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Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще один клиент Legal Centre с Украины стал британским гражданином. Legal Centre помогал этому клиенту на следующих этапах его иммиграционного пути: - Первоначальная консультация для того, чтобы проверить, выполняет ли клиент условия для получения британского паспорта: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html - Подача заявления на натурализацию: https://legalcentre.org/Grazhdanstvo-Citizenship.html Заявление рассмотрели довольно быстро. Я помог ему и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

14 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Surinder Singh route still requires genuine residence abroad: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2020/98.html The Court of Appeal has confirmed that in order to benefit from the Surinder Singh principle, the family involved must have genuinely resided in another EU country and have created or fortified their family life there. In Kaur & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 98 it rejected the argument that, as a result of the Court of Justice decision in C-202/13 McCarthy No.2, anyone with a residence card from another member state is entitled to have their family come and live with them in the United Kingdom. The facts of this case are not attractive. Mr Singh and Mrs Kaur had previously been married but divorced in 2004. The following year Mr Singh married a Polish national, obtained residence rights in the UK and became a British citizen in 2012. In 2013 he divorced his Polish wife and re-married Mrs Kaur. The couple went to live in Bulgaria with their children for 19 days in 2017 and Mr Singh obtained a residence permit. Then the family returned to the UK. The couple sought to rely on the Surinder Singh principle to get residence rights for Mrs Kaur and their children. That principle allows EU citizens to obtain residence rights for family members in their home country if they move elsewhere in the EU and then return. The idea is to ensure that EU citizens are not discouraged from moving to other European countries. To prevent abuse, the residence abroad must be genuine and in some way create or fortify family life. At their initial appeal the First-tier Tribunal, perhaps unsurprisingly, found that the residence in Bulgaria was not genuine and there was no attempt to develop a family life there. Nonetheless, it allowed the appeal on the ground that, following the decision in McCarthy No.2, any EU citizen with a residence card must be permitted to enter with their family members. The Upper Tribunal rejected that argument and the Court of Appeal was equally dismissive, ruling that McCarthy No. 2 was concerned with the procedural requirements on entry and not the substantive rules for residence rights: "There is in my judgment no basis for thinking that the CJEU in McCarthy (No. 2) intended to overrule the decision in O v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel. It did not say so and the two cases were dealing with very different issues. O v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel is referred to repeatedly in the McCarthy (No. 2) judgment (see [31], [34], [36], [54] and [62]), at one point being cited as “settled case law”, while at [62] the CJEU even referred to [60] of the judgment in O v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel as confirming that residence permits issued on the basis of EU law declare and do not create rights. It added that “the fact remains that … the member states are, in principle, required to recognise a residence card issued under article 10 of Directive 2004/38, for the purposes of entry into their territory without a visa”, going on to say at [63] and [64] that the United Kingdom was entitled to verify the correctness of the data appearing on the Spanish residence permit in that case, although it could not impose further conditions on entry additional to those provided for by EU law." Having reach that conclusion it was inevitable that the appeal would be dismissed as a result of the First-tier Tribunal’s findings that the period of residence in Bulgaria was not genuine. >>> Can a Tier 2(General) migrant's working hours and salary be reduced despite the salary being above the relevant Code of Practice threhsold ? Apparently, it cannot be reduced, according to the recent confirmation from the Home Office: "If a migrant’s hours are reduced and hence their salary is reduced from the salary stated on the migrant's Certificate of Sponsorship, this would be a breach of the guidance, despite the migrant's earning in excess of the relevant Code of Practice".

