New call for relaxation of immigration rules

The head of Britain's largest business organisation is calling on the government to urgently include immigration reforms when new economic policies are unveiled in Thursday's Autumn Statement.

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Business group demands 'urgent' visa reforms

One of the nation's largest business organisations has submitted a plan to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to "get firms through the tough months ahead and then power the UK’s economic recovery".

India still atop UK migration table

The number of foreign-born residents living in England and Wales last year hit an all-time high of 10 million, representing one in six of the population, according to figures on international migration taken from the 2021 UK census.

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Most UK firms unable to apply for visas

Despite job vacancies in the UK outnumbering jobseekers, just a tiny proportion of employers can secure visas for the overseas talent they desperately need according to a new report. International remote working and applying for a sponsor licence as insurance are among solutions proposed.

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Skills shortages UK tech's biggest problem

Accessing the skilled workers they badly need has become by far the greatest problem confronting tech firms in the UK, according to the latest 'Digital Economy Monitor'.

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New PM to boost UK-India FTA prospects?

The formal installation on Tuesday of Rishi Sunak as the UK’s new Prime Minister appears to have bolstered the nation’s prospects of sealing a trade deal with India.

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Launch of Permits Foundation's 2022 Partner Survey Report

We are pleased to announce that Part 2 of the Permits Foundation International Dual Careers Survey Report is now available.

Resignation to boost UK-India FTA talks?

The resignation of Home Secretary Suella Braverman could boost the prospects of the UK and India sealing a trade deal, as well as making it easier for the government in London to introduce an expanded visa system.

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Support grows in UK for targeted immigration

The last seven years have seen growing public support for legal immigration to the UK, according to the latest survey conducted annually by polling company Ipsos.

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Manchester 'best UK city' for expats

Manchester is by far the best city for expats moving to the United Kingdom, according to a new survey.

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Effectiveness of new visa schemes questioned

Reservations over the long-term efficacy of two of the government's new visa routes into the UK are being voiced by business executives and an expert in immigration law.

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Businesses set out demands for new PM

Business leaders welcomed the election victory of Liz Truss as the UK's next Prime Minister, but warned that swift action was needed to tackle growing economic turmoil.

Pro and cons of new scale-up visas

The UK's new Scale-Up Visa system came into effect on Monday, August 22, offering a cheaper, easier route to hire overseas talent, particularly for the tech sector.

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Vialto Partners chooses Certino as shadow payroll platform

Increased remote and cross-border working, new technology and the breakup of the Big Four are creating new opportunities in the global mobility supply chain.

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Businesses urge easing of UK visa rules

One of the UK's largest business organisations is calling on the Government to make it easier for industries facing chronic staff shortages to get visas for overseas workers.

David Sapsted Collected Articles - July 2022

Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate. These are his collected articles from June 2022 - on topics from the trial of a four-day week in the UK to the return of UK business confidence.

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David Sapsted Collected Articles - June 2022

Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate. These are his collected articles from June 2022 - on topics from the trial of a four-day week in the UK to the return of UK business confidence.

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David Sapsted Collected Articles - April 2022

Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate. These are his collected articles from April 2022 - on topics from the "Great Resignation" to UK immigration and enterprise.

Collage of images from David Sapsted's May 2022 articles

David Sapsted Collected Articles - May 2022

Former chief reporter at The Times and news editor and New York correspondent for The Telegraph among other journals, David Sapsted writes sharply observed news for Relocate. These are his collected articles from May 2022 - on topics from flexible working to UK immigration and enterprise.

Call to scrap short-term ICT visa rules

The UK's leading trade body for the financial services industry is calling on the government to scrap visas for overseas staff needed for short-term, intra-company transfer (ICT) projects

New graduate visas ’to fill skills gap’

A simplified but “highly selective” visa scheme to attract overseas graduates to the UK, could help fill the nation's skills gap, according to a leading immigration lawyer.

UK business ‘needs Ukrainian refugee skills’

Ukrainian immigrants offer the best solution to help solve the skills shortage in the UK

‘New visas needed’ to tackle UK shortages

A leading British business organisation is calling on the government to introduce a system of temporary visas in a bid to overcome the nation's skills shortages.

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UK to offer Indians simpler visa system?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that a more liberal visa regime could be in the offing for Indians wanting to come to the UK to work or study.

UK sees Brexit surge in Non-EU visas

Last year saw a surge in non-EU migrants coming to the UK to take up skilled jobs, according to latest data from the Home Office.

More Hong Kong expats head for the exit

Almost half of European companies with hubs in Hong Kong are planning to relocate to other centres overseas this year, according to a new survey.

Hong Kong visa applicants top 100,000

More than 100,000 Hong Kong residents applied to live, work and study in the UK last year under the British National (Overseas) visa route.

Lawyers doubt wisdom of scrapping 'golden visa'

Immigration lawyers are expressing unease over the wisdom of the UK government's abrupt decision to abandon the ‘golden visa’ route aimed at attracting multi-millionaire investors to the country.

Despite Covid, global mobility gets easier

International travel restrictions resulting from the pandemic are no longer hampering the opportunities for global talent mobility to most of the nations popular with expats, a new study has found.

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Ageing UK workforce 'needs more immigrants'

An increase in immigration will be necessary in the coming years to maintain the size of the UK's working-age population, according to the Government's statistics agency.