Brecon: Ask AFF Roadshow 2024 at Brecon IBS on Thu 9th May

 

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Wiltshire: Free Family and Community Learning sessions - 'Enhance Your English' and 'ESOL Intermediate'

 

Please see above for details of two courses, each running for five weeks online.

Please note the closing dates to book a place:

• 'Communicate with confidence' starting 020424 (last date to sign up is 260324)

• 'Develop the skills you need' starting 160424 (last date to sign up is 090424)

If learners are not already enrolled with FaCL, they will need to attend an online induction session before accessing the course.

Please click here to find out more

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's

Non-UK Nationals - lower minimum income requirement agreed for the Armed Forces

 

• On 4 December 2023, the Government announced that the MIR would be increased to align with the new minimum general salary threshold for skilled workers, which is currently £38,700, with an initial increase to £29,000 in Spring 2024. This will no longer include an additional income requirement where a child is included in the application.

• The Ministry of Defence has worked with the Home Office on options to mitigate the potential impact on recruitment and retention the increase may have, and it has been agreed that the MIR will be aligned with the salary threshold for Other Ranks on completion of training, which is currently £23,496. Officers earn £31,304 until completion of Initial Officer Training when their pay increases to £37,425. The MIR for HM Armed Forces will be reviewed in line with the annual pay award.

• The Government introduced the MIR in July 2012 for partners and children of British and settled persons, and in December 2013 for a partner and child(ren) of HM Armed Forces, including the Brigade of Gurkhas, under Appendix HM Armed Forces to the Immigration Rules.

• The full Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules can be found at: HC 590 – Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (publishing.service.gov.uk)

• A Q&A document has been prepared and can be accessed at this link

Army HIVE Non-UK National Support: New Email Address for Enquiries

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Army HIVE now has an email address specifically for Non-UK National enquiries. This is available to Service personnel, their families, and line managers/CoC requiring support:

RC-Pers-HIVE-NonUKNat-0mailbox@mod.gov.uk 

Wiltshire: ESOL courses across Wiltshire

 

Please click here to visit the Family and Community Learning website

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVE's

West Midlands - City of Wolverhampton Council - Commonwealth veterans maybe eligible for help under scheme

 For more information on eligibility and application procedures click HERE

Information provided by: Central HIVE Hub

Minimum Income Requirement - incremental approach to new threshold amount

You may have seen reference to the announcement from the Home Office that the planned increase to the MIR to £38,700 will happen incrementally, with a figure of £29,000 applicable from Spring 2024. The Home Office have released a Factsheet that explains more. Among other things, this advises that under the new provisions there will no longer be a separate child element.

Defence continues to liaise with the Home Office in order to understand how this will impact Service Personnel (Officers and Soldiers) and their families, and further information will be provided once more details are known.

Increase in Visa fees from Wed 4 Oct 2023

 

The Home Office have announced an increase in Visa fees from Wednesday 4th October 2023.

For more information, please contact your local HIVE.

Armed Forces pay award - Non-UK National Personnel

 

Regional Command (HIVE & Family Support) Non-UK National Support

 

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Update for Tax Free Childcare for Non-UK National Personnel and Families

 

For more information, visit the Defence Childcare portal ​(on MODnet), Discover My Benefits or dial in to one of the Wrap Around Childcare Webinars.

To view/listen to the update, please CLICK HERE

NUKN Awareness Brief

 

HIVE NUKN Support

 

EU Settlement Scheme Q&A

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Changes to Settlement fees for Non-UK Service Personnel

For more information click here ​or contact your local HIVE.

Changes to Settlement fees for Non-UK Service Personnel

For more information click here ​or contact your local HIVE.

Lived experience of non-UK veterans research project

Are you a former member of the UK Armed Forces with non-UK nationality?

RAND Europe is conducting research funded by the UK Office for Veterans' Affairs (OVA) to improve understanding of what it's like to be a non-UK veteran (ie. a UK ex-service person who did not have UK nationality when they joined the Armed Forces).

​The research focuses on exploring the day-to-day experiences of military service, military-to-civilian transition and post-service life, as well as helping to improve policy and support for non-UK veterans.

If you are interested in taking part in a research interview, register online at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/

Further information ​about the project can be found at https://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/understanding-the-lived-experience-of-non-uk-veterans.html

Changes to Settlement fees for Non-UK Service Personnel

For more information click here ​or contact your local HIVE.

Changes to Settlement fees for Non-UK Service Personnel

For more information click here ​or contact your local HIVE.

Service Family Hot Topics: UK immigration and wider support to Non-UK Army Personnel

'Please note that some of the links are to documents held on internal MOD systems only'

This newsletter contains advice and guidance to support Non-UK nationals (Commonwealth, Gurkhas and Nepali citizens serving in the wider Army) and their entitled family members and Non-UK entitled family members of a serving British Citizen.​

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