The business visitor visa is a subcategory of the Standard Visitor visa. This visa allows applicants to come to the UK to carry out limited business activities.
To employ an overseas national who is not a settled worker or who does not hold immigration permission to work in the UK, you will need to apply for a Sponsor Licence. Organisations can apply for a sponsor licence under various categories depending on the need.
With sponsor licence revocation on the rise and increase in fines for employing an illegal migrant which has tripled, it is ever more important to ensure that anyone you employ has the legal right to work in the UK. If Employer’s are found to be employing individuals who do not have the legal right to work, you are at risk of receiving civil penalties.
We like to take away the stress from an individual’s journey through the immigration process. We assist with all types of Consular Services that have a personal impact such as birth, marriage, citizenship certificates through to legalisation of qualification certificates.
As governments across the globe are preparing for the ever-changing landscape in remote working and digital nomad regimes we are seeing companies having to adapt their current policies to implement these in to their programme to continue attracting talent. With this brings a variety of considerations.
Hudson McKenzie are here to help businesses develop a custom immigration program taking into account current business policies and financial controls. Whether you are starting a new program or improving and expanding your existing one, we can help.
We are all too familiar with the immigration application process and what this can entail. Whilst the application may be drafted and handled by an immigration professional or yourself/your employee, it is often the case that collating the documents and getting them legalised can become a lengthy and cumbersome process. If the host location is not part of the Hague Convention, then you can expect to add an extra layer or two to the whole legalisation process.
Keeping abreast of evolving laws and regulations in a time where employees can be located throughout the globe can be a challenge with Employers. Workforce management and onboarding processes must be approached with due diligence to minimise any risk and liability to the business. Technology is greatly advanced to assist with some of the processes, but we believe that a human touch and expertise knowledge is key to ensure that your business remains compliant.
Immigration compliance is becoming fundamental in business operations and global work force management. As your workforce move across the globe or your business is growing and expanding to other locations, we see compliance as being one of the key areas that must be reviewed. More business are seeking talent outside the local labour market and moving across borders is becoming more attractive to individuals seeking employment.
Being an employer we understand that keeping up to date on immigration laws and regulations can be complex.
We value each of our clients and partnerships and therefore it is our commitment to provide our partners with extra value-added services through various ways ensuring that we serve our clients in the best possible way.
The Skilled Worker visa (previously known as the Tier 2 (General) visa) is a visa sponsored by the employer. It is designed to enable skilled workers to come to the UK with a local job offer to work in the UK and fill a gap in the UK labour market.
The Senior or Specialist worker visa has replaced the former Intra-company Transfer visa route. This route is for senior or specialist overseas workers who need to come to the UK
A UK expansion worker visa allows an overseas business to establish its presence in the UK by deploying individuals to the UK to work on the business’ expansion. This visa route has replaced the previous sole representative of an overseas business route where an individual was not required to be sponsored.
A Secondment Worker visa allows an overseas business to send an employee to a different organisation within the UK to undertake work for a contracted time under a ‘high-value contract’ with that UK business.
The Health and Care Worker visa route allows healthcare professionals to relocate and work in the UK in an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or an adult in social care. The UK employer must hold a valid sponsor licence.
Hudson McKenzie offers comprehensive immigration status planning, processing, filing, and tracking services to clients in 180+ countries. In simple terms, we are where you are globally.
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