Work Permits Tier 2 - [GENERAL RULES FOR MIGRANTS]
General rules applicable to all applicants wanting to travel to the UK under Tier 2
An applicant qualifying for entry under Tier 2 may still be refused on other grounds (such as previous immigration history)
All supporting documents must be originals rather than copies
Any document which is not in English or Welsh must be accompanied by a fully certified translation by a professional translator
Any incomplete application or an application which does not include the required documents will be refused
Entry clearance must be arranged prior to arrival in the UK
Application for entry clearance must be accompanied by a valid Certificate of Sponsorship reference number
Entry to the UK is permitted up to 14 days before the employment start date recorded on the Certificate of Sponsorship
The applicant must be a minimum of 16 years old at the time the application is decided
If the Sponsor is a limited company then the applicant must not own more than 10% of its shares
The applicant is not allowed any recourse to public funds whilst in the UK
The applicant must register with the UK Police if this is required (Generally this only applies to nationals of certain countries)
The applicant must work for his or her sponsor in the job detailed on the Certificate of Sponsorship
The applicant may take supplementary work and engage in voluntary work
THIS BIT IS THE BIT THAT NEEDS TO REPLACE HSMP UNDER OUR VISA SECTION HEADING HSMP, AS THE INFORMATION ON THAT SECTION IS NOW OUT OF DATE POINT 8 UNDER THIS SECTION
Tier 1 Visa (General) Overview
As part of the UK's five-tier points based immigration system, Tier 1 (General) allows highly skilled individuals who score the requisite points to immigrate to the UK without any kind of sponsorship from an employer. Highly skilled individuals include doctors, scientists, engineers, MBAs, and other educated workers. If you can speak English, have earned at least the equivalent of a bachelors degree, and can show that you have earned a relatively good income in your home country, Tier 1 (General) is the right scheme for you.
Since 2002, the UK has been actively encouraging skilled migrants to immigrate to the country -- first through the HSMP and now through its Tier 1 (General) visa for general highly skilled migrants, which replaced the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) on 30 June 2008.
Tier 1 (General) is very similar to the previous HSMP, save for the notable exception of the removal of the MBA provision which allowed those with MBAs from a list of specific universities to claim an automatic 75 points. English language requirements are also more stringent. You can use our Tier 1 General Highly Skilled Migrants points calculator to assess your chances of being granted a Tier 1 visa under this sub-category.
Business/entrepreneur visa - please replace section 4 of visas
The Entrepreneur sub-category is a merging of the previous Businesspersons and Innovators schemes. The Entrepreneur sub-category is perfect for those individuals wishing to start a business in the UK who can meet the criteria.
Specific Criteria
A pass mark of 75 points are needed to satisfy the requirements for the specific criteria under the Entreprenuer sub-category.
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Applicant has at least £200,000 |
25 points |
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Funds are held in a regulated financial institution |
25 points |
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Funds are disposable in the United Kingdom |
25 points |
English Language Ability
Applicants must show that they are proficient in English by proving one of the following:
They have passed a test in English equivalent to level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework for Language Learning (equivalent to a grade C or better at GCSE)
Come from a country where English is the majority language spoken
Have taken a degree taught in English (this is verified by using the National Academic Recognition Information Centre data)
Successful proof of one of these criteria will earn the required 10 points for the English language requirement.
Maintenance
Applicants from outside the country will be required to score ten points by proving they can support themselves and any dependants.
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Start up costs |
Funds |
Total |
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£400 |
£2,400 |
£2,800 |
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2/3 of the £2,400 is required for first dependent of the main applicant, and 1/3 for each subsequent dependant. |
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This needs to go under investors, new heading , can it be number 5 after business visa. So just move them down a bit
Investors
Under the United Kingdom's new five-tier points based immigration system, people can immigrate to the UK through investment under the Tier 1 (Investor) subcategory of the first tier. See below for detail on how visas are granted for those wishing to come to the UK under this part of Tier 1.
Specific Criteria
A pass mark of 75 points is needed to satisfy the requirements for the specific criteria under the Investors sub-category.
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Applicants have at least £1,000,000 of their own money in a regulated financial institution in the UK, or |
75 points |
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A) Own personal assets which exceed £2,000,000 in value, provided they
are not subject to any liabilities; and |
75 points |
English Language Ability
Because potential migrants applying under the Investor sub-category are not expected to need to work, the English language requirement is waived.
Maintenance
By definition, potential migrants applying under the Investor category are extremely wealthy and do not need to prove an ability to support themselves and their dependants. Therefore, this requirement has been waived for the Investor sub-category.
If you have any problems with these updates, please let me know, also can we put or 0207 173 6175 number where ever we can, and also put this number in on our contacts page as we only have the 0845 number that some people do not want to call. Thanks