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще один клиент Legal Centre из США получил ПМЖ (ILR) по категории Tier 2 (General). Legal Centre помогал этому клиенту на следующих этапах его иммиграционного пути: - Первоначальная консультация для того, чтобы проверить, выполняет ли клиент условия ILR: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html - Подача и получение ПМЖ (ILR): https://legalcentre.org/PMZh-Settlement-ILR.html Заявление подавалось по т.н. 24-hour Super Premium Servie в 09.30 и было положительно рассмотрено через несколько часов в тот же день. Я помог ему и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще один клиент Legal Centre из России получил визу Tier 1(Exceptional Talent). Так как программа Tier 1(Exceptional Talent) с 20 февраля 2020 году будет называться Global Talent: https://legalcentre.org/Viza-Globalny-Talant.html, это был наш последний клиент по этой категории, где все заявители, все 100%, кому помогал Legal Centre, получили положительные решения. Первоначально этот клиент приехал в Великобританию по рабочей визе (Tier 2(General)). Legal Centre помогал этому клиенту на следующих этапах его иммиграционного пути: - Первоначальная консультация для того, чтобы проверить, выполняет ли клиент условия программы - Подача и получение т.н. Stage 1 Approval - Подача и получение т.н. Stage 2 Approval Stage 1 Approval рассмотрели буквально за 3 недели. Stage 2 approval же рассмотрели за 24 часа (Super Premium Service). Я помог ему и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще одна клиентка Legal Centre с Украины смогла сэкономить несколько тысяч фунтов и вместо продления визы получить ПМЖ (ILR). Клиентка с Украины в свое время получила временную визу для приезда и проживания с ее мамой, гражданкой Великобритании. Подошло время продления визы, и клиентка записалась на стандартную консультацию со мной для уточнения общих, как казалось ей, вопросов: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Клиентка предварительно планировала продлить ее визу чтобы «через 5 лет можно было получить ПМЖ». Во время консультации я указал клиентке, что ее виза на временное пребывание была выдана ей по ошибке в то время, как ей должны были выдать ПМЖ (Indefinite Leave to Enter, ILE). Я помог подготовить письменное обращение в специальный отдел Home Office (Entry Clearance Error) c просьбой выдать ей правильную визу. Через неделю прошение клиентки было удовлетворено – клиентка получила новую BRP карточку со статусом Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). В очередной раз одноразовая предварительная консультация помогла клиенту Legal Centre избежать ненужных существенных трат и получить ПМЖ. Я помог ей и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html

12 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Unlawful “curfew” amounted to false imprisonment at common law, Supreme Court confirms: https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2020/4.html In a pointed reminder, perhaps, to those in government threatening to “update” the Human Rights Act, Lady Hale began her Supreme Court judgment in the case of R (Jalloh) v SSHD [2020] UKSC 4 thus: "The right to physical liberty was highly prized and protected by the common law long before the United Kingdom became party to the European Convention on Human Rights.". The case concerned a claim made by Mr Jalloh – his name apparently misspelled in the court below as Jollah – that, as a result of a nightly curfew between 11pm and 7am imposed under immigration powers for over two years, he had been falsely imprisoned, and was entitled to damages as a result. As summarised by Lady Hale: "This case is about the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether it should, or should not, now be aligned with the concept of deprivation of liberty in article 5 of the ECHR.". The Secretary of State had argued in the Court of Appeal that a curfew amounted to voluntary compliance with a request to remain in a particular physical place. This argument was about as successful as the August 1991 "Putch" the USSR, and it was perhaps surprising to see the Secretary of State giving it another go. In response to these rehashed arguments, the Supreme Court held that "24. The essence of imprisonment is being made to stay in a particular place by another person. The methods which might be used to keep a person there are many and various. They could be physical barriers, such as locks and bars. They could be physical people, such as guards who would physically prevent the person leaving if he tried to do so. They could also be threats, whether of force or of legal process… 25. In this case there is no doubt that the defendant defined the place where the claimant was to stay between the hours of 11.00 pm and 7.00 am. There was no suggestion that he could go somewhere else during those hours without the defendant’s permission.". Lady Hale betrayed some of the irritation on display in the courts below with the position taken by the Secretary of State: "The idea that the claimant was a free agent, able to come and go as he pleased, is completely unreal.". An interesting feature of the judgment is the court’s treatment of the argument that the concept of imprisonment in the tort of false imprisonment should now be aligned with the concept of deprivation of liberty within the meaning of Article 5 ECHR. In response, the Supreme Court hold that the protections under the common law in cases such as this are greater than those afforded by human rights legislation. Lady Hale characterised the state’s case on this point as: "asking this Court… not to develop the law but to make it take a retrograde step: to restrict the classic understanding of imprisonment at common law to the very different and much more nuanced concept of deprivation of liberty under the ECHR.". The current incumbents of Downing Street have made clear their intention – via the Conservative manifesto – to “update” the Human Rights Act. The Attorney General, Geoffrey Cox, was heard this morning at the Institute for Government putting some flesh on this idea: "We will update the Human Rights Act and administrative law to ensure that there is a proper balance between the rights of individuals, our vital national security, and effective government.". What this decision indicates is that judges believe themselves able to protect the rights of individuals even without the aid of the Human Rights Act. Striding out purposefully from the pavilion to bat for the common law, the court holds that there is "every reason for the common law to continue to protect those whom is [sic] has protected for centuries against unlawful imprisonment.". In what is likely to be one of her final Supreme Court judgments before retirement, it feels somehow right that Lady Hale is still sending shots across the bows of those who wrongly believe that human rights in this country began with the European Convention.

