Latitude Law examines the April 2025 Skilled Worker rule changes, impacting care worker recruitment, visa fees, and salary thresholds. New provisions close loopholes around sponsorship costs and investments, adjusting how payments affect eligible wages. From increased care staff salaries to revised sponsor duties, these updates reshape the landscape for skilled visa applicants.
On 10 February 2025, the Home Office updated their Nationality: Good Character guidance which explains how one’s history, both criminal, immigration and otherwise will affect their naturalisation application.
At the turn of the New Year, the Home Office made a number of changes to its primary guidance for holders of sponsor licences. Here we summarise key changes, and would encourage you to review your processes to ensure you remain compliant.
Confused about the new UK ETA requirements? Discover who needs an ETA, how to apply, and what it allows you to do during your visit to the UK. Get expert guidance from Latitude Law.
From 6 August 2024 if people have a biometric residence permit (BRP) that expires on 31 December 2024, they can now create a UKVI account and access their eVisa. They should do this before the expiry date of their BRP. Read more here.
Following our article which highlighted the possible change of direction for immigration policies from the new Labour government, we have explored the immigration points addressed during the King's Speech on 17 July 2024. Read more here.
Following an historic landslide election victory for the Labour party in the general election, it will be interesting to see whether there will be a change of direction for immigration policies after 14 years of Conservative governance. In terms of the immigration policies which we can expect from the new Labour government, we have provided a breakdown of all the key immigration points from Labour’s election manifesto. Read more here.
A new Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules was released on 09 March 2023. Most updates will come into force on 12 April 2023, although some will come into force later this year. Read about some of the key changes.
