New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules
The Home Office has released the statement of changes to the Immigration Rules on 4 April 2024 stating the following: • The general salary threshold under the Skilled Worker route is being increased from £26,200 to £38,700, except for the workers sponsored under the Health and Care visa. • The general salary threshold for the…
Read MoreImmigration White Paper 2025 Announcement
On 12 May 2025, the Prime Minister has made an announcement on the proposals for future immigration legislation which has been published in the government’s white paper. We have summarised proposals from the paper below: Changes to English Language requirement: Language requirements for Skilled Workers and workers where a language requirement already applies will be increased from…
Read MoreUK Minimum Wage Increases & Higher Employer National Insurance Contributions – How will it affect you?
Minimum Wage Rises: From 1 April 2025, the National Minimum Wage for workers aged 21 and over will increase to £12.21 per hour. This pay rise aims to ease the cost of living and bring UK wages closer to a genuine “living wage”. However, as wages increase, the increased National Insurance contributions will place greater…
Read MoreUK Unmarried Partner Visa Approved Without 2 years Cohabitation – How We Did It?
The unmarried partner visa is a category with a relatively high refusal rate namely due to the Home Office being unsatisfied that the couple’s relationship is genuine and subsisting. A common reason for refusal in this respect is the absence of cohabitation for at least two years. Here is a successful case of an Unmarried…
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