Friday, July 01, 2005
Points based migration soon in U.K
The U.K government has announced their plan to shift to points based migration program. This is aimed at reducing the complexities of the current migration systems.
A significant change would be that all the different work permits and entry schemes will be replaced by a single points-based system. The more skills you have, the more points you will gain, increasing your likelihood of entry to the UK.
There will be four "tiers" within the point’s scheme within which people applying to work in the UK would be categorized.
Tier One: Highly skilled
People coming under this tier would be able to enter the U.K without any job offer to seek work or to set up business. This group would include doctors, engineers, IT specialists and top-flight graduates in key sectors, such as business and finance. Workers in this category will have the most flexibility in the UK and greatest opportunities to settle for good.
Tier two: Skilled
This covers people with qualifications or important work-related experience in a huge range of sectors from health service workers to white collar jobs and the trades.People in this category will be given points on their talents and will be allowed into the UK if they have a job offer in a "shortage area".
Tier three: Low skilled
This tier would allow temporary migration to jobs in hospitality, food processing and agriculture from all over the world. The employer will also have some responsibility for ensuring someone remains within the terms of their visa.
Tier four: Specialists and students
This tier covers those where there is "no significant issue of competition" but an economic benefit resulting from someone's presence. This includes students paying for tuition in the UK, foreign government representatives etc.
This again will ensure only skilled workers who support themselves financially can apply to stay permanently after five years - up from four years - and they must prove their ability to use English fluently.
A significant change would be that all the different work permits and entry schemes will be replaced by a single points-based system. The more skills you have, the more points you will gain, increasing your likelihood of entry to the UK.
There will be four "tiers" within the point’s scheme within which people applying to work in the UK would be categorized.
Tier One: Highly skilled
People coming under this tier would be able to enter the U.K without any job offer to seek work or to set up business. This group would include doctors, engineers, IT specialists and top-flight graduates in key sectors, such as business and finance. Workers in this category will have the most flexibility in the UK and greatest opportunities to settle for good.
Tier two: Skilled
This covers people with qualifications or important work-related experience in a huge range of sectors from health service workers to white collar jobs and the trades.People in this category will be given points on their talents and will be allowed into the UK if they have a job offer in a "shortage area".
Tier three: Low skilled
This tier would allow temporary migration to jobs in hospitality, food processing and agriculture from all over the world. The employer will also have some responsibility for ensuring someone remains within the terms of their visa.
Tier four: Specialists and students
This tier covers those where there is "no significant issue of competition" but an economic benefit resulting from someone's presence. This includes students paying for tuition in the UK, foreign government representatives etc.
This again will ensure only skilled workers who support themselves financially can apply to stay permanently after five years - up from four years - and they must prove their ability to use English fluently.
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