Doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will have them automatically extended for one year.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
Visas extended for those currently unable to return home due to COVID-19
Leave extended to 31 May for individuals who are currently unable to return home at the end of their visa.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
Landmark Immigration Bill to end free movement introduced to Parliament
The bill will end free movement and give the government full control of UK borders for the first time in four decades.
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New Director General appointed to HMPO and UKVI
Abi Tierney has been appointed as the new Director General of Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Source: UK Immigration RSS
PM sets out vision to cement UK as a science superpower
The world’s top scientists will be encouraged to move to the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules announced by the Prime Minister today.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
New business start-up training for refugees in the UK
A pilot to encourage refugee entrepreneur programmes across the UK has been announced.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
Life in the UK test contract awarded
PSI Services has been awarded the Life in the UK contract by the Home Office, it was announced today.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
One million visitors use passport eGates since expansion
More than one million additional visitors have used the digital border process to enter the UK.
Source: UK Immigration RSS
Immigration minister calls for global collaboration on resettlement
The 25th Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) starts in Geneva today.
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Home Secretary asks independent migration experts to advise on future salary thresholds
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review and advise on salary thresholds for the future immigration system.
Source: UK Immigration RSS