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Nichola Carter

Nichola heads the immigration team at Carter Thomas (www.carterthomas.co.uk). A lawyer with 20 years' experience, she also sits on The Law Society’s Immigration Committee. Nichola's main work relates to advising businesses, universities and schools on sponsor applications and compliance, and individuals seeking to come under the Global Talent, family and other routes . She regularly provides media comment including for the BBC and FT and is happy to be contacted for comment. Nichola tweets from @carternichola and her email is ncarter@carterthomas.co.uk.

The clock is ticking for £1m investors

A right of residence in the UK can be purchased with a six-figure investment. Until a few years ago, the amount required was £1m. While new investment visas can no […]

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4th November 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Home Office rushes in new behaviour tests for employer sponsors

The Home Office regularly updates the guidance documents that it issues to approved visa sponsors, and those thinking of becoming one, under Tiers 2, 4 and 5 of the Points […]

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18th July 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Visa options for overseas entrepreneurs setting up a UK business

The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa route was closed in March 2019. At the same time, two new immigration routes — Innovator and Start-up — came into being. But entry to […]

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25th June 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Home Office tries to tackle eGates problem that makes short-term study illegal

Since 20 May 2019, people from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the USA have been able to enter the UK using ePassport gates (‘eGates’). British and […]

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18th June 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Urgent rethink needed on UK’s visa for global entrepreneurs

The Home Office’s new innovator visa went live, in terms of being incorporated into the Immigration Rules, on 29 March 2019. Unfortunately, almost a week on and it’s still anything […]

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4th April 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Home Office changes tack on “professional sportsperson” definition – but is it enough?

The Home Office amended its definition of a ‘professional sportsperson’ back in January 2019. At the time, I set out why I thought the changes were significant: Why coaching your […]

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19th March 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Home Office to give touring artists and sportspersons green light for entry through Ireland

Over the next 12 months, the government will be rolling out a whole package of measures designed to enhance the UK’s global image. These will include both new and relaxed […]

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4th March 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Only private schools in the UK to be able to sponsor EU children from 2021

The government recently published information about arrangements for EU citizens who move to the UK after the UK leaves the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The proposals […]

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5th February 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Why coaching your kid’s football team could breach your visa conditions

For reasons that don’t appear to have been explained anywhere, at least not that I can find, the Home Office has made significant changes to the definition of a professional […]

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18th January 2019
BY Nichola Carter

Future immigration sponsorship system for UK employers – it really does need to be simple this time

There is so much in the immigration white paper, publishedjust before Christmas, that sounds pretty good for employers. But if the sponsorship system is to cope when extended to cover skilled […]

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9th January 2019
BY Nichola Carter
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