Intra-Company routes

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What should I consider if my client wishes to apply under Tier 2 but the sponsor licence is yet to be granted?

Can my client apply for leave to remain under Tier 2 even though a new sponsor’s licence has not yet been granted?If an application is lodged under...

Produced in partnership with Andrew Tingley 14th Apr

Practice notes

Sponsoring an employee under the Intra-Company routes

The Intra-Company routes enable businesses with linked entities overseas to transfer certain employees to work in their UK offices. From 1 January...

Produced in partnership with Kate Gamester of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP 13th Apr

Practice notes

Partners of Points-Based System and Appendix W migrants

STOP PRESS NOTICE: This Practice Note is being updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules in relation to partners of Students from 5 October...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Immigration skills charge

BackgroundIn December 2015, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent non-departmental public body which provides advice to the...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Schedule of absences

The schedule of absences spreadsheets below may be used by Lexis®PSL Immigration subscribers to calculate a person’s absences from the UK for the...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Children of Points-Based System and Appendix W migrants

STOP PRESS NOTICE: This Practice Note is being updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules in relation to children of Students from 5 October...

9th Apr

Practice notes

The small companies regime

The statutory rules governing the annual accounts and reports of small companies (other than micro-entities) are set out in:•Part 15 of the Companies...

8th Apr

Practice notes

Skilled Worker and Intra-Company routes: changes of employment

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the coronavirus...

Produced in partnership with Tom Brett Young of VWV 8th Apr

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Would the 12-month cooling-off period apply to a family member of a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) migrant?

This Q&A considers whether family members of Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer (ICT)) migrants are required to follow the 12-month cooling-off period...

Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 23rd Mar

Practice notes

Working remotely outside the UK—considerations for UK employers

Employers are receiving more requests from employee to work from home. But a request to work remotely outside the country where an employee is...

Produced in partnership with Stephen Ratcliffe of Baker McKenzie and Gill Murdoch 18th Mar

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Does the Tier 2 (ICT) route permit a UK sponsor to second an employee from an overseas group company?

Provided that the overseas company is ‘linked’ to the UK sponsor and certain conditions (listed below) are met, the Tier 2 (ICT) route generally...

Produced in partnership with Allan Briddock of 1 Pump Court 18th Mar

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Can a Tier 2 (ICT) migrant make an in-country change of employment application to work for their existing employer in an occupation under a different Standard Occupational Classification code?

Paragraph 222 of the Tier 2 Policy Guidance states that:‘You must also make a change of employment application if you are remaining with the same...

Produced in partnership with Bilal Ehsan of Latitude Law 18th Mar

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Where a main applicant switches into a different category, eg a Tier 2 (ICT) visa holder switches into a Turkish worker route, should their dependants also apply to switch at the same time? What possible implications might their be if they do not (if they remain, in the UK, or subsequently travel)?

There is nothing in the requirements for leave as the family member of a relevant points-based system migrant (RPBSM) in the Immigration Rules, Part...

Produced in partnership with Nick Nason of Edgewater Legal 18th Mar

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Can a dependant partner of a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa holder apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years of continuous residence in the UK?

The Immigration Rules, Part 8, para 319E permit a dependant partner of relevant PBS migrant or Appendix W worker (the main applicant) to apply for...

18th Mar

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What procedure should be followed where a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) migrant is not able to travel to the UK within the validity of their 30-day short-term biometric residence permit?

For the purposes of this Q&A, we have focussed on short-term multiple entry biometric entry clearances which are issued to non-European Economic Area...

Produced in partnership with Tom Brett-Young of VWV LLP 18th Mar

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If a points-based system (PBS) migrant switches from a Tier 2 category to Tier 1, is that person’s dependant with extant leave as a PBS dependant required to make a new PBS dependant application as a result? Does the answer differ if the PBS migrant switches into other immigration categories?

This is a Q&A about whether it is necessary for dependants to apply to switch categories at the same time as their relevant points-based system (PBS)...

Produced in partnership with Greg Ó Ceallaigh of Garden Court Chambers 18th Mar

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Might a single absence from the UK of 14 months during the qualifying period (spent completing study abroad) be problematic in an application for indefinite leave to remain by the partner of a points-based system migrant? This relates to the requirement to have continuously cohabited with their partner in the UK for the requisite period. It does not refer to leave granted under the Immigration Rules in force on or after 11 January 2018.

The requirements for indefinite leave to remain as a partner of a points-based system (PBS) migrant are contained in paragraph 319E, Part 8 of the...

Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 18th Mar

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If a Tier 2 (ICT) migrant is granted leave on the basis of delivering a time-bound service, can they apply to extend their leave in the UK at the end of that service if they acquire a new project?

As with many queries relating to Points-Based System issues, there are different variables to consider when assessing whether an individual could...

Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 18th Mar

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Is a sponsor permitted to pay a Tier 2 (ICT) migrant in the l-term staff category an accommodation allowance in excess of 30% of their total gross salary package?

The Immigration Rules, Appendix A, para 75 sets out the items that will be taken into account by the Home Office when calculating whether an applicant...

18th Mar

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If a points-based system (PBS) migrant switches from a Tier 2 category to Tier 1, is that person’s dependant with extant leave as a PBS dependant required to make a new PBS dependant application as a result? Does the answer differ if the PBS migrant switches into other immigration categories?

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