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The MAC (Migration Advisory Committee) has published its interim report looking only at the salary threshold idea last week. The report comes after Prime Minister David Cameron asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to look at options to reduce the number of people entering the country through the Tier 2 visa system. The MAC was […] More

A new immigration policy in 2016 in which migrants from outside of Europe ‘have to earn £35,000’ to settle in the UK after staying on more than six years will affect many job industries relying on migrants, including nursing. The pay threshold will apply to people wanting to remain permanently in the UK after working […] More

Greenfields Solicitors are a firm of specialist immigration and human rights solicitors with an excellent success record for clients who have used our legal services to help them obtain lawful status in the UK. More

Jo Johnson, in his first speech as universities and science minister cited the economic and social value brought to the UK by international students. He expressed concern at students being made to feel unwelcome. In the past year, more than 19,000 international students were told to leave the UK or refused entry in government’s crackdown […] More

The UK government announced in the Queen’s speech a proposed new immigration bill. It stated it would try to make it illegal for businesses to recruit just from abroad alone without advertising those jobs in English in the UK. Within the proposed laws in the bill, the UK government plans to launch a consultation process […] More

New research from British Future suggests a shift in BME voting patterns in the UK General Elections, with the Conservatives closing the gap on Labour on ethnic minority votes in particular because of British Asians and those in the South of England. In the 2010 elections, Labour secured 68% of ethnic minority votes and the Conservatives, […] More

New research by London & Partners, the Mayor’s business and promotional company, has revealed a record number of foreign firms coming to London to start business. Gordon Innes, chief executive of London & Partners, has said ‘Over the last decade foreign investment in London has gone through the roof and the tech sector is now […] More