Published: 12 March 2024Our correspondents, Van Ameyde Marine, have notified the Club about significant changes to UK Immigration (Border Agency) guidelines which may impact seafarers receiving medical treatment in the UK through the NHS (National Health Service)....
On 16 January 2024, the immigration health surcharge increases to £776 for a 12-month stay, up from £470. This is the IHS fee for Short-term study visa, Student visa and Youth Mobility Scheme visa applicants. It is paid during the online visa application. Anyone visiting the UK fo...
More than a million Australians will visit the UK this year, but there’s a big change in store. Starting Wednesday January 8, travellers to the UK will have to apply for a special travel permit – and pay a £10 fee – before entering England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. In...
Companies must now review their current crew, as any non-British or Irish individuals will need a UK work visa to continue working in UK waters. Joanne Hennessy, partner for business immigration at law firmTLTwarns: “An organisation in the UK employing illegal workers will potentially be ...
The key Australian immigration changes in 2024 are: SummaryDetails Creation of a new Skills in Demand visa with 3 targeted pathways to encourage migration worker mobility in the labour market. The visa streams will include: 1.Specialist Skills pathway–for highly-skilled migrants that are beneficial...
Changes to UK visa regulations could leave overseas crew, joining a ship in the UK stranded if medical charges remain unpaid. Nick Savvides | Mar 14, 2024UK Immigration (Border Agency) guidelines for visa’s applying to crew changed in February, which could see crew refused visas to enter ...
SOCIAL attitudesATTITUDE change (Psychology)POLITICAL attitudesWELFARE stateMODERNIZATION (Social science)In Europe, people from post-Soviet countries tend to hold more negative attitudes toward immigration than people from Western societies. This pattern is also evident in the former...
Other employers are more generous still. Aviva has become one of the first UK employers to offer an equal parental leave policy. This means that all qualifying new parents in the UK can take 12 months’ parental leave, with six months of that at full basic pay. Meanwhile, both Zurich Inte...
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