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New application form and guidance for Bulgarian and Romanian applications Mon January 16

The UK Border Agency has published a new version of Form BR3, which is used to apply for an accessio

Update for Tier 4 sponsors: educational oversight and other changes Tue January 10

An update for Tier 4 sponsors about educational oversight and information about changes coming into

Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) - new procedure for Arts Council England endorsement Tue January 3

From today, applicants under Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) of the points-based system must follow a ne

Taiwan is added to the Tier 5 youth mobility scheme Thu December 22

From 1 January 2012, Taiwan will join the list of countries and territories that participate in the

London 2012 Games spectators: visa applications open from 1 January 2012 Tue December 20

From 1 January 2012 you can apply for visitor visas to come to the UK to watch the Games.

Bringing workers into the UK - European Union law and Vander Elst

Posted by Mark Symes on 12 February 2011

As entry for migrants becomes increasingly difficult under the Points Based System, it is necessary to consider what other avenues might be available for firms to bring staff into the United Kingdom. For those firms incorporated elsewhere in the European Union there may be an avenue under the Vander Elst principle. In Raymond Vander Elst v Office des Migrations Internationales. (Freedom to provide services) [1994] EUECJ C-43/93 (9 August 1994) the national court asked whether the European Treaty was to be interpreted as precluding a Member State from requiring undertakings which are established elsewhere in Europe and enter its territory to provide services, and which "lawfully and habitually" employed non-EU nationals, to obtain work permits for non-European staff. The ECJ found that Member States could not do so, as this would be contrary to the European Union law requirement to abolish anything which might prohibit, impede or render less advantageous the activities of a provider of services lawfully established in another Member State. However, the foreign staff must belawfully resident in the country in which the undertaking was established: this does not permit workers who have no lawful presence or right to work either in the country of establishment itself, or in the host country, to avoid immigration control: see Low & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 4.

 

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