Раньше был такой сервис, теперь насколько я знаю, отменили.

Добрый день, 1. Подходит, пересдавать не нужно если он используется в течение 2-х лет. 2. Такого уже нет. Обычно паспорт высылается.

Давно не делал update, т.к. почти все заявления клиенты просят подать по принципу ускоренного рассмотрения, т.е. т.н. Super Premium 24-hour service. Но недавно подавали заявление клиентки - легализация через британского ребенка - заявление FLR(FP). Подавали по стандартному пути, т.е. не ускоренно. Тем не менее рассмотрели заявление за всего 3 недели (вместо 6-и месяцев) и клиентка практически сразу же получила новую BRP карточку. Из зарубежных заявлений: - Визы жен британцев (ближний восток) - ускоренное рассмотрение: 3 недели - Визы жен британцев (Россия и Украины) - ускоренное рассмотрение: 6 недель - Визы жен британцев (Россия и Украины) - стандартное рассмотрение: 3 месяца - PBS Dependents - 4 недели - EEA Family Permit - 2 недели - Гостевые визы - 10 дней

Красивый замок у Вас там. Был несколько раз.

Пожалуйста. Я был рад помочь Вам.

07 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Shamima Begum loses statelessness argument against citizenship deprivation: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/shamima-begum-v-the-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department/ Despite Shamima Begum was born in the UK and was a British citizen, the Court found that she was also a citizen of Bangladesh and so would not be made stateless by being stripped of her British citizenship, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission has held. The main SIAC judgment is Shamima Begum v Secretary of State for the Home Department (SC/163/2019), while there is also a brief High Court judgment refusing a linked application for judicial review: [2020] EWHC 74 (Admin). How many Shamima Begums are out there? Since 2002 the government has amended and re-amended nationality law to make deprivation of citizenship easier. Since 2010 there has been a sharp increase in use of this amended and expanded legal power. Some 120+ people have been deprived of the British citizenship...

Приветствую, 1. Да 2. Да (только разворот, т.к. загружаются копии документов). 3. Нет.

06 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Public must be told how controversial visa streaming tool works, immigration inspector says: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/inspection-report-published-an-inspection-of-the-home-offices-network-consolidation-programme-and-the-onshoring-of-visa-processing-and-decision-ma?utm_source=a3e3a451-1160-4738-b7dc-8d82a1e33783&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate The Home Office should release more details about a “cryptic” computer programme that scores visa applicants as high, medium and low risk, the immigration inspector has recommended. David Bolt says that while applicants labelled high risk are not being automatically refused visas, officials should “demystify” the tool to allay concerns about racial bias. Mr Bolt’s latest inspection report notes that the Home Office’s Visas and Citizenship directorate has been using a computerised streaming tool since 2015. It scores visa applicants as Red (high risk), Amber (medium risk) or Green (low risk). The inspector says that among the factors that influence ratings are: "the nationality of the applicant, all immigration harm data collected globally by Immigration Enforcement over the preceding 12 months and attributable to particular cohorts of applicants, attributes from local risk profiles (for example, the applicant’s occupation, sponsor), and any other relevant information (such as age, reason for travel, travel history)."

