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Business immigration toolkit
Practical Law UK Toolkit 5-523-1559 (Approx. 6 pages)
A toolkit to guide users around Practical Law Employment materials on business immigration law.
For a curated page of UK immigration content on Practical Law, see Collection Page, For immigration lawyers.
The UK business immigration system is now largely contained within a points-based system (PBS). There are other categories that allow migrants to work in the UK in some circumstances, for example students and dependants. It is also necessary to understand what business activities a visitor can undertake, what steps employers must take to prevent illegal working and who can work in the UK without immigration permission. For information on business immigration law, see the following resources:
- For a curated page of content on UK immigration law, see Collection Page, For immigration lawyers.
- For an introduction to some of the most relevant concepts of business immigration law, such as business visitors, who can work in the UK without permission, the offence of illegal working and the PBS, see Practice note, Business immigration: overview.
- For information on the key immigration routes under which employers may be able to employ migrant workers in the UK and the principal immigration issues that employers need to consider when recruiting and employing them, see Practice note, Business immigration routes into the UK.
- For information on obtaining British nationality, see Practice note, Applying for British citizenship.
- Employer sponsorship under the points-based system. This note provides details on how employers can obtain a sponsorship licence and considers the potential consequences for employers of failing to comply with the associated record-keeping and reporting obligations.
Illegal working
For information on illegal working, see the following resources:
- For an explanation of what an employer needs to do to prevent illegal working within its organisation and the steps it needs to take to ensure that its employees have the right to work in the UK, see Practice note, Prevention of illegal working and establishing the right to work in the UK. This note also outlines what sanctions an employer may face if it fails to carry out these steps.
- For a clause to be inserted into the employment contract of a migrant employee, requiring the migrant to notify the employer of certain information to enable the employer to comply with its obligations as a sponsor, see Standard clause, Employer duties: information to be obtained from migrant employees.
Business visitors
For details of when an individual can come to the UK as a business visitor and what they can (and cannot) do while in the UK, see Practice note, Business visitors.