UK Immigration Law

Changing employer on a Skilled Worker visa means a full new application, approved before day one at the new job — the same “change…

Skilled Worker settlement turns five years of sponsored residence into indefinite leave to remain: continuous residence within the 180-day absence rule, a sponsor confirming…

The UK shortage occupation list no longer exists under that name — it became the Immigration Salary List in April 2024, and gained a…

The Skilled Worker visa is the UK’s main sponsored work route: a licensed employer, a job at degree level, a salary of at least…

Most people lawfully in the UK can switch into the Skilled Worker route without leaving the country — students, Graduate visa holders, temporary workers…

Students can switch into the Skilled Worker route without leaving the UK — but only on the right timing: course completed, or a job…

The Graduate Trainee visa moves a multinational’s own graduates through the UK leg of a structured training programme: three months’ overseas employment with the…

The Senior or Specialist Worker visa is the Tier 2 ICT visa under its Global Business Mobility name: intra-company transfers for established staff, now…

The International Sportsperson visa is the single route for professional athletes and qualified coaches taking paid sporting roles in the UK — governing body…

The BN(O) visa remains Hong Kongers’ route to Britain: £206 for 30 months or £285 for five years, no job or salary test, and…

The Global Talent visa is the UK’s freest work route: no sponsor, no salary threshold, no job offer — any work, for anyone, once…

Paragraph 322(5) was the character-and-conduct ground the Home Office used to refuse settlement to skilled migrants over tax discrepancies — until the Court of…