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще одна клиентка Legal Centre из Украины получила британский паспорт. Legal Centre помогал ей и ее семье на следующих этапах ее иммиграционного пути в Великобританию: - предварительная консультация - получение ILR для ее супруга - продление ее визы PBS Dependent - получение британского гражданства для ее супруга - получение ПМЖ/ILR для нее - получение британского гражданства для нее Работа на последнем полного сопровождения ее заявления https://legalcentre.org/Grazhdanstvo-Citizenship.html Я помог ей и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

Приветствую, У Вас детальные вопросы, которые могут за собой "потянуть" дополнительные вопросы и уточнения. Я, как всегда, здесь, если Вас реально интересует этот вопрос.

Пожалуйста. Был рад помочь Вам.

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще одна клиентка Legal Centre из Кыргызстана получила супружескую визу по категории Appendix FM Partner ("виза жены британского гражданина") . Legal Centre помогал ей на всех этапах ее иммиграционного пути в Великобританию: - Предварительная консультация: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html - Получение визы жены: https://legalcentre.org/Suprugi-Spouses.html Работа на данном этапе проходила по принципу полного сопровождения ее заявления. Заявление этой клиентки подавалось по ускоренному типу рассмотрения супружеской визы и было рассмотрено всего за 3 недели. Я помог ей и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

04 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Free movement continues past Brexit day, but only until the 31st December 2020 The UK is no longer a member of the European Union. Yet the Free Movement of EU nationals and their Family Members continues until at least 31 December 2020. Articles 126 and 127 of the Brexit divorce deal say: "There shall be a transition or implementation period, which shall… end on 31 December 2020… Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, Union law shall be applicable to and in the United Kingdom during the transition period." The transition period during which free movement continues can be extended until either 31 December 2021 or 31 December 2022, but this must be agreed by 1 July 2020. The UK legislation that implements the divorce deal says that British ministers cannot agree to an extension, although that section could be repealed if the government changed its mind. People who move to the UK during the transition period can also apply to stay on afterwards, using the EU Settlement Scheme. This means they must be living in the UK by 31 December 2020, with the deadline for applications being 30 June 2021. Finally, European Temporary Leave to Remain is out the window. It was only relevant if there had been no Brexit deal, and there is a deal. The plan — a rather optimistic plan — is for a new immigration system to be up and running by 1 January 2021, under which all new European arrivals will be expected to apply for visas to live and work in the UK just as non-EU citizens do today. You can get professional advice on any of the above issues from the Legal Centre 24/7, via https://legalcentre.org/Initial-Consultation.html >>> EU case law after Brexit Case law, for those who are not lawyers, refers to the decisions of courts and tribunals interpreting and applying legislation and common law rules. It often clarifies the meaning or effect of legal provisions and is frequently used by lawyers to support a particular interpretation or application of the law. Such cases set precedents that become part of the law, meaning that the same issue does not need to be litigated over and over again. The Court of Justice of the European Union interprets and applies EU law. Its judgments are binding on UK courts (and, despite its habitual reluctance, the UK government). This will end on 31 December 2020. UK courts will not be bound by future Court of Justice decisions after IP completion day and will not generally be able to refer questions of EU law to that court. UK courts “may have regard” to Court of Justice case law handed down after the end of transition if they want. The same goes for post-transition EU legislation. But they do not have to. It is essentially up to UK judges to decide if, and to what extent, certain provisions of EU law are to apply in the UK after Brexit. So to know which new EU cases are relevant to UK immigration law, we will have to keep an eye on the UK case law. The EU cases will not be automatically relevant, as they are now. If a helpful Court of Justice case is handed down, lawyers can highlight this and seek to persuade the UK court or tribunal to follow it; in the same way that a Scottish lawyer might highlight a non-binding decision of an English court with a view to having it followed in the Scottish courts (or vice versa). What about Court of Justice case law from before the end of transition? This will apply when interpreting retained EU law, unless the government decides that it should not. The 2020 Act contains controversial provisions allowing the government to pass regulations dictating to courts how and when to apply retained EU case law. It remains to be seen how frequently this “broad and constitutionally significant” power will be exercised, and what areas of the law the government will target. Even in the absence of such regulations, the Supreme Court can depart from pre-Brexit case law if it wishes. This can be done in the same way that the Supreme Court can depart from its own case law i.e. when in the circumstances of the case “it would be right for it to do so”. For instance, when adhering to a previous decision “would produce serious anomalies” or other “plainly unsatisfactory” results; when there has been “a fundamental change in circumstances”; or when there is experience showing that the previous decision has resulted in “unforeseen serious injustice” (see Austin v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Southwark [2010] UKSC 28 at paragraphs 24 to 26 for further details). The test for departing from Court of Justice case law after Brexit will be the same.

