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info@commonwealthcontractors.comChanges to Tier 1 (for Highly Skilled Individuals) Tier 1 General: The ‘General’ subcategory of Tier 1 will be closed all together. Tier 1 (Entrepreneur): The ‘Entrepreneur’ sub category of Tier 1 will be reformed to make it more attractive to international Entrepreneurs. Promising start up companies which do not meet the investment threshold will […]
Monthly Archives: November 2010
In response to the findings the Immigration Minister, Damian Green, said that “We thank the Migration Advisory Committee for their report, which we have analysed in great detail, and we will be announcing the details of our policy shortly. Bringing down net migration to sustainable levels will not be easy. We will not be able […]
The Coalition Government’s Immigration Minister, Damian Green, said that ‘While it is important that low-skilled jobs are filled, there are hundreds of thousands of British people who could be doing them instead of a migrant. Those coming into the UK under the highly skilled migrant route should only be able to do highly skilled jobs […]
However, David Cameron recenlty reassured UK business leaders that the Coalition Government would adopt a ‘flexible system’ when introducing the permanent Immigration Cap next April. Speaking to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) the Prime Minister said \”Let me give you this assurance. As we control our borders and bring immigration to a manageable level, […]
In July of this year the Government introduced an interim Immigration Cap set 5% below last years Tier 1 (formerly HSMP) and Tier 2 (formerly Work Permit) approval total. Since the introduction of the cap many multinational corporations have complained that they have been unable to bring in the highly skilled professionals they need causing […]
Nigeria, Abuja Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 2% of applications processed within 5 Days 22% of applications processed within 10 Days 65% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 75 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work […]
Bangladesh, Dhaka Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 52% of applications processed within 5 Days 93% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 46 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work […]
India, Banglore Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 88% of applications processed within 5 Days 98% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 171 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work […]
Pakistan, Islamabad Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 86% of applications processed within 5 Days 94% of applications processed within 10 Days 95% of applications processed within 15 Days 95% of applications processed within 30 Days 95% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 72 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work […]
South Africa, Cape Town Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 100% of applications processed within 5 Days 100% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 13 Tier 2 Skilled […]