’ or ‘B’ rating when completing a successful sponsorship licence application. The […]
The First Monthly Approved Certificates Of Sponsorship
The first allocation of restricted Tier 2 (General) certificates of sponsorship under the new immigration limit took place on 11 April 2011. Over 1,000 certificates of sponsorship were granted in April 2011. All valid applications scoring at least 32 points received by 6 April 2011 were successful. There were over 3,000 certificates of sponsorship carried […]
Changes to Student Visa
The Student visa or Tier 4 scheme has many changes that will be introduced over the next 12 months. All aspects of the Tier 4 points-based system will be changing such as; English Language requirements, greater restrictions for sponsors, work entitlements and leading on from that the eventual withdrawal Tier 1 (post-study work). The initial […]