Каждый день приносит хорошие новости клиентам Legal Centre © Сегодня еще одна клиентка Legal Centre из России получила Limited Lieave to Remain - EU Pre-Settled Status. Legal Centre помогал ей на всех этапах ее иммиграционного пути в Великобританию: - Предварительная консультация - получение EEA Family Permit как жены гражданина Евросоюза - получение EU Pre-Settled Status Работа на данном этапе проходила по принципу общего сопровождения ее заявления https://legalcentre.org/Obshee-soprovozdenie.html Я помог ей и могу помочь Вам. Вы можете записаться на предварительную телефонную/online консультацию со мной, Антоном Ковалем, 24 часа в сутки: https://legalcentre.org/Konsultacija-s-Advokatom.html Антон Коваль Legal Centre +44(0)7791145923 (Mob/WhatsApp/Viber) +44(0)3300010342 (Office) www.legalcentre.org

Приветствую, Уже давно оригиналы не нужно подавать. Документы лучше загружать так, как требуют Правила. Обратите на очень жёсткие требования по детям от прошлых браков - т.н. единоличная ответственность. На нашем сайте даже есть отдельная страница, посвящённая этой теме: https://legalcentre.org/Edinolichnaya-Otvetstvennost.html

03 February 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> More on the new Global Talent category immigration route In brief, the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category is being re-branded. There no longer will be a cap on how many people can benefit from the new route. Yet it is worth remembering that the cap (max - 2000 applicants per year) for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) has never been reached so that seems to have been done more for show than anything else. The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - historical background By way of very brief background, the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category was designed to attract exceptionally talented individuals in the fields of science and medicine; engineering; humanities; digital technology and arts and culture. It was divided into two further sub-categories: Exceptional Talent, for those who are already leaders in their field, and Exceptional Promise, for those who have the potential to become leaders. To be granted leave as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) migrant, a person must first be endorsed by an endorsing body with expertise on the particular topic (for example, applicants in the field of engineering must be endorsed by the Royal Academy of Engineering, while applicants in the field of arts and culture are endorsed by Arts Council England). Once they are endorsed, they can go on to apply for leave to enter or remain within three months. Unlike most other routes, there is no English language or financial requirement. Those who have been endorsed just need to show that they do not fall foul of the general grounds for refusal to be granted leave on this route. The differences between Exceptional Talent and Global Talent Nothing substantially changes for those applying in the fields of digital technology and arts and culture. The only differences at this stage are purely semantic: - The Tech Nation (Tier 1 Exceptional Talent) application form is now called Tech National Global Talent application form. - Designated competent bodies are now called endorsing bodies - When you have to submit a CV, you are now allowed to submit a CV on three sides of A4 (as opposed to the previous two-A4 CV) For those applying in the fields of science and medicine, engineering and humanities, the route has been expanded. Under the existing Exceptional Talent system, researchers in academic, industry or government research institutions can apply: - Under the “normal” route, by showing that they met certain criteria such as being active researchers, having a PhD etc. Their respective endorsing bodies would then go on to consider whether to endorse them. - Under the “accelerated” route, meaning they would be automatically endorsed if: >They held a specific fellowship award (or held it within the 12 months directly prior to the date of application); or >They were appointed to eligible senior academic or research positions at UK higher education institutions or research institutes. All of these routes are still available, but the statement of changes has introduced an additional "fast-track" route. This covers academics, researchers, scientists, research engineers or other skilled research technology/methodology specialists who have a grant or award worth £30,000 or more, covering a minimum period of two years. UK Research and Innovation has a list of approved organisations, set out in Annex 2 of Appendix W, who can act as “endorsed funders” by employing or hosting the applicants. The applicant, in turn, must be directing a “unique research or innovation project” or be making “critical contributions to research”. Quicker route to settlement All applicants endorsed in the fields of science and medicine, engineering and humanities can apply for settlement after three years, regardless of whether they were granted leave under the Exceptional Promise criteria or the Exceptional Talent criteria. Digital technology, arts and culture applicants endorsed under the Exceptional Promise criteria still need to wait five years to qualify for settlement. Those endorsed in these fields under the Exceptional Talent criteria can also apply for indefinite leave to remain after three years. Absences for research purposes do not break continuity of residence When applying for indefinite leave to remain, applicants must usually show that they have not broken the continuity of their residence in the UK by being out of the country for more than 180 days in any 12 months. But applicants endorsed in the fields of science and medicine, engineering and humanities (and their partners, too) can discount absences “linked to their grant of leave (such as a scientist undertaking research overseas)”. All in all, this is positive news. The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route remains, in all but name, intact, while researchers get more options to move to or stay in the UK. It remains to be seen whether that will be sufficient to attract overseas talent to the UK.

