Government’s planned increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge

20 November 2018

UK immigration solicitor, James Vaughan, examines the effects of the Government’s planned increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge in the latest monthly publication from the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA). The increase will have a substantial impact on migrants and employers in most immigration categories, and could swell the cost of hiring essential workers by thousands of pounds.

Read the full article here.

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