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UK Home Office announces changes to Tier 1 of the points based system for immigration

Tier 1 applicants will now need to hold a Master's degree and earn at least £20,000.  Those affected will still be able to work in the UK under Tier 2; requirements under this tier include the job being advertised in the UK first and their employer being registered with the Home Office as a sponsor.  As Tier 1 applicants do not need a sponsoring company this change could affect members who supply Tier 1 workers on a temporary basis.  It is not possible to sponsor migrants for temporary jobs.  The change is due to take effect on 1st April 2009.

Measures to raise the bar for foreign workers wishing to enter the United Kingdom, and to give domestic workers a greater chance of applying first for United Kingdom jobs, were unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today.

Jacqui Smith pledged to use the flexibility built into the points-based system (PBS) to respond to changing economic circumstances - helping British workers through the hard times of the recession.

The Government has already suspended Tier 3 of the PBS to ensure no foreign national from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can come to the United Kingdom and work in a low-skilled job.

Jacqui Smith announced three significant changes to support British workers and to be more selective about the migrants coming to the United Kingdom from outside the EEA.  From 1st April the Government will:

  • Strengthen the resident labour market test for Tier 2 skilled jobs so that employers must advertise jobs to resident workers through JobCentre Plus before they can bring in a worker from outside Europe;
  • use each shortage occupation list to trigger skills reviews that focus on up-skilling resident workers for these occupations, which will make the United Kingdom  less dependent on migration for the future; and
  • tighten new criteria against which highly skilled migrants seeking entry to the United Kingdom are judged, by raising the qualifications and salary required for Tier 1 (General) of the PBS to a Master's degree and a minimum salary of £20,000.
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