Immigration workshop: Key considerations when recruiting from overseas examines, from an immigration perspective, how to recruit staff from overseas.
This two-day consecutive online workshop is designed to maximise your learning in just two convenient sessions. To fully benefit from this immersive experience, attendance is required at both sessions. This ensures you gain the complete insights and skills.
Facilitated by Graeme Ross, the Immigration and Compliance Manager at the University of Cambridge, who has over eight years of experience delivering training for UCEA, and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. He will be joined by Pia Carr, Principal Associate from Eversheds Sutherland. They specialise in the complexities of recruiting higher education staff from overseas. They will provide hints and tips on how to deal pragmatically with a range of scenarios and highlight relevant legal issues.
Why attend?
Examples of some of the areas covered are:
Who is this for?
It is pitched at a level that will suit both experienced practitioners and ‘new starters’, so it serves both as a ‘health check’ for those already working in this area and as an introduction for those new to it. This will benefit all staff responsible for staff immigration.
If you have any queries about the workshop or to register your interest in attending future dates please contact events@ucea.ac.uk.
- When and where: Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 December 2025, online on Microsoft Teams
- Times: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm each day.
- Register here: Book your place
- For fuller details see the indicative timed programme.
Programme.
Event overview
What to expect?This two-day consecutive online workshop is designed to maximise your learning in just two convenient sessions. To fully benefit from this immersive experience, attendance is required at both sessions. This ensures you gain the complete insights and skills.
Facilitated by Graeme Ross, the Immigration and Compliance Manager at the University of Cambridge, who has over eight years of experience delivering training for UCEA, and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. He will be joined by Pia Carr, Principal Associate from Eversheds Sutherland. They specialise in the complexities of recruiting higher education staff from overseas. They will provide hints and tips on how to deal pragmatically with a range of scenarios and highlight relevant legal issues.
Why attend?
Examples of some of the areas covered are:
- SWV applications and SWV ‘non-points requirements’ including - skill level requirements salary requirements, and genuine vacancy requirements. Maintenance/Finance requirements, Immigration Health, Surcharge, ATAS requirements
- Other relevant immigration routes - Visitors; Permitted paid engagements; Temporary Worker (GAE T5); Employing Student visa holders and Global Talent Visa.
- Employer’s responsibilities - Sponsor duties, Right to work checks and employing Tier 4/Student visa holder.
Who is this for?
It is pitched at a level that will suit both experienced practitioners and ‘new starters’, so it serves both as a ‘health check’ for those already working in this area and as an introduction for those new to it. This will benefit all staff responsible for staff immigration.
Attendance fee
Early-bird price for UCEA members: £425 (VAT free) per place until Friday 21 November.Full price for UCEA members: £449 (VAT free) per place after Friday 21 November.
Non-UCEA members: please email events@ucea.ac.uk for pricing information
Follow this link to book places
If you have any queries about the workshop or to register your interest in attending future dates please contact events@ucea.ac.uk.
