News and communications

Letter from the Home Secretary commissioning the MAC to carry out a review of the Graduate Route, and response letter from the MAC chair.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

• Letter from the Home Secretary to Professor Brian Bell, 11 March 2024 (accessible)

  2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF 11 March 2024 Dear Professor Bell,…

• Response from Professor Brian Bell, 12 March 2024 (accessible)

  Migration Advisory Committee 2nd Floor Peel Building NE 2 Marsham Street…

The expansion takes effect later this month, with increased annual quota, increased age range and the removal of the ballot process.

• Updated: 23 January 2024

Letter from the Home Secretary commissioning the MAC to carry out a rapid review of the planned immigration salary list, and response letter from the MAC chair.

• Updated: 19 January 2024

• Letter from the Home Secretary to Professor Brian Bell, 17 January 2024 (accessible)

  2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF 17 January 2024 Dear Professor Bell,…

• Response from Professor Brian Bell, 18 January 2024 (accessible)

  Migration Advisory Committee 2nd Floor Peel Building NE 2 Marsham Street…

The football authorities in England have been invited by the government to meet on an annual basis to agree on appropriate access to the best global players.

• Updated: 17 August 2023

The governments of Canada and the United Kingdom are committed to providing Canadian and British youth with work opportunities that will empower them to achieve their full potential.

• Updated: 14 July 2023

UKVI is moving all visa fee payments for visa applications to online platforms as the capability to pay for a visa in the visa application centre discontinues.

• Updated: 3 April 2023

Letter from the Minister for Safe and Legal Migration commissioning the MAC to review the shortage occupation list, and response letter from the MAC.

• Updated: 20 September 2022

High-growth companies able to attract exceptional talent to the UK with new Scale-up visa.

• Updated: 22 August 2022

Example of how an employer can employ someone from outside of the UK and the steps they will take to apply for a sponsor licence.

• Updated: 4 January 2022

Letter from the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, on changes to the UK shortage occupation list.

• Updated: 10 March 2021

Letter from the Home Secretary in response to the shortage occupation lists report.

• Updated: 23 October 2020

Dr Jennifer Smith and Professor Jackline Wahba have agreed to extend their terms as members of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).

• Updated: 21 October 2020

A number of occupations should be added to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has advised.

• Updated: 29 September 2020

Doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will have them automatically extended for one year.

• Updated: 31 March 2020

Leave extended to 31 May for individuals who are currently unable to return home at the end of their visa.

• Updated: 24 March 2020

More than 503,000 Indian nationals received visitor visas for the year ending June 2019.

• Updated: 23 August 2019

The government has announced changes to the Immigration Rules.

• Updated: 7 March 2019

The seasonal workers pilot has now opened.

• Updated: 6 March 2019

A new entry process for non-EEA artists, musicians and sportspeople travelling from Ireland to the UK, has been launched by the Home Office today.

• Updated: 28 February 2019

The Youth Mobility Scheme 2019 for Japanese nationals will open in January 2019.

• Updated: 29 November 2018