The UK food and drink sector is calling for a ’12-month Covid-19 Recovery Visa’ to help alleviate the workforce shortages that are causing serious disruption across the whole of the supply chain. The report has been sent to government ministers highlighting the impact the pandemic and the UK’s post-Brexit immigration policy is having on the
Those eligible to make an application through the EU Settlement Scheme are being urged to apply. Statistics released (Thursday 12 August) shows a further 144,100 applications were concluded in July. By 31 July 2021, 6,073,600 applications were received to the hugely successful scheme, with 58,200 applications received in the last month. Preliminary nationality data shows
Those who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme, and joining family members, will have rights protected while their application is determined, the government has announced. More than 6 million applications were made to the hugely successful EUSS before the 30 June 2021 deadline for those resident in the UK by the end of the
Police are urging anyone with any suspicions about modern slavery to come forward – after officers’ investigations led to the jailing of two men who exploited foreign car wash workers. Detectives say the convictions at Carlisle Crown Court show how these crimes can take place anywhere, with victims sometimes working in public-facing roles. Sitar Ali,
More than 300,000 applications for the EU settlement scheme are waiting to be processed just weeks before the deadline for entries. EU citizens and their families are asked to apply to the Home Office scheme by the end of June, in order to continue living and working in the UK now the Brexit transition period
The population could shrink by 2% after the coronavirus pandemic if “missing” migrant workers do not return to the UK or are not replaced, a watchdog has warned. This poses a “risk to potential output in the longer term”, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – which analyses the country’s economic forecast – said in
The Chancellor is set to announce a fast-track visa for highly skilled migrants in the Budget next week, as the UK tries to attract staff for rapidly growing new companies. Rishi Sunak hopes that the new scheme will allow companies to take applications from the best potential employees around the world, a move the Treasury
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed Net migration in the UK was around 313,000 in the year to March. This figure is up on 221,000 from the previous year. This increase has been driven by higher numbers in non-EU nationals arriving in the UK to study. The latest numbers from the ONS show net
The new wife of a British lawyer is not able to bring her to join him in the UK because the Home Office rejected a visa he did not apply for. Samir Pasha, 31, paid a total of £3,204 plus legal costs to bring his new wife Zunab Fareha Pasha, 24, to the UK. Pasha
An immigration solicitor who falsified a series of correspondence and documents to cover his lack of activity has been struck off the roll by the tribunal. According to The Law Gazette, Christopher Ka Ki Cheng, who worked with London firm Farani Javid Taylor Solicitors, was found to have misled immigration clients who were vulnerable and