Insights
Child Student visa update: UKVI clarifies guardian and living arrangement requirements
14 May 2025New guidance provides welcome clarification on educational guardianship requirements, documentation, and acceptable care arrangements for sponsored pupils.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) rollout: what you need to know
20 Sept 2024As part of its strategy to digitise and modernise the UK's border control systems, the Government is rolling out an ETA scheme which will require millions of visitors to the UK each year to obtain authorisation before travelling here.
Home Office provides new restrictions on passing immigration fees to sponsored workers
10 Jan 2025Employers sponsoring skilled worker visa applicants must ensure compliance with new restrictions on passing on certain immigration-related costs to sponsored employees.
Immigration Law Update for Charities - what do you need to be aware of?
08 Jan 2025Tom Brett Young, VWV Partner and Head of Immigration, recently provided an immigration update to the Charity Law Association and here summarises some of the recent changes charities should be aware of.
What the Immigration White Paper means for universities
30 Jun 2025On 12 May 2025, the Government published a white paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System. The paper sets out a comprehensive plan to reduce net migration through a more restrictive and compliance-focused approach which will have far reaching implications for the higher education sector’s international offering.
