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Denmark: Pay Limit Scheme minimum salary level to be increased

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Foreign nationals must earn at least DKK 408,000 per year to qualify for a work and residence permit under the Pay Limit Scheme.

This new rule applies for work and residence permit applications submitted on or after January 1, 2017. Applications submitted prior to January 1, 2017 will be subject to the current DKK 400,000 threshold.

This amount is subject to change on an annual basis.

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UK: Priority service launched for Tier 2 sponsors

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UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) have launched a new priority service, which allows Tier 2 and Tier 5 A-rated sponsors to apply for four types of change of circumstances requests to be considered more quickly.

The four types are:

  • in year certificate of sponsorship (CoS) allocation
  • follow on CoS allocation
  • add a new Level 1 user
  • replace an authorising officer (AO)

The service does not apply to restricted certificates of sponsorship.