Blog Post Blog Post Dreaming of a home in the Scottish Highlands? 5 steps to get you there 11 April 2023 Steven Drake Immigration, Property From Shetland to Argyll, more and more people are choosing to move to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The Highlands and Islands of…
Blog Post Blog Post Hospitality recruitment challenge: options available in the UK immigration system to help fill job vacancies 6 April 2023 Jacqueline Moore Employment, Immigration As the holiday season gets under way, one of the biggest challenges for many hospitality businesses continues to be getting the operational…
Webinar Webinar Immigration Law | What to expect in 2023 28 March 2023 Louise Crichton Immigration Immigration law is always a dynamic and fast-changing area, and practitioners, individuals and businesses alike will be looking to our new…
Blog Post Blog Post New Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for international visitors to the UK. 13 March 2023 Jacqueline Moore Immigration On 9 March 2023, the Home Office announced the introduction of a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme for international…
Blog Post Blog Post Buying a Pharmacy: Sponsored workers and business purchases 10 March 2023 Louise Crichton Employment, Healthcare, Immigration Buying a pharmacy can be a complex undertaking, even more so when the pharmacy you are buying holds a sponsor licence. A sponsor licence is…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons strengthens immigration law expertise 1 March 2023 Firm News, Immigration Jacqueline Moore, one of Scotland’s leading immigration solicitors, has joined Thorntons employment and immigration team as the full-…
Blog Post Blog Post Ballot Opening for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa 21 February 2023 Gurjit Pall Immigration The India Young Professionals Scheme visa is an exciting visa that offers Indian citizens between 18 and 30 years old the opportunity to…
Blog Post Blog Post Shortage of pharmacists in the United Kingdom 17 February 2023 Louise Crichton Healthcare, Immigration The Pharmacist reports that, “Pharmacists across the UK are at risk of burnout as staffing shortages drive up locum rates, according to…
Blog Post Blog Post Immigration law updates - What to expect from 2023 27 January 2023 Louise Crichton Employment, Immigration Immigration law is always a dynamic and fast-changing area, and practitioners, individuals and businesses alike will be looking to our new…
Blog Post Blog Post The Health and Care Worker visa and the impact of nursing strikes 19 December 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Last week, for the first time in the history of the Royal College of Nursing, nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland went on strike…
Webinar Webinar Immigration | Skilled Workers and Health and Care Worker Visa 30 November 2022 Louise Crichton Immigration The Health and Care Worker visa was launched in August 2020 to allow medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK. Since then the…
Blog Post Blog Post Sponsor Licence: does your business need one? 4 November 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Over the last few years, reports of labour shortages across a range of sectors in the UK have continued to increase, impacted by both…
Webinar Webinar Immigration | Scale-up Visas 2 November 2022 Gurjit Pall Immigration The Scale-up route is a new UK sponsored work visa which opened for applications on 22 August 2022. The aim of the Scale-up visa is…
Blog Post Blog Post Right to Work checks: temporary adjustment process to end 30 September 2022 Gurjit Pall Immigration All UK employers have a duty to prevent illegal working and accordingly, they must conduct Right to Work checks on any potential new…
Blog Post Blog Post The Perfect Storm – Homeworking and Skilled Worker shortages in the Information and Communications sector 8 September 2022 Andrew Wallace Employment, Immigration This blog post will look at what Home Office Licenced Sponsors need to do to ensure that they are meeting their duties and responsibilities…
Blog Post Blog Post Scale-up Visas: A new immigration route 22 August 2022 Louise Crichton Employment, Immigration The Scale-up Visa route comes into force today on 22 August 2022. The Scale-up Visa is a key visa route in the Home Office Plan for Growth…
Blog Post Blog Post Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery 19 July 2022 Louise Crichton Immigration Sir Mo Farah recently revealed that he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. As reported in…
Webinar Webinar Thorntons Employment Webinar | Fair Recruitment 1 June 2022 Chris Phillips Immigration All successful organisations need the right people and a vital part of achieving this is getting the process of recruitment right. However…
Webinar Webinar Immigration Webinar | Immigration Updates 21 April 2022 Gurjit Pall Immigration The UK Government has introduced significant changes to Immigration rules in recent weeks. The way UK employers undertake Right to…
Blog Post Blog Post Right to Work Checks: Changes for employers. 1 April 2022 Gurjit Pall Employment, Immigration Important changes to Right to Work checks are being introduced from 6 April 2022 as part of the Home Office move to a digital solution to…
Blog Post Blog Post UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals 9 March 2022 Gurjit Pall Immigration Ukraine is on the UK visa national list and as a result, nationals of Ukraine must have a visa before they enter the UK. As the…