Resource Type: Economic Migration

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK (18 February 2022)

The information has been updated to include the processing times for standard visa application of 6 weeks underneath the ‘Visit the UK’ section.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Tier 1 (Investor) caseworker guidance (17 February 2022)

Updated guidance below to include an important notice informing caseworkers of the closure of the Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant route to new applications for an initial grant of entry clearance […]

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: CP 632, 17 February 2022 (17 February 2022)

First published statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 17 February 2022.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Guidance on application for UK visa as Tier 1 Investor (17 February 2022)

Guidance updated below to show that the visa has closed for new initial applications.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Worker and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a Creative Worker (15 February 2022)

The guidance has been updated below, changes are detailed on page 6.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a Government Authorised Exchange Worker (15 February 2022)

This version of the guidance is valid from 15 February 2022. A full list of changes is in the guidance, which can be found below.

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors part 2: sponsor a worker (15 February 2022)

Guidance updated below with the following changes: S1.18, S3.18, S9.10 (third bullet point): minor amendments to reflect that jobs under occupation code 6145 (Care workers and home carers) have been […]

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Workers and Temporary Workers: sponsor a Skilled Worker (15 February 2022)

Guidance updated below with the following changes: SK2.3: paragraph on licence renewal added; subsequent paragraphs in this section renumbered accordingly; SK3.5, SK4.1, SK4.2, SK5.1, SK6.1 (row D of table), SK6.12, […]

Home Office Documents | Economic Migration

Skilled Worker visa caseworker guidance (15 February 2022)

Updated guidance below for use on or after 15 February 2022.