Dew James and Simon Laurent co-presented this paper in November 2018 aimed at lawyers and immigration advisers. Its content will also help others who want to know how to help their Skilled Migrant Residence application succeed. It contains practical advice for both applicants and employers about how to construct the employment relationship to avoid some of the common traps; when to claim points – and when not to claim them; and the art of how to classify the job in the right way so that it can be recognised as skilled employment.

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