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Creative industries issue warning on Brexit deal
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The UK’s creative industries have issued a stark warning to the government regarding the Brexit immigration deal, which is currently being sought. Prior to the EU referendum in 2016, a survey conducted...

by the Creative Industries Foundation (CIF) suggested that a staggering 96% of its membership was concerned about the restriction of ‘free movement of talent’ throughout the EU, and the negative...

UK population growth hits 14-year low as EU migration drops
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The growth of the UK population has slumped to its slowest rate since 2004 as fewer EU migrants are arriving without having already secured employment. The figures come from the ONS, and it shows the...

population reached 66 million for the first time around June 2017. But the population increase is now just 0.6%, which is the lowest since the middle of 2014. The number of migrants arriving to start a new job remains...

Britons Want ‘Smarter Border Control Without Blanket Caps on Migrants’
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A poll by The Independent has indicated broad support for a more targeted approach to UK immigration, suggesting the majority of Britons desire smarter border control and the removal of blanket caps on migrants. The...

survey by the media behemoth also indicated widespread approval for Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s attempts to move incoming NHS professionals out of the cap system for skilled worker visas. Medical...

Skilled worker visa cap review due
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There may be more opportunities for overseas professionals to come and work in the UK, depending on the Migration Advisory Committee’s work in reviewing the Shortage Occupation List. The potential changes...

have been revealed as they undertake a review of the monthly UK visa cap which is currently in place for foreign professionals. Now the government has put forward some alterations to the UK’s...

Overseas academics cite 'lack of trust' due to Home Office regulations
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There is a growing feeling among foreign academics working in the UK that Home Office regulations – which encourage institutions to record the whereabouts of overseas staff and students – is creating...

an atmosphere of mistrust. Some staff and students have been sternly warned that any time off campus should be reported, and that those failing to do so will have their name passed to the UK Border...

What is the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’?
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The United Kingdom has traditionally been a welcoming country, relishing the influx of other cultures, languages and cuisines.  More recently however, spurred on by the widely held misconception that too many...

immigrants are placing the system under strain, the currently ruling Conservatives have introduced their so-called ‘hostile environment’ policy to discourage people who have immigrated illegally from...

Pressure grows for devolved control over UK immigration policy
By Richmond Chambers -

Amidst recent tightening of UK borders and a regular stream of negative publicity around cases of people denied entry to this country, pressure is growing for separate immigration rules for each UK nation and region. The...

case for devolved control over immigration policy has become a key focus for Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish government. Sturgeon has led the calls for the UK to pursue such an approach post-Brexit,...

EU nationals post Brexit - What's the latest?
By Richmond Chambers -

According to the Office of National Statistics, between January and March 2018, there were 2.29 million EU nationals working in the UK, which was down 28,000 on last year. Could this be as a result of the fear and...

confusion around what will happen to EU nationals post Brexit? Following pressure, the government have issued some guidelines about plans for EU nationals once the UK officially leaves the European Union,...

Romanians become the second most common non-UK nationality
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Recently published official figures now put Romanian as the second-most-common non-British nationality in the UK. The Office for National Statistics reported this month that people from the Eastern European nation...

now account for more nationals in this country than Ireland or India. The number of Romanians living in the UK in 2017 jumped 25% on the previous year as the numbers coming into the UK show no sign of...

Richmond Chambers wins ABS Innovation Award at Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018
By Richmond Chambers -

We are delighted to announce that Richmond Chambers has won the ABS Innovation Award at the Legal Week Innovation Awards 2018. Hosted by Legal Week, the awards, now in their fourth year, celebrate the most...

pioneering individuals, firms and legal services providers in the UK legal sector. The ABS Innovation award seeks to uncover innovation in the delivery of legal services by Alternative Business...

Roman Abramovich and the Tier 1 UK Investor Visa
By Richmond Chambers -

There’s been a lot of news coverage recently surrounding Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and his Tier 1 Investor Visa, with its expiry causing his absence at the FA Cup Final. Many people aren’t...

quite sure what this type of Visa is, and why Roman Abramovich is facing delays in renewing. What is a Tier 1 UK Investor Visa? A Tier 1 UK Investor Visa is geared towards high-level investment in the UK,...

More than 60 displaced in the Windrush Scandal
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New numbers have come to light in the ongoing Windrush scandal with the newly appointed home secretary, Sajid Javid, revealing that 63 people have been wrongfully removed or deported from the UK. In his first appearance...

before the Home Affairs Select Committee since his appointment last month, Mr Javid has also told MPs that this number is subject to change as his department and other officials continue reviewing...
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