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    A talent-friendly visa system is a global must

    2019-09-13T11:04:39+00:00September 10th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019|

    A UK-based entrepreneur’s idea of a so-called “unicorn visa” to attract the right technical skills has echoes across the global workplace. Rishi Khosla, the CEO and co-founder of London-headquartered fintech start-up OakNorth, recently mooted the concept of so-called “unicorn visas” to make it easier for the technology industry to continue to hire the required talent from around the world even after Britain has left the European Union (EU). Such a system, if put into action, would be nothing but a [...]

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      Indian students to gain as UK rejoins the global talent race with 2-year post-study work visa

      2019-09-17T08:41:45+00:00September 10th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, Home Page|

      The Boris Johnson government’s decision to restore the two-year post-study work visas for international students, including those from India, will provide Indian students an opportunity to live and work in the UK for two years after they complete their degrees. And yes, it will also help the UK ease a diplomatic spat with New Delhi. After a long time, Indian students wanting to pursue higher studies in Great Britain have reason to cheer. Reversing a key plank of then Home [...]

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        How Boris Johnson can strengthen the UK’s offer for international students

        2020-03-18T11:19:32+00:00August 23rd, 2019|2019, UK Edition – August 2019|

        UK education sector experts lay out the various aspects that the new British government should focus on in order to maintain the country’s pole position in attracting talented students from around the world. The to-do list of a new Prime Minister must always look daunting. For Boris Johnson, Brexit will be adding an extra layer of complexity to an already intimidating catalogue of priorities. One such priority must be to strengthen the UK’s global relationships as we develop our place [...]

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          Global Britain set to welcome foreign start-ups

          2020-03-20T05:45:26+00:00July 26th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – July 2019|

          The UK Start-up visa creates a huge opportunity in the UK to welcome more foreign entrepreneurs. For the last few years every UK-India business dialogue invariably has two distinct topics amongst others, Brexit and Visas. The visa issue has been long discussed in various forums and as a result there has been a ray of hope with the new immigration white paper which was released earlier this year. So, is the visa issue an equally major concern for Startups from [...]

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            Inspiring Indian Students to Join the UK Universities: Key to Long-term Relationship

            2020-03-20T06:06:38+00:00July 26th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – July 2019|

            The President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs, outlines why it is imperative for Britain to formulate a long-term strategy for retaining international students. When I first arrived in Britain, it was known as the sick man of Europe—a country that had lost an empire and found no real purpose, a has-been. The City of London was a closed shop; prejudice was rife. In fact, I was told by my family and friends in India, ‘If you decide [...]

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              Howzatt! The ICC Cricket World Cup will take UK-India travel figures across many boundaries

              2019-06-26T08:18:51+00:00June 25th, 2019|2019, Special Edition – June 2019|

              Given the buzz created by most-awaited international cricket championship, a VFS Global head illustrates how sporting events can drastically increase tourism income and change travel trends. Excitement has been expectedly at fever pitch among Indian cricket fans with the World Cup being hosted in England and Wales in May-June this year. The British High Commission said 3,500 Indians every day were applying for a UK visa, with as many as 80,000 in total expected to travel to the tournament – enough [...]

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                Living the American Dream: A possibility or not?

                2020-03-16T12:35:36+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

                An expert explores some of the alternatives to the harsh H1-B regime in the US open to talented Indian investors. The IT revolution expanded the golden American dream beyond science professionals and brought it within the grasp of millions of young ambitious Indians seeking a better future for themselves. However, changes to immigration rules over the past two-three years in the US has brought this dream to a grinding halt. Slew of adverse H-1B changes in the US The United [...]

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                  Trump’s US vs Brexit-hit UK: Indian professionals can take control

                  2019-03-29T07:29:16+00:00March 25th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – March 2019|

                  The US imposing increasingly stringent visa norms is in stark contrast to moves across the Atlantic, with the UK gradually moving towards a quota-free system for skilled professionals. The ease of movement of skilled professionals across borders lies at the heart of globalisation but remains one of the most contentious issues when it comes to striking trade deals or any cross-country alliances. Indeed, it was the concept of free movement of people that is believed to have swung the vote [...]

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                    Doctors protest UK’s ‘unfair’ health surcharge

                    2019-03-11T13:50:36+00:00March 6th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – March 2019|

                    Doctors and healthcare professionals from India, often referred to as the backbone of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS), are campaigning against a doubling of a visa surcharge that would adversely impact recruitment plans to reverse staff shortages in the UK. Indian doctors and healthcare professionals based in the UK are campaigning against what they describe as an “unfair” doubling of a health surcharge imposed on professionals from outside European Union (EU) living and working in Britain. The “Immigration Health Surcharge” was introduced [...]

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                      An American Dream beyond the H1-B conundrum

                      2019-02-15T14:41:31+00:00January 24th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – February 2019|

                      An immigration expert runs through some of the hurdles in the path of skilled Indians planning to work in the US and looks beyond the H1-B visa to some lesser-known schemes. Most highly skilled Indians looking to move to the United States are familiar with the H1-B visa for specialty workers. Yet fewer know about another more reliable and less time-consuming pathway: the EB-5 Investor Visa programme. Nearly three quarters of all the H1-B visas set aside for highly-skilled migrants [...]

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