Author: Nick Gore

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Nick Gore

Nick Gore is a Partner at Carter Thomas Solicitors, a leading specialist immigration law firm. Nick leads the firm’s private client work, and has particular interest in complex Global Talent and sponsorship cases.

Some immigration routes, like the global talent route, the partner route, and those with permission as dependants of points based system applicants allow individuals to have flexible work arrangements. Other routes allow a wide degree of work but with restrictions, such as students being unable to undertake ‘business activity’, which...

22nd October 2025
BY Nick Gore

Employers generally, and organisations which hold a sponsor licence in particular, are told over and over again that any workers must have the correct immigration permission in order to undertake a role. Considering the messaging, and that the consequences of employing illegal workers include the revocation of a sponsor licence...

15th July 2025
BY Nick Gore

The UK’s global talent visa went live in February 2020, replacing the old Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route. Since that time, it has secured its place as a badge of honour for those deemed talented enough to obtain one. And with many applicants able to obtain indefinite leave to remain...

5th December 2024
BY Nick Gore

Settlement or indefinite leave to remain is often the end goal for many immigration applicants. Settlement can often only be obtained after a certain number of years of continuous residence in the UK, meeting various immigration requirements, and paying thousands of pounds in various fees. But not all visa routes...

15th October 2024
BY Nick Gore

In the midst of time last year, it was announced that Tech Nation would cease operations on 31 March 2023, which we reported on here. Tech Nation is one of several ‘endorsing bodies’ that issue endorsements to individuals who are ‘exceptionally talented’ or ‘exceptionally promising’. Tech based applicants can apply...

2nd August 2024
BY Nick Gore
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