More than a thousand Tier 2 visa holders have responded to our survey on the mobility and social impacts of restricting the right of dependants to work in the UK. The results will be incorporated in our submission to the Migration Advisory Committee and will be available after 25 September. Read more. Further reading: UK – Consultation on […]

Where do you see your business in 5 years time? How will this affect your international staff, and how are countries responding? When Permits Foundation set up in 2001, there were less than a handful of countries that allowed accompanying spouses and partners to work. Now there are thirty, thanks largely to the success of our global campaign. […]

The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced a new blueprint being drawn up to reduce demand for migrant labour. Speaking in parliament on 10 June, the PM confirmed that the Home Secretary had asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on reducing work migration from outside the EU, while making sure Britain is […]

As part of its commitment to reduce immigration levels, the UK Government has recently announced a review of Tier 2, the Points Based System by which intra-company transferees and other skilled workers can move to the UK from outside the European Economic Area. This could possibly result in restrictions on dependants’ right to work, which […]

Permits Foundation is continuing to campaign for accompanying spouses to be allowed to work in India. Following new appointments at various levels at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the foundation has written to key decision makers to urge them to support a change to Employment Visa regulations. The foundation’s proposal involves a new visa category […]