Friday 6 March 2026
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Guidance · Change
Secondment Worker overseas work requirement cut from 12 to 6 months
Sponsors of Secondment Workers should note that guidance version 04/26 reduces the overseas work requirement from 12 to 6 months for applications made on or after 8 April 2026.
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Guidance · Change
Scale-up sponsor guidance version 04/26 clarifies English language requirements
Sponsors of Scale-up Workers have a new version of Home Office guidance, valid from 8 April 2026, which clarifies English language requirements following Immigration Rules changes of 8 January 2026.
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Guidance · Change
International Agreement sponsors should check for a digital record of exemption first
Sponsors of employees of overseas governments and international organisations on the International Agreement route should first check whether the worker is exempt and eligible for a digital record of exemption, which replaced the exempt…
Thursday 5 March 2026
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Guidance · Report
MAC call for evidence on Global Talent and Innovator Founder visas
The Migration Advisory Committee is reviewing how the immigration system could attract global talent to the UK and has issued a call for evidence on the Global Talent and Innovator Founder routes.
Friday 27 February 2026
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Guidance · Change
Previous breach guidance: discretionary factors for SUI 11.2 also apply to SUI 11.3
Staff guidance on previous breaches of UK immigration laws, updated on 27 February 2026, clarifies that the discretionary factors applying to refusals under SUI 11.2 apply equally to refusals under SUI 11.3.
Wednesday 25 February 2026
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Guidance · Change
Overseas domestic worker leaflet updated with new application information
Overseas domestic workers in a private household and their employers are affected by the leaflet update of 25 February 2026, which covers information on making a new application to come to the UK.
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Guidance · Change
Visit: caseworker guidance
No draft produced: the source does not support this item.
Tuesday 24 February 2026
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Guidance · Report
Home Office publishes summary of responses on identifying modern slavery victims
The Home Office has published the summary of responses to its call for evidence on how the UK identifies victims of modern slavery, including the National Referral Mechanism.
Tuesday 17 February 2026
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Guidance · Change
Community and Business Partners not named on Innovator legacy endorsing bodies list
Innovator Founder applicants and existing endorsees should note that Community and Business Partners does not appear on the Legacy Innovator Endorsing Bodies list, in the version updated on 7 August 2026.
Thursday 12 February 2026
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Guidance · Change
Visa and permission photos: new GOV.UK guidance sets format and content rules
New GOV.UK guidance, published on 12 February 2026, sets out how applicants must take and format a digital photo of their face for a visa application or permission.