Devolved administrations, local authorities and businesses risk being overwhelmed by Brexit implementation on 1 January, unable to deal with it alongside the urgent demands of the second wave of Covid-19. From The Guardian * How will Brexit impact talent acquisition?… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: Home Office news
Home Office announces tougher criminality rules for EU citizens. From January 2021, EU criminals could be barred from entering the UK under tougher border rules. From Gov.UK * Brexit: EU ‘remains available to intensify’ talks after chief negotiator told to… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: immigration system changes
Immigration Health Surcharge rises to £624 from 27 October 2020. As a result, UK immigration applications sent in before the 27th will be hundreds of pounds cheaper than those completed after that date. From Free Movement * Prime Minister Boris… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: more news about Brexit
Boris Johnson’s flagship post-Brexit immigration bill is facing the prospect of multiple defeats in the House of Lords, as peers demand greater safeguards for EU children in care and unaccompanied refugees. From Independent * The government has faced a string… Read More
How does the point-based immigration system work?
How applicants can reach the 70 points required for a UK visa From January 2021, under the new points-based immigration system, anyone wishing to work in the UK must meet certain requirements. In this way, visas will be granted to… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: post Brexit immigration
The end of freedom of movement after Brexit will increase pressure on the social care sector in the midst of a pandemic unless ministers make jobs more attractive to UK workers by increasing salaries, government advisers have said. From The… Read More
Student Visa after Brexit
New immigration route for students in the UK With the end of the transition period approaching, the UK government continues to release updates about the new immigration system. The latest news is related to foreigners who wish to study here,… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: the final Brexit decisions
David Cameron has become the fifth former prime minister to criticise a new bill attempting to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement. No 10 says the Internal Market Bill was a “critical piece of legislation for the UK”. From BBC *… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: the latest on Brexit
Brexit: The prime minister has said that if a free trade deal with the EU is not reached by 15 October both sides should “move on”. From Sky News * Brexit: Tens of thousands of EU citizens face deportation because… Read More
LEGAL MINUTE: immigrants X English Channel
Sons must leave UK after boat crossing but father stays after flight arrival. Asylum claims all based on risk to life in Yemen but three sons to be sent to Spain leaving father in UK. From The Guardian * Channel… Read More