As recommended in the recent MAC report, controls to restrict how Bulgarian and Romanian nationals access the UK labour market will be extended until the end of 2013, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today.
This means Romanian and Bulgarian (A2) nationals seeking to work in the UK will continue to require permission from the UK Border Agency before they can work in the UK. Exceptions apply to self-employed workers and certain other categories.
Are you a Romanian or Bulgarian national who needs assistance with an EEA application for yourself or a Family Member ? If so, please contact us through our website
www.commonwealthimmigration.com/contact_us.html
Thursday 24 November 2011
Thursday 17 November 2011
New minimum salary for sponsoring family ?
A government report has recommended a minimum salary for British residents sponsoring family to settle in the UK.
A minimum salary of between £18,600 and £25,700 before tax should be introduced for UK residents sponsoring a partner or dependent for settlement, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended today.
The MAC was asked to identify a salary that would prevent any sponsor, their spouse or their dependents from becoming a burden on the state.
The MAC was asked by the government to consider what the minimum income threshold should be for a British resident sponsoring a spouse, partner or dependent for settlement in the UK under the family route. This was part of the government's review of the family migration routes.
Presently the threshold is an annual income of £5,500 after tax, excluding housing costs. This is equivalent to £13,700 before tax and including housing costs.
The thresholds are based on the income levels at which a family is not entitled to state benefits or contributes at least as much to the public finances as it consumes in services.
A salary threshold of £18,600 would reduce settlement through the family route by 45 per cent, the MAC estimates. A minimum of £25,700 would reduce it by 63 per cent.
If the government makes any announcement to change the Immigration Rules following this report, we will explain this through our newsletter.
Keep up to date on UK immigration through our website;
www.commonwealthimmigration.com
A minimum salary of between £18,600 and £25,700 before tax should be introduced for UK residents sponsoring a partner or dependent for settlement, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended today.
The MAC was asked to identify a salary that would prevent any sponsor, their spouse or their dependents from becoming a burden on the state.
The MAC was asked by the government to consider what the minimum income threshold should be for a British resident sponsoring a spouse, partner or dependent for settlement in the UK under the family route. This was part of the government's review of the family migration routes.
Presently the threshold is an annual income of £5,500 after tax, excluding housing costs. This is equivalent to £13,700 before tax and including housing costs.
The thresholds are based on the income levels at which a family is not entitled to state benefits or contributes at least as much to the public finances as it consumes in services.
A salary threshold of £18,600 would reduce settlement through the family route by 45 per cent, the MAC estimates. A minimum of £25,700 would reduce it by 63 per cent.
If the government makes any announcement to change the Immigration Rules following this report, we will explain this through our newsletter.
Keep up to date on UK immigration through our website;
www.commonwealthimmigration.com
Friday 4 November 2011
change to Immigration Rules on settlement
On 31 October 2011, a new change to the Immigration Rules for settlement was introduced.
Work permit holders and Tier 2 migrants will need to provide specified documents to confirm that they are being paid at or above the appropriate rate for their job. This is in addition to the employer's confirmation.
From 31 October, any settlement application by a Tier 2 migrant or a work permit holder must include:
a payslip and a personal bank or building society statement;
or a payslip and a building society pass book.
If they do not provide this evidence, their application may be refused.
If you wish to apply for UK settlement, then feel free to contact us through our website;
http://www.commonwealthimmigration.com/immigration-consultants-uk.htm
Work permit holders and Tier 2 migrants will need to provide specified documents to confirm that they are being paid at or above the appropriate rate for their job. This is in addition to the employer's confirmation.
From 31 October, any settlement application by a Tier 2 migrant or a work permit holder must include:
a payslip and a personal bank or building society statement;
or a payslip and a building society pass book.
If they do not provide this evidence, their application may be refused.
If you wish to apply for UK settlement, then feel free to contact us through our website;
http://www.commonwealthimmigration.com/immigration-consultants-uk.htm
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