’UK immigration system not...’: Expert on visa rules changes for techies
1 year, 10 months ago

’UK immigration system not...’: Expert on visa rules changes for techies

Live Mint  

Citing a downturn in the Indian tech sector that has led to around 25,000 job losses, experts have urged the UK Government to make access to visas easier for Indian techies. Yash Dubal, Director of A Y & J Solicitors, in a letter to British HC in Delhi said, the UK immigration system is cumbersome and overly bureaucratic, and the hostile immigration environment promoted by the Government isn’t seen as welcoming. The surplus of Indian tech workers comes after a decade-long hiring spree of computer programmers and science graduates, but as companies contract in response to the global economic downturn, thousands of these workers have been laid off and many are now struggling to find jobs. Other nations, including the US, Canada, and Germany, have recently taken steps to relax immigration rules to attract more highly skilled migrants, while the Australian government is also reviewing its immigration policies with a view to making the country an easier destination for skilled migrant workers.

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UK immigration falls by 20%, Indians top study and work visa list
3 weeks, 5 days ago

UK immigration falls by 20%, Indians top study and work visa list

India Today  

The UK has seen a 20% dip in long-term net immigration, according to provisional estimates by the Office for National Statistics. Indians emerged as the leading group of non-EU migrants, topping both work and study visa categories, with 240,000 recorded for long-term immigration to the UK as of June 2024. However, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer isn't happy with the …

Huge drop in health and social care worker visa applications could ‘destabilise’ sector, leaders warn
7 months ago

Huge drop in health and social care worker visa applications could ‘destabilise’ sector, leaders warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New provisional data released by the Home Office on …

Britain announces stricter visa norms to reduce migration
1 year ago

Britain announces stricter visa norms to reduce migration

Live Mint  

Rishi Sunak’s government raised the salary requirement for people applying to live in the UK, one of a series of measures designed to show voters his ruling Conservative Party has a plan to deliver on its pledge to reduce net migration ahead of a general election expected next year. It’s not that complicated,” John Hayes, an ally of former Home …

Looking for UK visa? Apart from IT, THESE three professions are in high demand
1 year, 1 month ago

Looking for UK visa? Apart from IT, THESE three professions are in high demand

Live Mint  

Apart from the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom is a prominent choice for Indians when they are thinking about moving to another country. Healthcare Professionals The UK's Skilled Worker visa scheme welcomes skilled healthcare professionals from abroad to address workforce shortages exacerbated by Covid. Also, the candidate must meet the required qualifications and experience, an Economic Times report …

Indians dominate UK's skilled worker and student visa tally
1 year, 6 months ago

Indians dominate UK's skilled worker and student visa tally

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Indian nationals top the tally of skilled worker and student visas issued by the UK over the past year, according to official immigration statistics released in London on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics data collated by the UK Home Office shows that Indian nationals were the top nationality for cross-sector skilled work, including specifically targeted healthcare visas aimed …

Indians received the biggest share of U.K. work visas: report
2 years ago

Indians received the biggest share of U.K. work visas: report

The Hindu  

Indian nationals received the largest number — 39% — of the total ‘Worker’ visas granted by the United Kingdom for the year ending in September 2022, an announcement from the British government has informed. Of the total 1,45,258 U.K. ‘Worker’ visas, Indians received 56,042, a jump of 90% in comparison to pre-pandemic figure of 29,552 of 2019. Indians received 33% …

UK offers 3,000 visas for educated Indian youth every year
2 years, 1 month ago

UK offers 3,000 visas for educated Indian youth every year

Deccan Chronicle  

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday green lit a new youth mobility partnership scheme that will offer 3,000 visas to 18-30-year-old degree-educated Indians every year to live and work in the UK for up to two years. The scheme was launched by Sunak as part of the UK's Indo-Pacific focus at the G20 Summit in Bali, where he …

India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report

Live Mint  

The India-UK free trade agreement is reportedly on the “verge of collapse” after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a UK media report claimed on Wednesday. Last week, Braverman, the Indian-origin Home Secretary said in an interview that she feared a trade deal with …

Do Indians really overstay in UK? What did the British home secretary say?
2 years, 2 months ago

Do Indians really overstay in UK? What did the British home secretary say?

Firstpost  

Home Secretary Suella Braverman in an interview said that the largest group of people who overstay their visas in UK are Indians and expressed concerns about the free trade agreement, citing it could increase immigration. The Indian High Commission responded by saying that action had been taken A war of words has broken out between India and the United Kingdom …

‘India First Again’: Indians Granted Largest Amount of UK Study, Work Visas, Overtaking China
2 years, 3 months ago

‘India First Again’: Indians Granted Largest Amount of UK Study, Work Visas, Overtaking China

News 18  

The British High Commission immigration statistics released on Thursday showed that 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022. More than 258,000 Indians received visitor visas in the year ending June 2022. Close to 103,000 Indians also received work visas in the year ending June 2022 – which include skilled and seasonal workers – registering …

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 4 months ago

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves

The Telegraph  

That comes on top of the 6.7 million applications by EU citizens already in the UK who have applied for settled status, of which 6.5 million have been concluded, according to Thursday's data. It is not surprising that John Hayes, a former Home Office minister and the chairman of the Tory Common Sense group, believes the next prime minister - …

Indian students enrolling in UK for higher education almost doubles
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian students enrolling in UK for higher education almost doubles

The Hindu  

Indian students going to the United Kingdom for higher education almost doubled with 1,08,000 study visas being issued in the year ending March 2022. In a chat with journalists here, he said Indians continue to be the top nationality in the skilled worker category, accounting for over two-fifths of UK work visas granted globally. Over 80,000 skilled work visas were …

British PM Boris Johnson favours more skilled visas for Indians
2 years, 8 months ago

British PM Boris Johnson favours more skilled visas for Indians

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his support for more skilled visas for Indians as part of the efforts to expedite the ambitious free trade agreement being negotiated between the two countries. Speaking to reporters from the U.K. on the prime ministerial flight to Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, PM Johnson acknowledged a massive shortage of experts in IT and …

UK Govt 'Taking Internationalist Approach' for Indians Looking to Migrate for Work
3 years, 5 months ago

UK Govt 'Taking Internationalist Approach' for Indians Looking to Migrate for Work

News 18  

Neal Vithlani, a member of The 1928 Institute, an organisation set up to represent the views of British Indians, has said that Indians are expected to get more opportunities for work in the UK in future if European Union workforce continues to fall post-Brexit. On being asked about work opportunities for Indians looking to migrate to the UK, he said, …

Infosys Likely to Ramp Up US Hiring, End Reliance on Indian Techies Even After Trump Exit: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Infosys Likely to Ramp Up US Hiring, End Reliance on Indian Techies Even After Trump Exit: Report

News 18  

Infosys Ltd. is planning to ramp-up hiring in the US and Europe, after immigration curbs introduced by Donald Trump forced them to restructure their traditional reliance on Indian techies. 2 IT services company has recruited 2,000 college graduates outside of India in the past 12 months and will only hire more over the next year, Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh …

UK’s new points-based visa system opens; India’s skilled workers, students to be treated on par with EU citizens
4 years ago

UK’s new points-based visa system opens; India’s skilled workers, students to be treated on par with EU citizens

Firstpost  

The new visa system will come into force from 1 January at the end of the Brexit transition period, which will formally end free movement of people within the economic bloc for the UK as a non-member The UK’s new points-based visa and immigration system, aimed at attracting the “brightest and the best from the world”, opened for applications from …

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