Insights
14th March 2025
Electronic Travel Authorisation
From 2 April 2025, European nationals and Swiss nationals other than Irish nationals will require an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for temporary travel to the UK. Generally speaking,…
Insights
8th January 2025
Home Office eVisas
Currently, most migrants in the UK who require permission to be here are in possession of a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). All BRP’s have an expiry date of…
Insights
3rd December 2024
Employers Work Checks
In September of this year, the Home Office updated its Employers Guide to Right to Work Checks. Employers including their HR colleagues will be aware of their legal…
Insights
14th October 2024
Skilled Worker Visas – The Salary Discount
For many years, the Home Office have operated the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) but in April of this year, this was replaced by the Immigration Salary List (ISL).…
News
2nd October 2024
The Legal 500 2025 results
Ellisons is once again delighted to have been recommended within the Legal 500 directory. The firm received notable mentions within the following practice areas: Commercial Property, Corporate and Commercial, Employment, Immigration, Banking…
Insights
3rd July 2024
New Immigration Laws
As I write this article, I am very much aware that following the election this Thursday, there may well be a new government in place on Friday. The…
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4th June 2024
Immigration Update for Employers
Migrants who have been given permission to enter or remain in the UK, including for the purposes of working here, will have been issued by the Home Office…
Insights
17th April 2024
Partner Visas
Generally speaking, when the Home Office change policy or introduce a new policy, it generally means that they are tightening up on their Rules. However, recently, there has…
Insights
4th April 2024
Creating a Global Workforce
It is often said that the world is a small place. It is also often said that the United Kingdom (UK) is a service economy and no longer…
Insights
13th March 2024
Home Office crackdown on illegal working
The Home Office is ever-vigilant in pursuing what it calls rogue employers, namely those employers who are not complying with immigration laws when employing migrants in the UK. …