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Immigration
8 min
21 October 2026
Skilled Workers, Modern Slavery and the Right to Leave an Abusive Employer
From 8 October 2026, Skilled Workers recognised as victims of modern slavery can leave their sponsor without losing the right to work. Here is what has changed and what has not.
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Business Immigration
8 min
20 October 2026
Sponsor Licence Compliance: Why Small Businesses Are Particularly Vulnerable
Sponsor licence revocations are at record levels. Small employers often have the most to lose and the fewest resources to prevent it. Here is where the risk sits.
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Immigration
8 min
18 October 2026
Fee Waivers, Section 3C Leave and the October 2026 Immigration Rules: A Procedural Trap for Applicants?
From 8 October 2026, a fee waiver request only secures your application date if your next application is on the same route. Missing this could leave you without section 3C leave.
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Immigration
5 min
5 October 2026
From Student Visa to Skilled Worker
Plenty of graduates assume the switch is automatic. It isn’t — and the timing around course end dates, CAS and sponsor licences still catches people out.
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Business Immigration
5 min
3 October 2026
Right to Work Checks: What Employers Still Get Wrong
A Right to Work check is not a one-off photocopy of a passport. Here is where UK employers — especially smaller ones — still trip up.
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Immigration
6 min
1 October 2026
ILR and Continuous Residence
Absences, overlapping leave and “I was only away a few weeks” — continuous residence for Indefinite Leave to Remain is stricter than many people expect.
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News & Insights

All insights

Skilled Workers, Modern Slavery and the Right to Leave an Abusive Employer

Sponsor Licence Compliance: Why Small Businesses Are Particularly Vulnerable

Fee Waivers, Section 3C Leave and the October 2026 Immigration Rules: A Procedural Trap for Applicants?

From Student Visa to Skilled Worker

Right to Work Checks: What Employers Still Get Wrong

ILR and Continuous Residence

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