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The UK Government has announced that the temporary concession on remote right to work checks will now continue until at least 5 April...

Today, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s fiscal plans for the immediate and near future. Amongst the tax...

When the UK left the UK-EU transition period on 31 December 2021, it ended free trade of goods and services with a trading bloc of 450m...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 created a refugee crisis as almost four million, mostly, women and children fled the...

Last week, I wrote about the issues the Home Office faces as a consequence of a surge of applications, a lack of caseworkers and the...

If you have ever travelled to the US as a visitor, you may be familiar with ESTAs. ESTA is a US government programme which allows you to...

The Home Office tends to serve up major changes to the Immigration Rules twice a year, in Spring and Autumn, with emergency measures...

A recent High Court judgment has ruled against the UK Government: this has some interesting implications for those EEA/Swiss nationals...

Just before Christmas 2022, the High Court ruled against the Home Office on the legality of the two step EU Settlement Scheme application...

Just before Christmas 2022, the High Court ruled against the Home Office on the legality of the two-step EU Settlement Scheme application...

The Home Office announced at the end of last week that, from 31 January 2024, eligibility for the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa, known...

A recent High Court ruling has engineered a change in the process for obtaining settled status for anyone who is under the post-Brexit...

After fourteen years of Conservative rule, the Labour Party has secured a landslide general election win. This will give Labour a mandate...

UPDATE: From 15 February 2021, new guidance is in effect - please see our updated note here: Covid-19 UK travel restrictions and...

The Home Office has laid before the UK Parliament a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. This document sets out the new...

As the UK nears the end of the Brexit transition period, the Home Office has launched a marketing campaign to ensure that employers are...