A new system has been introduced which will
help deal with Highly Skilled migrants entering the UK.
Tier 1(General)
replaced the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) on June 30
affecting those who want to immigrate to the UK as a general highly skilled
migrant. In effect, Tier 1 (General) is similar to HSMP however it also has 3
sub-categories to become more understandable, Tier 1 (Investors), Tier 1
(Entrepreneurs) and Tier 1 (Post-Study Work). Overall this is part of the new
five-tier points based immigration system.
The new ideology works on a points
system not dis-similar to HSMP, depending on age, past earnings, UK experience,
and education. A notable change from the old method is that Tier 1 appears to
be stricter than before as the decision making is now more structured based and
less open to interpretation. There are
also 2 added categories scoring points for maintenance requirement and the
English Language requirement.
For four years, the UK has encourage skilled migrants
and now the government hopes that this new, easier system will encourage people
to consider the idea of working away from their home land.