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info@commonwealthcontractors.comFrom July 25th the UK Boarder Agency (UKBA) are changing payment arrangements for customers using their premium same-day at Glasgow and Cardiff public enquiry offices. No longer will there be cashiers to receive in those locations. If you are attending an appointment in Glasgow or Cardiff, there will be 3 ways that you can pay […]
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Aiming to remain a competitive force around the world the government has decided to encourage exceptionally talented leaders from science, humanities, engineering and the arts fields to come to the UK in order to maintain excellence. A new Tier 1 category- Exceptional Talent- will open on 9 August 2011 available to those who have been […]
Rob Whiteman has lead the local Government\’s response to central Government\’s agenda for greater self-regulation and improvement. Working across Whitehall, he has supported policy discussions between the new coalition Government and local Government. The appointment has been approved by the Prime Minster and Home Secretary where Mr Whiteman will succeed Jonathan Sedgwick, the interim CEO […]
Immigration minister Damian Green said: “This consultation is about better family migration – better for migrants, communities, and the UK as a whole. We welcome those who want to make a life here with their family, but too often in the past the family route has been abused as a means to bypass our immigration […]
The form should be used by Bulgarian or Romanian nationals who want to apply for authorisation to work in the UK. The new versions have been published to clarify the types of documentary evidence required for self-employed persons and students. A new requirement has been included to provide evidence of having comprehensive sickness insurance. The […]
Mr Green said: “The proposals I am making today are aimed at breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration. Settlement has become almost automatic for those who choose to stay. This needs to change. The immigration system has got to be made to work properly. We want the brightest and best workers to come […]
A Director of Policy Exchange, Neil O’Brian, said that \”Public sector pay has got hugely out of control. There is pressure on budgets like never before because of the deficit. If the unions want to preserve their members\’ jobs they have to realise that pay is an issue which will have to be looked at.\” […]
The Head of the European Parliament Information Office in the United Kingdom, Michael Shackleton, said that “People like me are coming to retirement and it’s very clear there are not enough people to take our places. I think it matters at all levels of the institutions not just at the highest levels. Having people from […]
Key Points from the meeting minutes: Draft guidance should be written to reassure those who are clearly \’outside the ambit\’ of IR35, that they need not worry about IR35 compliance. The move to specialist IR35 teams should improve the likelihood of inconsistency when selecting compliance targets. The Forum will consider creating a \’Gateway Test\’ to […]
Mr Green said that “Some of these cases date back more than a decade and the UK Border Agency was always clear that, because of the length of time many of these individuals have been in the country, there would be no alternative to granting them leave to remain.” This led to accusations that the […]