Online submission option for Tier 2 visas

The UK Border Agency have introduced a new system that will enable applicants applying under Tier 2 and 5 and their dependants who are in the UK to apply online for permission to stay (further leave to remain) in the UK

This service will be launched on 14 February 2012.

If you want to apply online you should complete the online application form, make an online payment and if you want to use the premium service, make an online booking for an appointment at a public enquiry office.

In order for your application to be valid you will need to meet the following requirements:

If you are applying under the non-premium postal route, you must:

· submit any required supporting documents specified as mandatory within 15 working days; and

· book and attend an appointment at a public enquiry office to provide biometric information. You must attend this appointment by the date we request you to.

If applying under the premium route:

· you must attend an appointment at a public enquiry office to submit any required supporting documents specified as mandatory, and enrol your biometric information when requested, within 45 working days.

If any of the above requirements are not met, your application will be rejected.

SUMMARY - So, whilst the application form and fee can all be paid online, the application documents then need to be posted in. Maybe, one day an actual “online” application will be available, similar to Australia, where the whole application (including documents) can be made online.

For more information on Tier 2 visas, please see our website;

http://www.commonwealthimmigration.com/immigration-consultants-uk.htm

Impact of migration in the UK

The government's official advisers on migration say there is a link between immigration from outside the European Union and job losses among UK workers.

The Migration Advisory Committee said there were 23 fewer UK jobs for every 100 migrants from outside the EU.

But a separate report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says immigration has had little impact.

The government has just re-iterated its standard line that "it was working to reduce net migration".

The Migration Advisory Committee (Mac) estimates that 160,000 British born workers have been displaced following non-EU immigration between 1995 and 2010.

For information on all types of UK visas, please visit our website

http://www.commonwealthimmigration.com/immigration-consultants-uk.htm