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Have you checked your SMS users recently?UKVI has confirmed its intention to remove inactive Sponsor Management System (SMS) user...
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From 9 September 2026, the UKVI introduced a range of new automated notifications for Authorising Officers, providing greater visibility...
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A significant change to the Sponsor Management System (SMS) took effect from 9 September 2026, when sponsors will no longer be able to...
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UKVI sponsor management system (SMS) updateUKVI has announced the roll out of a mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sponsor...
On 3 September 2026, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes setting out reforms to various immigration routes. A number of the...
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Our colleagues across the firm regularly support clients with the arrangements for changing address. This could be related to two...
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A welcome result of the German-British friendship treaty, which was signed on 17 July 2025, will benefit schools trips between the UK and...
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Schools and Academy Trusts holding a skilled worker sponsor licence must take particular care when managing family leave for sponsored...
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Complying with sponsorship duties under the Skilled Worker route in education Appendix D to the Home Office sponsor guidance sets out the...
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An open letter from religious leaders, faith groups, and charities has cited concerns that the proposed measures may make community...
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The Government has announced an increase to a number of immigration and nationality fees. Some of the headline changes include: Sponsor...
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Student visa applications submitted from today by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan will be refused (as will Skilled...
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