Has Brexit an impact on tourists in the UK? Foreign tourists were less numerous late spring in the United Kingdom. Indeed, the number of foreign visitors, tourists and businessmen between April and June 2018 fell by 7.7%. This is the largest decline in almost a decade. (read more...)

The monthly CoS (Certificate of Sponsorship) allowance for a Tier 2 British visa was reached again in June, after 7 consecutive months of capping in its allocation. However, since doctors and nurses have been removed from the quota since July 6, 2018, there are technically more CoS available for july and even august. (read more...)

Since December 2017, the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) award cap were reached five months in a row before the end of each month. It is therefore much more difficult for Tier2 work visa applicants to get a positive answer, if they are not in Shortage Occupation List. Thus, the minimum salary required is also increasing, compromising the ability of many small businesses to hire. (read more...)

In March 2018 Gov.uk published the detailed statistics on how many UK visas were issued in 2017. A total of 2,710,000 visas were issued, 339,000 visas were refused. (read more...)