British Citizenship Priority Service: British nationality applicants may now pay to jump the queue. Clarkslegal, an immigration law business, issued a notice on 23 July 2026 that the Home Office…
UK Right to Work Rules 2026: The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, laid as a…
Summary Care Worker ILR 2026: The UK’s proposed ‘earned settlement’ reforms could put social care workers’ ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) pathways at risk, potentially extending the qualifying period from…
The Home Office has released the latest edition of the ‘Register of Licensed Sponsors – Workers and Temporary Workers’. The spreadsheet has 128,029 employers allowed to hire Skilled, Scale-up and…
Introduction The latest update to the UKVI’s Register of Licensed Sponsors – the official list of organisations permitted to sponsor and employ non-UK nationals – was published on 22 July…
Introduction UK Graduate Visa 2027: nThe UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) secretly provided a full update to its Graduate Route advice on 21 July, mirroring the Statement of…
Introduction Andy Burnham UK Immigration: The appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister on 20 July 2026 did not, in itself, affect the UK Immigration Rules, cancel sponsor licences or…
Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship: British firms with Skilled Worker sponsor licences are experiencing an unprecedented 18-week wait for Home Office approval of routine requests for further ‘undefined’ Certificates of Sponsorship…
IELTS to become fully computer-based in India from September 2026 IELTS to Become Fully Computer-Based in India from September 2026: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) will switch fully…
Summary Wrapping wallet in aluminium foil: Many modern wallets include ID cards that may be read wirelessly. These chips can send unique ID numbers across considerable distances. Aluminium foil can…
