Given that a large chunk of National Insurance is supposed to fund the NHS I think paying National Insurance and this levy constitutes double taxation.
if you don't have access to social security or health care you don't pay national insurance. We are paying for something we cannot access. But go ahead and celebrate the fact you might be able to opt-out. :? I'll 'celebrate' if that opting out means I don't pay the taxes to NHS, and get to use that...
It should be noted that per the document even once you pay this levy, you will still potentially be paying for visits to GPs and Consultants on top. This is one of the discussion matters.
The opt-out is only a suggestion, there is no guarantee it will happen. They refer to it applying only to "some visa classes" as well. Things are very vague at this stage. Our (as in my family's) insurance does not cover emergency care. Lucky you if yours does. It is not easy to change as ...
In the proposal it says that they will look at extending the scheme to those already in the country in time. Certainly it will apply to us, as we are not eligible for ILR for another 3 years.The consultation ends on the 28th of August this year.
I have read the document and there is a proposal that certain visa classes may opt out and use private care, but if you do so you will also be liable for the costs of any emergency care, which I don't think our insurance covers. Furthermore, no insurance policy here covers pre-existing conditions or...
This seems incredibly unfair. My family already paid in excess of £70,000 pounds last year in tax, we paid £3500 to renew our Tier 1 visas, yet we still have to pay additional funds to access a service we have not used (we have used Private GPs and Consultants). I don't see how they can legally impo...
The MAC report has been picked up by all the papers, the Mirror's just the one I bothered to link, and probably the audience the government most intended the report for, if you get my meaning.
The government has produced another report that puts the boot into non-EU migrants. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/11/every-four-non-eu-immigrants-puts-a-brit-out-of-work-study-finds-115875-23694274/ I fear they are laying the groundwork for a not very nice announcement on settleme...
Entry to UK is dictated by specified immigration rules and the stated purpose for which leave to enter / remain was granted. Inability (or ability) to find a job is not an immigration issue. Tier 1 (General) leave to enter / remain is to live and work in the UK, not for making visits to the UK repe...
Just make sure that you do not develop a habit of making short trips (visits) to the UK on Tier 1 (General) leave to enter / remain. If you do, you may be refused entry when noticed by IO. regards Why is this? Job hunting requires going back and forth, and we do not want to settle in the UK until t...
A lot depends on the content of these "transitional arrangements". From the fact they are going to the effort to take some time over them it is clear the rules are going to change.
If the cap is now entirely full I don't see how they can not refund your application fees. It is so wrong to take that much money from people without even reviewing their applications.
This is the section you are referring to, yes? "He said changes to the immigration rules would be laid before the House on Tuesday, setting out the details the courts had required to allow the interim cap to be reinstated on a "clear legal basis". He also said he would be closing appl...
Applying in March 2011 will almost certainly be too late. The monthly cap is being met earlier and earlier and the backlog getting larger. Immigration agents in the UK are suggesting that the temporary cap will likely be exhausted by as early as January. So unless you are likely to qualify under the...
Well that makes sense. I thought they would have reached the December limit already. It's interesting that they are now telling people to come back rather than taking their applications immediately. This is sensible as otherwise they would be sitting on people's passports for too long. People trying...
Yes, if you aren't processed by April 2011 you will be assessed under the new rules. The stated intention of implementing a temporary cap was to thwart a panic rush of people trying to get in under the old rules before the permanent cap came into place. So to allow anyone who applies during this per...
