The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has published guidance for the interim limit on Tier 1 (General) applications and Tier 2 (General) Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), which came into effect this week.
As widely anticipated and reported by Dearson Winyard International some time ago, today the government have introduced a new set of immigration rules implementing many of the changes recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee in a series of reports throughout 2009.
The government has recently set down its regulations for immigration and nationality fees for 2010/11.
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson has recently confirmed that the government will implement plans to introduce a points test by 2011 for those who wish to earn British citizenship.
The new regulations will see tougher employment restrictions for those studying below degree level, and their dependents will be face complete restriction on any work at all.
The report confirmed that the pay thresholds should be substantially increased, with no points awarded for previous annual earnings below £24,000.
From 6th January 2010, the issue of Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals (ICFNs) is being rolled out to skilled workers and their dependents.
On arrival in the UK, and in addition to the normal immigration related checks that are undertaken, trained immigration officers will scan two fingerprints on an electronic reader at border control.
Gordon Brown has pledged to further restrict migration in his first major speech on the subject this year
The Government has announced new draft proposals to continue its overhaul of the immigration system
The Government has announced that it will implement recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee relating to the UKBA Shortage Occupations list.
The UK Border Agency has introduced a mobile service for those migrants in the United Kingdom who need to enrol their biometrics as part of their immigration application.
If its most recent recommendations are accepted, teachers in special schools and skilled meat boners and trimmers will be added to the shortage occupation list.
On 5th October 2009 the UKBA issued revised sponsor guidance notes for Tiers 2 and 5 of the Points Based System
The UKBA has announced its intention, subject to Parliamentary approval, to extend the issue of Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals (ICFN) to skilled workers with a UK sponsor if they extend their UK leave to remain under Tier 2 of the Points Based System (PBS) from January 2010.
The recent uproar over Baroness Scotland’s employment of an illegal Tongan housekeeper has highlighted the penalties imposed on UK employers who employ illegal migrants.
For Tier 2 (General) the UKBA has removed the requirement that a migrant’s salary must be paid in the UK.
The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has recently published their latest report, Managed Migration: The Points Based System.
“The structure of Tier 2 is, as a whole, well designed for achieving its economic aims and for encouraging immigration to adjust to changing demand over the economic cycle.
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