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High Potential Individual Visa: eligible universities list published for 2024-2025

Caroline Sykes
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The new list of top universities that qualify graduates for the UK’s High Potential Individual (“HPI”) visa has been published. The HPI visa route provides a unique opportunity for eligible graduates to move to the UK without a job offer.

Fee waivers now available for Bereaved Partner ILR

Alex Piletska
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The Home Office announced in September that people applying for settlement as a Bereaved Partner, following the death of their partner, will now be able to apply for a fee waiver to avoid the £2,885 fee.

Turpin Miller ranked for Immigration in Chambers UK (2025)

Caroline Sykes
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We are delighted to be ranked by the Chambers UK directory in the Human Rights, Asylum and Deportation UK-wide category again this year, with Tom Giles and Alex Piletska given individual rankings. We are one of only 15 law firms across the UK ranked in this category. Laura Coyle is also ranked in Social Housing.

Turpin Miller ranked in Tier 1 for Immigration in the Legal 500 (2025)

Caroline Sykes
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We are delighted to be top-ranked for Immigration in this year’s Legal 500 rankings. Tom Giles, Jo Renshaw and Philip Turpin have been ranked as leading lawyers in the Legal 500 2025 guide and the Immigration team has been ranked in Tier 1 (South East – Employment – Immigration).

Skilled Worker Q&A: Can I take supplementary employment?

Yukino Posthuma de Boer
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As a result of a common misconception that Skilled Workers are permitted to take supplementary employment ‘in any job’, the Home Office has clarified when a Skilled Worker can undertake supplementary employment in its updated employer’s guide to right to work checks.  This is a brief guide to what you must know about supplementary employment as a Skilled Worker.

Renewed hope for a youth mobility scheme for EU nationals

Caroline Sykes
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An earlier proposal for a Youth Mobility scheme between the UK and the EU was rejected by the new Labour government in April. However, EU member states are reportedly working on an updated proposal and UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has refused to rule out entering into a time-limited youth exchange scheme for EU nationals.

Spouse visa minimum income increase paused pending MAC review

Caroline Sykes
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP delivered a statement to Parliament on 30 July 2024 setting out the new Labour government’s approach to key immigration issues. Importantly, it was announced that there will be ‘no further changes’ to the £29,000 per year minimum income threshold for family visas pending a Migration Advisory Committee review.

A guide to the Immigration Rules for bereaved partners

Caroline Sykes
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The loss of a partner is a traumatic experience. This can be compounded by fears of how a bereavement will affect your immigration status. Fortunately, the UK immigration rules contain provisions to settle in the UK following a bereavement in certain circumstances. This article explores the rules for bereaved partners, found in the new Appendix Bereaved Partners.

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