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The UKBA have today made amendments to the list of approved English language test providers for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the PBS and for spouse or partner applications.
The amendments include:
Three tests awarded by Cambridge ESOL now offer certification at 3 levels of the Common European Framework rather than just [...]
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On 20th July 2011 the government announced the requirements and application procedure for the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent category under the Points Based System. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) will start accepting applications from 9th August 2011.
The Tier 1 Exceptional Talent route was introduced into the Immigration Rules on 6th April 2011 (Statement of [...]
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Migrants coming to the UK to work on “temporary” visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals announced by the government today.
Launching a public consultation on reforms to the work routes leading to settlement, Immigration Minister Damian Green set out plans to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and [...]
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Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 has today come into force and, as a result, restricts the evidence that an appellant can rely on at a PBS appeal hearing. Any evidence submitted must have been produced at the time when the application was made. Any new evidence submitted at a hearing for the first [...]
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The following changes have, as of today, been introduced:
A new criminality threshold, excluding migrants from settlement if they have unspent convictions. A new income requirement, requiring Tier 1 (General) migrants to meet the same income criteria that applied when they last extended their permission to stay in the UK. Migrants who have been in Tier 2 (General) [...]
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The UKBA has today launched a new list of approved English Language tests for:
applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system; and applications by spouses and partners.
There are transitional arrangements in force but all existing lists of English language test providers will be replaced by the new list. The full new list [...]
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Tier 1 of the PBS will be restricted to all but entrepreneurs, investors and people of exceptional talent. The Tier 1 (General) category has now been abolished. The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa will be for current and prospective leaders in the fields of science, engineering and the arts.
Changes have also been made to Indefinite [...]
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Following Parliamentary approval, new immigration fees will be introduced from Wednesday 6 April 2011 for foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or settle in the UK, and for employers and education providers applying for a sponsor licence.
The new fees were announced on 28 February by Immigration Minister Damian Green. Applicants and representatives making [...]
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The UKBA have today made amendments to the list of approved English language test providers for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the PBS and for spouse or partner applications.
The amendments include:
Three tests awarded by Cambridge ESOL now offer certification at 3 levels of the Common European Framework rather than just [...]
More →On 20th July 2011 the government announced the requirements and application procedure for the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent category under the Points Based System. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) will start accepting applications from 9th August 2011.
The Tier 1 Exceptional Talent route was introduced into the Immigration Rules on 6th April 2011 (Statement of [...]
More →Migrants coming to the UK to work on “temporary” visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals announced by the government today.
Launching a public consultation on reforms to the work routes leading to settlement, Immigration Minister Damian Green set out plans to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and [...]
More →Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 has today come into force and, as a result, restricts the evidence that an appellant can rely on at a PBS appeal hearing. Any evidence submitted must have been produced at the time when the application was made. Any new evidence submitted at a hearing for the first [...]
More →The following changes have, as of today, been introduced:
A new criminality threshold, excluding migrants from settlement if they have unspent convictions. A new income requirement, requiring Tier 1 (General) migrants to meet the same income criteria that applied when they last extended their permission to stay in the UK. Migrants who have been in Tier 2 (General) [...]
More →The UKBA has today launched a new list of approved English Language tests for:
applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system; and applications by spouses and partners.
There are transitional arrangements in force but all existing lists of English language test providers will be replaced by the new list. The full new list [...]
More →Tier 1 of the PBS will be restricted to all but entrepreneurs, investors and people of exceptional talent. The Tier 1 (General) category has now been abolished. The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa will be for current and prospective leaders in the fields of science, engineering and the arts.
Changes have also been made to Indefinite [...]
More →Following Parliamentary approval, new immigration fees will be introduced from Wednesday 6 April 2011 for foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or settle in the UK, and for employers and education providers applying for a sponsor licence.
The new fees were announced on 28 February by Immigration Minister Damian Green. Applicants and representatives making [...]
More →
