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With the fairly recent changes to the immigration laws in the UK, it has become increasingly difficult for the individual to ensure that s/he will be able to navigate the process in order to secure an appropriate UK Visa.
The UK now has a points based system (PBS) which migrants must satisfy before a UK visa can be issued. The PBS scheme comprises of the following:
- Tier 1, which itself consists of subcategories for General Applicants (previously HSMP), Post Study Work (formerly IGS), Entrepreneur, and Investor. This tier is for migrants with desirable professional skills.
- Tier 2 (formerly the work permit scheme), itself consisting of subcategories: Tier 2 Work Permit, Change of Employment, Intra-Company transfers. This tier is for skilled workers with an offer of employment.
- Tier 3 is for temporary low skilled workers (it replaces the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) and the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS)). This tier is for temporary low skilled workers.
- Tier 4 is for students.
- Tier 5 is for temporary employment / youth mobility schemes.
Tiers 3, 4 and 5 are considered temporary and do not ordinarily lead to settlement .
Visas for visit purposes, family members (from outside of the European Economic Area) and dependent leave, are not within the PBS and are subject to their own complex rules.
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