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There are constant changes and updates to immigration rules and policy, our selection of UK and US immigration news and articles can help you keep up-to-date.
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19 December 2024
UK Immigration: eVisas and digitalisation
The Home Office’s plan for a fully digital border by 2025 and – including through the digital immigration status (eVisa) rollout – intends to render…
19 December 2024
eVisas – Frequently Asked Questions
Subsequent to the Home Office’s recent announcement of transitional measures to ease the transition to eVisas, allowing airlines and other carriers…
11 December 2024
The Global Talent route – for individuals with exceptional talent or exceptional promise
The Global Talent route is available for individuals with exceptional talent or exceptional promise in fields of science, engineering, humanities,…
9 December 2024
USCIS amends guidance for Adjustment of Status medical exams
USCIS announced that effective 2 December 2024, it will require I-485 Adjustment of Status applications to be submitted with the required medical…
6 December 2024
Important eVisa update: transitional measures announced to ease digital transition
On 4 December the Home Office announced transitional measures to ease the transition to eVisas from 1 January 2025, due to concerns about technical…
5 December 2024
Can I travel while my immigration application is pending?
If you submit an application from within the UK for permission to stay (including settlement), you must not leave the Common Travel Area (CTA) which…
3 December 2024
Sponsor licence enforcement in focus: dramatic year-on-year growth in Home Office compliance actions
On 28 November 2024 the Home Office revealed how many Skilled Worker sponsor licences it has suspended or revoked in the third quarter of 2024. The…
27 November 2024
Extension of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme – what you need to know
The Home Office is extending its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme. As with the US’s ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)…
19 November 2024
Mergers, acquisitions and migrant workforce compliance: key considerations for corporate restructuring
Mergers and acquisitions require careful planning but all too often consideration of the immigration impact sits at the end of a long list of due…