- STOP PRESS -16/08/2010 - Same Day Service available for Tier 4 Student visa applications
- STOP PRESS - 29/06/2010 - Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English
- STOP PRESS - 29/06/2010 - Imminent reductions in the number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 visas announced today
- STOP PRESS - 07/04/2010 – Tier 4 changes for education providers and migrant students
- STOP PRESS - 07/04/2010 – New rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers
- STOP PRESS -16/08/2010 - Same Day Service available for Tier 4 Student visa applications
- STOP PRESS - 29/06/2010 - Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English
- STOP PRESS - 29/06/2010 - Imminent reductions in the number of Tier 1 and Tier 2 visas announced today
- STOP PRESS - 07/04/2010 – Tier 4 changes for education providers and migrant students
- STOP PRESS - 07/04/2010 – New rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers
Working in the UK
There are a number of different categories available to migrants wishing to live and work in the UK. Most of these are now governed by the points-based system which is designed to provide a straight-forward decision making process while offering the Government a means of controlling the levels of immigration by amending the points system from time to time.
Currently, there are three Tiers specifically aimed at those wishing to work in the UK:
- Tier 1 – Previously known as the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme or HSMP, Tier 1 is for highly skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs and recent graduates from recognised UK universities (known as Tier 1 (Post-study work).
- Tier 2 – this is for skilled workers who have a prospective employer in the UK who is willing to sponsor them to carry out a permanent job here in the UK.
- Tier 5 – this is for skilled workers who have a prospective employer in the UK who is willing to sponsor them to carry out certain types of temporary work here in the UK.
