What are we

Tyndallwoods is a Birmingham-based firm of Solicitors founded in 1792 with a nationally recognised 25-year history of immigration practice.

Migration for Business (MfB) is a legal advice and representation service designed for business, skilled workers and graduate students. Our intention is to provide fixed price services in straightforward cases and brisk bespoke services in more problematic situations.

Legal Services to the business community have become ever more expensive. Immigration law, whether it affects citizens of Europe, smaller businesses or students graduating in the UK, changes constantly. 2008-2009 will bring changes of particular importance. A new type of relationship between employer and employee, university and student, revolving on the Immigration element, is to be rolled out by government.

The government has now published Statement of Intent regarding Sponsorship Under The Points Based System (PBS) and Highly Skilled Migrants under the PSB and Immigration Rules to implement - Tier 1 PBS.

Over the next 12-16 months, 73 existing routes to UK entry will be merged into 5 Tiers. Sponsorship will be required for entry under Tiers 2-5. Tier 1 commenced on 29 February 2008 for the General Category, who would previously have been within the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme. Businesses are being invited to apply for sponsorship licences; educational institutions in due course will also be invited. (General) Category Tier 1 has been fully open since June 2008 and HSMP withdrawn. Investors with at least £1 million to invest; Entrepreneurs with at least £200,000 to invest in their business; and post study work (previously the International Graduate Scheme), have been brought into Tier 1.

Work Permits will be subsumed into Tier 2, which will with Tier 5, for youth, mobility and temporary workers be rolled out in autumn 2008. From that date only The UK Border Agency (UKBA) licensed Sponsors will be permitted, subject to the grant of visa, to bring such migrants to the United Kingdom. Sponsors will be required to undertake a complex of checking, recording and reporting duties, and to submit to UKBA enforcement of compliance. Sponsorship licences can be qualified, suspended or withdrawn. A variety of administrative penalties bolstered by civil and criminal penalties underline the seriousness attached by Government to the sponsorship concept.