The High Court gave permission for a judicial review challenge of decisions to withdraw Tier 4 sponsorship licences.

Highly Trusted Sponsor ratings have been introduced. The type of courses institutions without a Highly Trusted Sponsor rating can offer are now restricted.

Dominica and St Lucia under scrutiny – will the visa requirements be imposed?

The UK Border Agency has today announced an overhaul to the Tier 1 General visa programme. The changes to the Points Based System will take effect in April 2010.

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) have confirmed a number of significant changes to the Tier 2 General and Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer visa programmes.

Wealthy UK visa applicants are targeted by the UK Border Agency with a £15,000 fee for on-the-spot application processing.

New increases in immigration fees across the board including UK settlement, naturalisation, and dependant relative visas.

Shorter working hours for students on courses below degree-level for Tier 4 Student Visa migrants.

A Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules was published in September 2009. The changes published under HC7701 will be effective from 1 October 2009.

Recommendations to change Tier 2 visa rules to reduce the number of non-EU workers coming to the UK each year by 10% have been put forward by the Migration Advisory Committee.