If you have refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK and want your partner or children to join you, the dedicated Refugee Family Reunion route remains closed to new applications. The pause began at 3pm on 4 September 2025 and is still in place. The government says replacement rules are being designed, but no…
If your business recruits overseas workers for medium-skilled roles, the Migration Advisory Committee is expected to publish its final Temporary Shortage List recommendations in July 2026. The government will then decide which occupations should continue to have access to the Skilled Worker route. The current interim arrangements are time-limited. Unless the Immigration Rules change, Temporary…
If you are planning a business trip or family visit to London this summer, check the travel permission required for every passenger before departure. Since 25 February 2026, carriers have been required to confirm that travellers who need an Electronic Travel Authorisation, or ETA, hold valid digital permission before travelling to the UK. An ETA…
In June 2026, access to the Global Talent visa UKRI endorsed-funder pathway widened when 13 additional AIRTO member organisations were added to UKRI’s list of approved UK host organisations. The change did not make every AIRTO member an endorsed funder. A researcher must still be hosted or employed by an approved organisation and work on…
If you hold a Skilled Worker visa and your sponsored job ends, you cannot assume you will have months to work out your next step. Recent June 2026 commentary from immigration practitioners has highlighted a clear operational shift: Home Office curtailment, now usually described in the guidance as cancellation of permission, is being actioned much…
The five-year Skilled Worker route to Indefinite Leave to Remain remains open as of June 2026. No Immigration Rules have yet been laid to implement the Government’s proposed Earned Settlement reforms, and the current framework still applies. That is the most important point to understand. The amount of commentary around the proposed changes has caused…
On 3 June 2026, Conservative MP Blake Stephenson opened a Westminster Hall debate on improving the UK visa system, following his March 2026 report on the legal migration system. The report concluded that the system was “entirely unfit” for purpose and that legal migration was “out of control”. It made 30 recommendations, including restricting work…
If you are in the UK as a dependant of a care worker or senior care worker and you have received a letter from the Home Office about your immigration status, you are not alone in feeling anxious. Recent reporting has highlighted families affected by letters linked to the major changes to the care worker…
From 1 June 2026, the rules governing how UK universities manage their student sponsor licences became stricter. The Home Office has updated the Basic Compliance Assessment framework, tightened 2 of the main sponsor performance thresholds, and introduced a new Red, Amber, Green rating system for student sponsors. If you are an international student planning to…
The UK’s Global Talent visa is becoming more relevant to a wider group of high-achieving professionals. Following the March 2026 Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, HC 1691, a new Design Industry endorsement pathway is being added to Appendix Global Talent. The pathway takes effect on 1 July 2026. The same set of changes…