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31 January 2020 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145023 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> UK Global Talent visa (formerly Tier 1 Exceptional Talent) - an overview The new immigration category has been announced via the Statement of Changes here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-56-30-january-2020 The specifics have now landed via today’s statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (NB: The changes set out in this statement shall take effect on 20 February 2020. In relation to those changes, if any application for endorsement, entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain has been made before 20 February 2020, such applications will be decided in accordance with the Immigration Rules in force on 19 February 2020.). At first glance, the changes seem to introduce a new level of impenetrability, with certain terms (e.g. “directly incurred costs”) that will be little understood outside universities and research institutes. So what does it all mean? What this introduces is a new immigration route within what was Exceptional Talent and is now called Global Talent. This new route will be intrinsically linked to the recruitment regimes of the higher education/research sector and provide an unlimited right to work for up to five years. What kind of research jobs does this affect? For clarity, the existing ways of getting a Global Talent (formerly Exceptional Talent) endorsement will remain in place. Those are: - The “standard” route where an academic/scientist/researcher can ask for peer review of their career under the categories of “promise” or “talent” - The “accelerated” route for those in receipt of a job offer for a senior role at a UK university or research institution - A further accelerated route where the person holds a prestigious grant/fellowship (with the list of eligible fellowships to be expanded) The changes introduce a fourth route covering two types of employees at UK universities and research institutions. The first is post-doctoral researchers: those at an early stage of their academic career, having just gained their PhD. The second is specialist technologist roles. This latter group is the most significant, and is a group which the sector has previously identified as being particularly vulnerable to being shut out under a post-Brexit immigration system. What if you're not a scientist? The explanatory memo accompanying the statement of changes says that “whilst specific provisions are made for the science and research sector, the Global Talent category is also open to talented and promising applicants within the digital technology and arts and culture (including film and television, fashion design and architecture) sectors”. More on this in a separate post. Why include technical specialists? Research sector organisations have consistently argued that salary is not an adequate indication of skill level for jobs in this sector. This is especially true of technical experts within research teams. Technical experts form a critical part of any research team. They make crucial intellectual contributions to research by providing technical excellence and through maintaining and developing new technologies. The concept here is “Team Science” – that is, it takes the whole team working together, with individuals holding different specialisms and knowledge, to deliver a research project. Whilst not all such roles require non-UK nationals to fill them, where a skills gap exists it is vital that this is met through an adequate immigration system. Failure to do so would make the delivery of much of the research in the UK impossible. Under the current Tier 2 work visa system, specialist technician roles would be ineligible for sponsorship due to skill level requirements (RQF level 6 and above). Under the immigration white paper published by Theresa’s May government, skill level requirements would be lowered, bringing such roles within the scope of Tier 2 — but they would likely fail to meet the recommended £30,000 minimum salary. This could result in a critical skills gap. Bringing these specialist roles under the umbrella of the Global Talent route shelters them from the unknown quantities of a future immigration system. That said, it is important to note that not all technician/technical roles will be able to access this route. Rather, it is for those with specialist technical expertise and skills which cannot be readily found within the settled workforce. How will it be easier to recruit for such roles? The new route works by making eligibility for a Global Talent visa automatic when a