Blog — 04 December 2024

Home Office to delay eVisa/UKVI account creation deadline (of 31 December 2024)

Having spent the last two years stressing the need to the Home Office that it must avoid a “cliff-edge” cut-off for the creation of a UKVI account of 31 December…

Blog — 19 July 2024

The King’s Speech – Change in asylum policy, or just more of the same?

In his King’s Speech on Wednesday, King Charles set out Prime Minister Kier Starmer’s legislative programme. With Starmer’s lofty ambitions to “fix the foundations” of the country, what are his…

Blog — 15 May 2024

The Graduate Visa – A clean bill of health from the MAC

When the current government announced it was ordering a rapid emergency review and investigation into the Graduate Visa route by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in March 2024, it did…

Blog — 16 April 2024

Tightening the screws – making the UK even more welcoming

Following her thoughts on the Skilled Worker changes which took effect on 4 April, Head of the Business Immigration Team at Bindmans, Tanya Goldfarb, comments on yet more restrictions being…

Blog — 09 April 2024

“Robust and Fair”?: New immigration measures poised to add more fuel to the fire

Tanya Goldfarb, Head of Business Immigration at Bindmans, comments on the 4 April 2024 statement issued by the government aimed at justifying the hostile immigration environment. It is with dismay…