Business
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Right to Work Checks
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), and the overarching body, the Home Office, require employers in the United Kingdom to make Right to Work (RtW) checks. What is the Right to Work legal framework? Sections 15 to 25 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, section 24B of the Immigration Act 1971, and Schedule 6 of the Immigration Act 2016, set out the statutory provisions preventing undocumented working. What is the current position? UK organisations and businesses intending to employ new hires, must carry one of three prescribed checks before the new hire may start their employment role. The checks are aimed at preventing undocumented individuals from taking up employment.…
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Sponsor Licence Application FAQ
A company will require a sponsor licence if they wish to employ workers from outside of the UK. We answer your frequently asked questions in this Sponsor Licence Application FAQ blog post and highlight some of the pitfalls to avoided.
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Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extensions
Joshua’s Entrepreneur visa extension application was due to be submitted matter of weeks. He had set up a business and invested funds in the UK and was keen to continue to make the UK his home. Joshua was keen to get assistance from a new immigration adviser so as to ensure that the application progressed as smoothly as possible. Below, we set out how immigration requirements and steps taken to prepare the application and secure Joshua’s visa.
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Immigration award winner
Thomas Chase Immigration has been named UK Visa Consulting Firm of the Year in England – 2019 by Global Advisory Experts.
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Tier 2 ICT Salary Requirements
The Tier 2 ICT salary requirements, if not met, can lead to a refusal of a Tier 2 ICT visa. Upsetting for applicant and costly in time and costs for sponsors. Read our guide to help get the right result.
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Immigration Health Surcharge FAQ
With the immigration health surcharge increasing, we look at the imminent changes and answer your frequently asked questions about the surcharge.
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Right to Rent Checks
Landlords form part of the Government’s plans for maintaining effective immigration controls. As a result, landlords, or their agents, must carry out immigration right to rent checks to ensure that a tenant or lodger can legally rent the residential property in England. Here, we provide guidance to landlords on the right to rent checks to be carried out, and the follow-up checks required, in order to stay compliant with immigration laws.
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Brexit latest: Brexit, Trade, Sovereignty and Immigration
The UK government looks set to trigger article 50, the formal notification of its intention to leave the European Union (EU). Once triggered, the leaders of the 27 countries within the EU, must unanimously agree how to extricate the UK from the myriad of shared EU regulations by way of transitional and new arrangements. Two years after article 50 is triggered, the United Kingdom (UK), according to the Lisbon Treaty, will no longer be a part of the EU. What are the implications of Brexit to UK trade, sovereignty and immigration? And how are they linked?
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Statement of Changes: 28-day grace period
The government recently announced changes to the Immigration Rules for immigration applications made on or after 24 November. Here, we take an in depth look at one of the announced changes – the 28-day grace period.
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Brexit Latest: Brexit and Immigration
At the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on Sunday, Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her position on Brexit. Article 50, the formal mechanism for beginning exit negotiations from the European Union (EU), would be invoked by the end of March 2017.
