Foreign nationals

New and updated

• Further points-based immigration system detail revealed

  Date:

  13 July 2020

  Type:

  News

  Further details about how the UK's points-based immigration system will work have been revealed, including the criteria under which points will be awarded.

• How to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period

  Type:

  How to

  This guide, previously titled “How to prepare for Brexit”, has been revised to focus on how HR can plan for the end of free movement and the new immigration system in place from 1 January 2021, following the Brexit transition period.

• How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK

  Type:

  How to

  Updated to reflect that the visa extension date, for foreign nationals who are unable to leave the UK due to coronavirus, has been further extended to 31 July 2020.

• Leave to remain extended to families of deceased care workers

  Date:

  21 May 2020

  Type:

  News

  The government has stated that non-EEA family members of any NHS, healthcare or social care worker who has died as a result of coronavirus, will receive immediate indefinite leave to remain, free of charge.

• Furlough: updated guidance confirms TUPE and overseas citizens' eligibility

  Date:

  14 April 2020

  Type:

  News

  Employees who were transferred to another organisation under TUPE after 28 February 2020 are eligible for furlough, the government has confirmed in the latest revision to its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance.

• Soon-to-expire visas: Do new Home Office allowances provide enough relief?

  Date:

  7 April 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Companies that employ overseas citizens with soon-to-expire visas may be feeling anxious about how they will be affected by the travel bans and other restrictions brought by the coronavirus. New government allowances and guidance could provide some relief but, as Jonathan Beech asks, do these go far enough?

• Home Office warns of delay in EU settlement scheme decisions

  Date:

  3 April 2020

  Type:

  News

  EU citizens applying to remain in the UK following Brexit have been warned their application may take longer to be processed.

• How to retain a sponsor licence

  Type:

  How to

  Updated to reflect Home Office guidance on sponsors' duties in relation to employee absence because of coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Webinar: Brexit - future-proof your workforce

  Date:

  12 February 2020

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Louise Haycock, partner at Fragomen, and solicitor Zahira Patel run through the steps you need to take to be Brexit ready, including assessing the impact of Brexit on UK employees who are based in EU countries.

• What impact will Brexit have on EU nationals currently working in the UK?

  Type:

  FAQs