Immigration Insights

The Home Office has opened a major consultation on plans to overhaul the UK settlement system—proposals that could reshape long-term migration routes, employer sponsorship strategies, and the expectations of anyone currently working toward Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). These changes, set out in the policy paper   A Fairer Pathway to Settlemen t , are among the most far-reaching in years. In our latest episode of The Employment Law Podcast, our immigration partners, Alex F

The Home Office’s new A Fairer Path to Settlement  proposals could leave hundreds of thousands of migrant workers waiting far longer to settle in the UK. Constantine Law's immigration partner Alex Finch  speaking to Personnel Today , warns the plans will “require a fundamental re-engineering of the UK immigration system,” creating clear winners and losers. Alex comments: “The focus of the statement is on the contribution of the individual. But that is hard to reconcile with

CONSTANTINE LAW November 20 th ,  2025   The government has today published a statement and consultation on proposals for earned settlement.  The Immigration White Paper published in May 2025 confirmed that a consultation would be launched before the end of the year.  However, according to Alex Finch Business Immigration Partner at Constantine Law,  the accompanying statement published today is more thorough than might have been expected and represents another strong statemen

The government is legislating to remove some of the citizenship rights it granted to Chagossians in 2022.  This is illogical and unnecessary, and with the future of the Bill now uncertain, this aspect should be scrapped. This week, the government failed to put forward a committal motion in relation to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.  The Bill cleared its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday, but there were concerns that the g

PRESS RELEASE 06.11.25 Business Immigration lawyers at Constantine Law advise employers to consider early sponsorship of overseas workers to ensure retention of their talent pipeline                        -Prices of sponsorship to rise on December 16th 2025        A significant price hike for sponsors of foreign workers has been confirmed to take effect on 16 December 2025.  From this date onwards, when a foreign worker is sponsored, sponsors will be required to pay £1,320 p

Welders are included in the immigration salary list In her article for BE News, Constantine Law partner, Rebecca Tester , looks at the recent changes to immigration laws and how this is impacting the built environment sector. Rebecca discusses the areas of the sector most likely to be impacted by the changes, which roles might be given a temporary reprieve through the immigration salary list, and looks to what the industry can expect in the months ahead. Read Rebecca's full p

In the latest episode in our podcast series, our new business immigration team, Alex Finch and Rebecca Tester introduce themselves before going on to discuss recent major changes to the UK’s immigration system. The UK government’s recent white paper on immigration sets out reforms designed to reduce net migration, shift focus towards domestic workforce development, and recalibrate the balance between attracting global talent and controlling settlement. Among the most signif

The government announced major changes to the immigration rules, which came into effect on 22 July. One of the most controversial changes...