Visas

In December 2005, the Home Office published a new immigration strategy designed to simplify the immigration system and strengthen UK borders.  This was followed shortly afterwards by a Command Paper.  The NCA alerted the Home Office to the potentially detrimental implications for the arts sector which the proposed changes posed in terms of costs and procedures.  The Home Office were receptive to the NCA’s concerns and stressed that there was no intention to put the arts at a disadvantage.  As a result of meetings between the Home Office and the NCA, the Home Office established a sector specific task force to inform immigration policy and the NCA was invited to become a founder member of this. 

The NCA has been actively involved in the various consultation stages which the policy has undergone, providing briefings directly to the Home Office, responding to formal consultations, and keeping the arts sector informed of developments.  More detailed information is available about the following:

Making Migration Work for Britain, immigration strategy 2005 -

Immigration policy 2006 -

Visa pricing: charging consultations and fees

Migration Advisory Committee consultation 2006 -

Task forces

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The NCA can not give advice about immigration. NCA material about immigration policy, process and pricing is provided for information purposes only.