Insights
13th March 2024
Home Office crackdown on illegal working
The Home Office is ever-vigilant in pursuing what it calls rogue employers, namely those employers who are not complying with immigration laws when employing migrants in the UK. …
Insights
24th January 2024
NHS Health Surcharge
For many years now, most migrants applying to enter or remain in the UK have had to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fee as their contribution towards…
Insights
4th January 2024
Top legal firm offers stark warning to those who employ illegal workers
Restaurants and businesses across Essex and Suffolk have been warned to get their employee right to work documents in order before the fine for illegal workers triples by…
Insights
11th December 2023
Home Office’s Shortage Occupation List
UK employers are able to sponsor overseas migrants to work for them if they are in possession of a Home Office sponsor licence. There are many aspects to…
News
4th October 2023
The Legal 500 2024 results
Ellisons Solicitors is once again delighted to have been recommended within the Legal 500 directory. The firm received notable mentions within the following practice areas: Commercial Property, Corporate and Commercial, Employment, Immigration,…
Insights
Preventing Illegal Working
The Government has announced that from early next year, they are significantly increasing the level of fines which they can impose upon employers who are found to be…
Insights
29th September 2023
University and Immigration – the new laws coming into effect
With the university population heading back to campus this month, students from across the world will be entering the UK to learn at some of the world’s top…
Insights
6th August 2023
European Union Nationals in the UK
European Union nationals in the UK may well be very familiar with the Home Office’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). Those EEA nationals who have lived in the UK…
Insights
17th May 2023
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme
The Home Office is in the process of implementing an Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme and essentially, this is a scheme which will be used to pre-check people who…