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info@commonwealthcontractors.comAt 8.59pm today the FT reported that Theresa May, home secretary, has bowed to pressure to streamline the process for Chinese tourists to Britain. As we are not part of the EU Schengen visa system this results in many high spending Chinese visitors bypassing our country. With their spend of $102bn on global travel in […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Tier 1 Investor Visas was introduced in 2008 and in that year 43 foreign nationals succeeded in their applications. In 2012 the number of applications soared and 470 visas were granted. The increase was due to rising demand from people from Russia and China. According to a report in the FT this week wealth management […]
In the last 5 to 10 years Canary Wharf, in London’s docklands, has become a magnet for the banking industry. With the move by US bank JPMorgan of 8,000 of their 10,000 staff in July this year to a 33 floor building at 25 Bank Street in Canary Wharf, formerly home of Lehman Brothers, the […]
Fans queued throughout the night just to be in line to buy the computer game Grand Theft Auto V this morning. Some of them took time of work just so they could get their hands on the most expensive game ever made. It was developed by Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland cost £170 million to […]
Last Sunday evening the FT reported on the London mayor, Boris Johnson’s idea for a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa /“London Visa”. If adopted would make it easier for talented technologists from around the world to get jobs in tech start ups and fashion studios. The plan to provide City Hall with a yearly allocation […]
Last Friday, Mark Harper, the immigration minister, announced changes which generally ease visa rules from 1st October 2013. Some of the key changes are: Removal of the English language requirement for intra-company transferees. Tourists and business visitors are allowed to do some study where it is not the main purpose of their visit. Share ownership […]
The award-winning Londond based, language technology company, SwiftKey, this week confirmed a $17.5M (£11.3m) series B investment round. This was led by Index Ventures and supported by previous investors Octopus Investments and a number of angel investors. Doctoral research from Cambridge University into artifical intelligence led to the development of this company by Jon Reynolds […]
Glasgow will host the 20th Commonwealth Games from the 27th July to 3rd August 2014. The first event was held in 1930 and has taken place every four years ever since except in 1942 and 1946. The Games include the usual Olympic sports and some that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn […]