Immigration: Key Considerations when recruiting from Overseas

Immigration workshop: Key considerations when recruiting from overseas examines, from an immigration perspective, how to recruit staff from overseas. 
 
  • When and where: Tuesday 20 and Thursday 22 May 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 maximize 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 prestigious University of Cambridge, who has over five years of experience delivering training for UCEA, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. Joined by two distinguished Senior Associates from Eversheds Sutherland, Francesca Smith and Esyllt Beagrie. 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 Wednesday 30 April.

Full price for UCEA members: £449 (VAT free) per place after Wednesday 30 April.
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.
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