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New rules for Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Points based System
The Government will be implementing new rules as of 6th of April for the Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories of the points based system. These rules were suggested by the Migration Advisory Committee and are intended to provide a simpler route without the need for a Master’s qualification for highly skilled Migrants.
Changes to the Tier 2 (Skilled workers with a job offer) include greater flexibility for short term transfers by multinational Companies and more protection against filling such vacancies that should go to resident workers.
21st March 2010
The UK Border Agency has announced that from January 2010, skilled foreign workers under Tier 2 of the points-based system will be issued with identity cards.
The UK Border Ageny has also annoucned that from October, foreign nationals who are being issued with identity cards will be given the choice of providing their fingerprints and photograph at one of the participating Crown post offices (for a fee of £8) or at one of the UK Border Agency or Identity & Passport Service Offices currently included within the scheme (which will remain free).
01.10.2009 |