Can Asylum Seekers Claim UK Benefits?
Once you have made a claim for asylum, you may require help with housing and financial support while you wait for a decision to be made. Instead of claiming general UK benefits, such as universal credit, child benefit and housing benefits, you may be eligible for asylum support. What is asylum support? The purpose […]
Asylum Seeker Definition
The definition of an asylum seeker is a person who has left their home country or feels that they can’t return to their home country due to persecution, and whom has applied to a safe country for asylum and protection. [toc] The ability to seek asylum when escaping persecution is a legal right under Article […]
Asylum Meaning & Definition
The meaning of the term ‘asylum’, in the context of immigration, is the protection offered by a country or state to a refugee who has left their home country, or feels that they cannot safely return to their home country, because of persecution they have suffered or may suffer on the grounds of race, religion […]
Employing Overseas Workers in the UK
For UK employers to hire employ workers from overseas, they need to be aware of the legal requirements involved, from how to check whether an overseas worker has the right to work in the UK to sponsorship. Employing an EEA worker Under current UK immigration rules, citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland […]
How to Make a British Citizenship Application
Before you can make a British citizenship application, you must first check that you qualify and meet the strict eligibility criteria. [toc] Your status will also determine the process by which you are to apply for citizenship. If you qualify by naturalisation, the British citizenship application process will be different than if you are married […]
Tier 2: Guide for Employees
For most skilled economic migrants, the Tier 2 Visa is the primary route into the UK. [toc] The Tier 2 Visa gives an employee from outside the EEA and Switzerland the right to reside and work in the UK for up to 5 years. Employees working on a Tier 2 Visa also have a number […]
Proof of Right to Work in the UK
Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all employers are required to meet their duties to prevent illegal working in the UK by carrying out document checks to ensure that anyone who applies to them for employment has the right to work in the UK. What is the definition of an illegal worker? Illegal […]
Civil Penalty under the Immigration Act: Been Fined?
As part of the Home Office’s punitive toolkit against illegal working, employers who are found to be in breach of their immigration compliance duties may be issued a civil penalty under the Immigration Act 2016. The Immigration Act also introduced criminal offences in cases of illegal employment and provided additional powers for immigration officers to […]
Civil Penalty Immigration: How to Challenge a Home Office fine
As a UK employer you are under a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out right to work document checks confirming all of your employees are lawfully allowed to work in the UK and undertake the work on offer. Failure to carry out these checks correctly or failing to carry them out at all […]
Sponsor Licence Compliance Guidance
As a licensed sponsor you have a number of duties and responsibilities so as to ensure compliance with the immigration rules and prevent abuse of the system – both by you as a sponsoring employer and by any migrants that you sponsor. The following sponsor licence guidance provides a basic outline of those duties, together […]