Archive for December, 2009

Migration committee review makes Tier 1 UK Visa recommendations

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

A review of the UK highly skilled migration route (Tier 1) by the Migration Advisory Committee has lead to the release of a number of recommendations on key areas.

The Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations aim to maintain the Tier 1 skilled migration route to attract the ‘”brightest and best” to come to the UK to work.

The main UK immigration recommendations include:

  • People with an undergraduate degree as their highest qualification should be allowed in under Tier 1 general route, subject to high previous earnings;
  • The points available under the Tier 1 general route are updated to ensure the most highly skilled immigrants are admitted;
  • The initial leave to remain entitlement under the Tier 1 general route is reduced from three to two years, with a three year extension subject to evidence that the individual is in highly skilled employment. (more…)

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