Tier 5

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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.

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UK: Proposed law would increase visa application fees

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Parliament is considering a law that would increase immigration fees for applications submitted on or after March 18, 2016 (April 6, 2016 for Isle of Man).  The increase is meant to ensure that by 2020, the UK immigration system is self funded. A full list of the new fees can be found here.

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UK: Employers to retain documents covering sponsored workers’ skills, qualifications and experience

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Sponsors of Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 migrants are now required to retain on file documents showing these workers’ skills, qualifications and experience for their roles, under recent Home Office amendments to the Immigration Rules. The new document retention requirements apply to any covered foreign worker who commenced work on or after November 19.