0330 390 9021
info@commonwealthcontractors.comBig Data Scientist / Data Specialist is the hot new career in IT. Big Data could add £216bn to the UK economy by 2017, as well as create 58,000 new jobs according to a report released in April 2012 by The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) claimed that . Big data is a broad […]
Category Archives: UK Visas
Overseas business people and students have suffered from long delays in acquiring visas simply because they have not been able to get an appointment. The problem was caused by individuals and organisations booking several appointments at a time which then prevented others from taking up those appointments. 20 to 30% of the appointments were ‘no […]
Today, in a surprise announcement, Therese May, The Home Secretary, said that the UKBA will be dissolved and replaced with two organisations. The first will be a high volume service focused on making high-quality decisions about who comes here, with a culture of customer satisfaction for business men and visitors who want to come here […]
Mark Harper, the Immigration Minister, has announced that executives known as Tier 2 Intra-Company Transferees (ICT), who are paid more than £152,100 pa, will be exempt from the rule that forces non-Europeans to spend a year outside the UK if they wish to switch between temporary and permanent visas. In practical terms this rule meant […]
David Cameron is on a three day visit to India with a 100 strong group made up of parliamentarians, business leaders and academics, in a drive to improve our links and trading relationship with a country which has the second fastest growing economy in the world and a population of 1.22 billion. This is one […]
While most areas of UK visa policy are getting tighter, the red carpet is still rolled out for the world’s high flyers. In December 2012 Theresa May, UK Home Secretary, announced that Phd students will be given 12 months from completing their course to seek work or as entrepreneurs to start businesses in the UK […]
Are you on a student in the UK on a Tier 4 visa? Would you like to stay in the UK and become a consultant? If you can demonstrate an ability to generate >£250/day billings, our partners may be able to help. Contact us with your CV. If you join a consultancy as a Tier […]
If you are enjoying the UK on your Working Youth Mobility Visa, aTier 5 extension is something we can help you with. The usual next step is sponsorship of a Tier 2 Work Permit visa, which can later lead on to Indefinite leave to Remain (permanent residence) and then British nationality / passport. The great […]
Do you have a contract offer and require Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship, but the client can’t or does not want to sponsor you? Our Partners may be able to help if: The daily rate is >£250.00 + vat The client is prepared to give a deliverables-based (and not an agency worker based) contract The role […]
This guide is directed at individual skilled professionals who would like to work in the UK on a sponsored Tier 2 visa work permit . [/wptabcontent][/wpspoiler][wpspoiler name=”If you are an Employer”][wptabcontent] Click here for our employer’s guide to Tier 2 visas Information for Employers Tier 2 Employer Overview Tier 2 Sponsorship Licenses SOC Codes Shortage […]