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Julia Jackson and Matthew Braithwaite discuss issues related to immigration with Hong Kong lawyer, Alfred Ip a founding partner of Hong Kong law firm Hugill & Ip . The preparatory… Read more →
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Employers with a Sponsor Licence for Tier 2 sponsored employees will need to ensure that they continue to comply with record keeping and reporting obligations during this difficult time. However,… Read more →
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The Home Office have now announced further developments to their coronavirus policy ( see https://wedlakebell.com/coronavirus-and-uk-visas-part-1/) . The new policy announcement widens the previous arrangements to all nationalities caught in the… Read more →
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The world of international travel has changed in the last month, and it’s clear that many more changes will follow in the coming days. Whilst we are all, quite correctly,… Read more →
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Whilst headlines have focused on COVID – 19 and implications for NHS resources, a couple of almost unnoticed lines in the Rishi Sunak’s budget will increase costs for many overseas… Read more →
Brexit
The Wedlake Bell Brexit Immigration Service is designed as a comprehensive advice and support service for employers concerned about the immigration aspects of Brexit for their current employees and its… Read more →
Brexit
Are you ready? Brexit is going to impact on our laws. It is too early to know what the repercussions will be but it is certain that there will be… Read more →
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As United Kingdom residents watch the political machinations surrounding Brexit with a mixture of fascination and horror, EU nationals living in the UK and their employers may well feel that… Read more →
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The article was originally published by International Client, January 2019. Immigration post-Brexit As we move into 2019, the question of freedom of movement (FoM) rights for EU nationals in the… Read more →
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The article was originally published by Personnel Today – January 7, 2019 Deliveroo and Uber Eats face questions over worker black market An investigation by The Sunday Times has found… Read more →
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The article was originally published on New Law Journal, on December 20, 2018. Visa shake-up after Brexit The white paper, laid in Parliament this week, would let low-skilled migrants work… Read more →
F21
As Brexit date looms ever closer, employers are voicing concerns about the implications for retaining and hiring EU nationals to work in the UK. Join Julia Jackson and Matt Perry… Read more →
Legal Podcast
As Brexit date looms ever closer, employers are voicing concerns about the implications for retaining and hiring EU nationals to work in the UK. Join Julia Jackson and Matt Perry… Read more →
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Tier 1 Investors have been hit by the latest fiasco on Home Office policy. It was reported on 6th and 7th of December that the Home Office would be suspending the… Read more →
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In the last In Counsel, we reported on the problems being encountered by employers trying to obtain restricted certificates of sponsorship for new recruits from overseas. Click here to read… Read more →
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The first applications from EU nationals wanting to stay in the UK after Brexit were submitted to the Home Office on 28th August. The date marks the start of the… Read more →
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This article was already published by the Global Banking & Finance Review. For the high-net worth individual, the UK has long been near the top of the list as a place… Read more →
Bulletins
Tier 1 investors and entrepreneurs should make urgent moves to keep a record of their overseas travel, under strict new government guidance on permitted absences. The Home Office has changed… Read more →
Bulletins
Welcome to the Summer edition of our In Counsel publication In this update we will outline the most recent legal developments affecting your business, in particular, the implications of the… Read more →
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Recruitment costs wasted, employers left with unfilled vacancies, and highly skilled prospective employees left in limbo overseas – these are the regrettable consequences of the current Home Office policy to… Read more →
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In this article Julia Jackson explores some of the key issues employers of EU citizens face now, during the transition phase following the EU departure date, and thereafter. Q: What… Read more →
Bulletins
Q: Dear Julia, I’m an American citizen marrying an English gentleman. As he has a British passport and has lived in the UK for all of his life we’ve decided… Read more →
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A wave of outrage has swept the media and Westminster in the past week, over the treatment of the Windrush generation and their family members. Squarely in the frame has been… Read more →
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Tier 1 Investors and Entrepreneurs are urged to closely monitor all of their overseas travel in the light of strict new Home Office guidance on permitted absences. From 11 January… Read more →
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The annual round of changes to immigration fees today (6th April) has resulted in above inflation increases of around 4 per cent on average, increasing yet again the cost to… Read more →
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Almost exactly one month ago, the UK Visas and Immigration Department held a meeting to determine the distribution of restricted certificates of sponsorship to employers. Such gatherings are a regular… Read more →
Bulletins
Organisations employing EU nationals in the UK must tread carefully on the path to Brexit or face discrimination claims or reputational damage. Wedlake Bell’s Julia Jackson and Laura Conway offer… Read more →
Bulletins
Starting from April of this year, employers who sponsor overseas workers in the UK with a Tier 2 status will be required to pay the Immigration Skills Charge (the ISC).… Read more →
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Wedlake Bell LLP has strengthened its Private Wealth, Corporate and Employment practices with the addition of new Immigration Partner, Julia Jackson. Julia joins the firm having spent the past decade… Read more →