· Removing the right for all migrants under the ODW category to apply for settlement. · Strengthening the requirement for the employer of an ODW to provide evidence of an existing employer relationship, and introducing a requirement for agreed, written terms and conditions of employment to be produced, as part of the application for entry clearance. · Permitting all ODWs who have applied for leave to enter or remain on or before 5 April 2012, to continue to be treated under Immigration Rules in place on that date. · Restricting ODWs in private households to work for an employer who is a visitor to the UK. Permission to stay in the UK will be limited to a maximum of 6 months or the period of the employer's stay whichever is shorter. Removing the current provision for ODWs to be accompanied by dependants. · Permitting ODWs in diplomatic households to apply to extend their stay for 12 months at a time up to a maximum of 5 years, or the length of the diplomat's posting, whichever is shorter. Sponsors · Introducing a Premium Customer Service for those A-rated sponsors in Tiers 2 and 5 who wish to apply and pay for a range of benefits. We will publish the full range of service benefits in due course. The service will launch in the 2012-13 financial year. · In addition to these changes, the government is also making amendments to the extension of leave to remain. The Home Office has published 2 financial impact assessments: one on settlement and another on Tier 5 and overseas domestic workers, as well as a policy equality statement. For full details of the changes please see the Statement of Changes to the Immigration rules (HC 1888) and the Explanatory Memorandum on the right side of this page. The written ministerial statement, impact assessments and the policy equality statement can be found on the Home Office website . The UKBA previously announced the changes to settlement , overseas domestic workers and students in a series of news stories.
Non-domiciles
REFORM OF THE TAXATION OF NON-DOMICILED INDIVIDUALS
22 June 2011 The government recognises that non-domiciles can make a valuable contribution to the UK economy and wants to encourage them to invest in the UK. A consultation has been published which proposes reforms that include a significant new incentive for inward investment. At Budget 2011 the government announced that it would reform the taxation of non-domiciled individuals by: increasing the existing £30,000 annual charge to £50,000 for non-domiciles who claim the beneficial tax regime (“remittance basis”) in a tax year and who have been UK resident for 12 or more of the 14 years prior to the year of claim; enabling non-domiciles to remit overseas income and capital gains tax-free to the UK for the purpose of commercial investment in UK businesses; and making technical simplifications to some aspects of the current remittance basis rules to remove undue administrative burdens.
CIPP Policy News Journal
09/10/2012, Page 27 of 234
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