As per the announcement, from 4 April 2024, the general salary threshold for new applicants under the Skilled Worker route will increase from £26,200 to £38,700 per year. It is expected that their minimum salary will increase according to the minimum salary requirement as determined in t...
Following the Home Office’s Statement of Changes of 09 March 2023, in this alert we focus on those scheduled changes to the Immigration Rules as follows: Skilled Worker:Effective from: 12 April 2023 Salary thresholds and going rates for individual occupations are being updated, effective...
changes to the Immigration Rules on 4 April 2024 stating the following: • The general salary threshold under the Skilled Worker route is being increased from £26,200 to £38,700, except for the workers sponsored under the Health and Care visa. • The general salary threshold for the...
The Government of Sweden has reduced the EU Blue Card salary requirement by 1.5 times the annual average salary. The length of employment contract required to apply for an EU Blue card will be reduced to 6 months instead of one year. The eased rules for the EU Blue Card would be applic...
or it may be solely down to poor performance or mistakes by the Home Office. Understandably, migrants in this situation may feel powerless and that there is little they can do to speed up the process, especially where they do not understand the rules, or have confidence in speaking English....
The committee’s recommendations are being considered by government officials, who are contemplating the possibility of allowing foreign workers with salaries below the standard “skilled worker” level to be employed while also being subject to reduced visa fees. ...
Major Changes to the EU Blue Card Rules in Sweden The following are the major changes to be implemented for EU Blue Card in Sweden from 2025: The minimum salary requirement to obtain an EU Blue Card would be reduced from 1.5 times to 1.25 times the annual average salary in Sweden. Skille...
Insight Changes afoot for UK immigration rules 01/02/2024 Insight Big changes announced to the Skilled Worker minimum salary threshold 08/12/2023 Insight Immigration Health Surcharge to Increase in January 2024 30/11/2023 Insight Key Developments for legal, compliance, HR and D&I profes...
Home Secretary James Cleverly has moved to cut numbers, banning care workers from bringing dependents, a change that may force recruiters to spread the net even wider to fill holes in British care homes. Theminimum salary thresholdfor skilled worker visas is also rising to £38,700 a year,...
Uncertainty over the details of the new rules has heightened businesses’ concerns. In December, home secretary James Cleverly said the main salary floor for skilled worker visas would rise from £26,200 to £38,700 from April. The increase could price out employers in sectors such as hospi...