researcher or specialist is recruited using certain UK research funding grants. The key concept, as written into the Immigration Rules, is that the hire is part of the “directly incurred costs” of the project. In the wonderful world of research-speak, this is defined as costs which form an integral part of a grant funding application associated with a UK research project. One such “directly incurred cost” is the payroll costs of the staff necessary to deliver a research project. These staff are recruited by the employer which has the grant funding. A researcher and/or specialist who is offered a job at a UK university or research institution, and whose job title or name was included within an application for qualifying research funding as a directly incurred cost, will be automatically eligible for a Global Talent visa. This new category will provide the research sector considerable freedom to recruit the researchers and specialists it needs via the medium of research grant funding, without day-to-day Home Office scrutiny. This is hugely significant, given the context of the current immigration system, but it should not be interpreted as a route which will allow unregulated migration. Far from it. Which research grants qualify? There are several notable restrictions on who can access this new route, and how: - The person must be named or appointed to a role on a successful grant application from a recognised funder - The person must be employed, hosted or in receipt of a job offer from a UK university, independent research organisation or public sector research establishment - The research grant must have been awarded under the “peer review” principle - The minimum value of the grant must be £30,000 and must support a project of at least two years in duration - The person must have, or be given, a contract of at least two years in duration at the point of application for endorsement, and work at least 50% FTE The list of recognised funders will be administered by UK Research and Innovation, which oversees a large proportion of the UK’s science and research funding. This system reflects the direction of travel over the last few years of devolving the decision-making process for certain visa types away from immigration caseworkers and on to expert third parties bodies (as seen recently with the Innovator and Start-up visas). The concept has now been taken one step further, weaving eligibility for a visa into the sector’s unique method of recruitment and funding. It will be impossible for those working outside the sector to access this endorsement route, and it should shift a lot of recruitment currently undertaken by universities and research institutions out of Tier 2 and into Appendix W. Those granted entry under this new route will be granted a visa of up to five years with the ability to gain settlement after three years. They will not be tied to their host institution, meaning no restrictions on their ability to move between roles and employers, provided the above rules were met at the outset. The route will also have no arbitrary cap on numbers. Final details on the application process will be released shortly. In our view, this new route is a fragile gift to the sector — one which will need to be embraced proactively to ensure it is utilised to the full. >>> EU Settlement Scheme appeal rights introduced: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/61/contents/made The Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020 No. 61) has come into force today, on the Brexit day, 31 January. They create a right of appeal to the Immigration Tribunal for people refused pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. As the accompanying explanatory note puts it: "This instrument provides that, where a person makes a valid application for leave under the EUSS, or for an EUSS family or travel permit, on or after exit day, they will have a right of appeal against a decision to: - refuse the application; - in the case of an application under the EUSS, grant limited leave to enter or remain (pre-settled status under the scheme) where they believe they should have been granted indefinite leave to enter or remain (settled status under the scheme)." Note that this only applies to applications “on or after exit day”, but does allow people to appeal a grant of pre-settled status up to full settled status. There are also appeal rights for various scenarios where settled status is being cancelled or revoked. Appeals go to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT IAC), unless certified as a national security issue for the Special Immigration Appeals Commission.

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