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Tier 1 General Visa

  Tier 1 Visa (General) Skilled immigration to the United Kingdom is now enshrined in the Five Tier Points Based Immigration system. Tier 1 (General) allows highly skilled individuals who score the required points to immigrate to the UK without any kind of sponsorship from an employer. It replaces the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme and […]

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Entrepreneur Visas and the East London Silicon Valley

 The British Prime Minister, David Cameron,  is expected to announce today that East London, is to become an officially sanctioned startup ‘hub’ for the UK. The ambition is that London will be transformed into a “world-leading technology city to rival Silicon Valley”. The government has secured commitments from companies including Google, Facebook, Intel and McKinsey […]

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Intra-Company Transfer Visa – ICT

Intra-Company Transfer Visa An Intra-Company Transfer work permit or visa  (ICT) is applicable for the transfer of key staff into a UK subsidiary company. There are certain requirements to be met before staff can be transferred to the UK subsidiary company in this way. It is a requirement that staff involved in an intra-company transfer […]

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Stunning Libraries of the World

This post is completely off topic for a solicitors blog but I thought I would share with you some stunning photos of some of the worlds most exotic libraries: Canada: Geneva, Switzerland: Austria: Germany: Ireland: The British Library, London: Portugal: The Vatican: Paris, France: Sweden: Washington DC, USA:

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Renewing Entrepreneur Visas

How to Renew an Entrepreneur Visa – Points Based System This page explains the requirements for an extension of leave to remain under the entrepreneur category (Tier 1 Entrepreneur) of the points-based system to work in business in the United Kingdom. Applicants must score the required number of points to qualify for an extension of […]