According to a recent announcement by the Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott, a Labour government would make “values” rather than numbers the driving force behind the decisions of who should receive a UK work permit. This new focus on “values” for immigration in t...

The Home Office is currently facing an investigation by a complaints watchdog after it failed to respond to complaints about an incompetent and unfair outsourced visa service. The parliamentary ombudsman have now chosen to escalate a complaint by VFS Global, which was to help with managing visas....

Questions have once again been raised about the state of UK visas and immigrant rights after the release of a recent news story. A former UK consular worker from Hong Kong was asked to resign from his post after he was allegedly tortured and detained during a work trip to China. Simon Che...

The Labour party has announced that it will be unveiling a “compromise position” on immigration in its manifesto that would avoid committing full “free movement” after Brexit takes place. The compromise position announcement would expand the rights of migrants so t...

After months of escalating concerns about the...

The Home Office is once again facing scrutiny by people across the UK applying for UK work permits and visas. According to the Home Office, the people in the UK who apply for a visa using the super-priority premium system would be able to hear back about their request for indefinite leave to rema...

Much has been shared about the Conservative party and its plans for UK visas over recent months. However, very little attention has been given to Labour, and what the alternative party would do if they had their way with UK sisas. According to Emily Thornberry, the Shadow Foreign Secretar...

Currently, groups are speaking out about the fact that there aren't enough work permits and tier 2 work visas going out to people who could be hired in jobs by the NHS. Currently, the tier 2 work permit is going through a period of change, but at the same time, there's a huge shortage of medical ...

Yet another public out cry has been sparked b...

Questions around eligibility and deferment from international students have emerged rapidly over the last couple of weeks, after the UK government announced it's decision to introduce some post-study work rights. Re-introducing post-study work rights would be a positive step forward for i...