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Tier 1 UK Visa Points Based Systems

Tier 1 Highly Skilled


The applicants with the required job skills Tier 1 General visa: for highly skilled migrants seeking employment in Great Britain, immigrant selfemployed or starting a business, Tier 1 Investor visa: For those who invest large sums in the UK developed Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa: ideal for those setting up or taking over the running of businesses, Tier 1 post study visa: If you are studying now or have in the past in the UK studied the route is suitable for you.

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Applicants can apply for themselves and will be assessed against a points system to a number of criteria. With the Tier 1 visa applicant is an option to remain indefinitely or have left a permanent resident in the UK is. You need 75 points to qualify for a Tier 1 visa. The new points system is designed for non-EEA nationals, most will contribute to the economy in order to allow entry into the United Kingdom.

Tier 2 - Work permit


Skilled workers with an offer of employment Stage 2 consists of a points-based system to system, which evaluates a number of criteria. You need 50 points to qualify for a Tier 2 visa, and a level of English is required.

The responsibility of the employer: Employers must have a sponsorship certificate of title and to show that the salary offered is suitable, and the role of such a position is at or above NVQ3.

Tier 3 Low skilled


Temporary, low-skilled workers Tier 3 is for low-skilled workers come to the UK, to do jobs such as fruit picking. Tier 3 visas are currently suspended because the British government believes that it is sufficient to take care of workers from the EU entry for this type of task

Tier 4 Student
Students in the UK The Tier 4 will give focus to foreign students, the entry permit in the UK study. Students are divided into three categories when applying for UK visas at this level; General Student: Students in the United Kingdom at or above grade level in a publicly funded institution, or to study in more than 15 hours per week. In this category is the work for 20 hours per week increased to allow full-time hours during holiday periods School: Students in full-time study at a private school until the age of 18 years. Working hours are the same as the general student category. Studies by the work: Students on courses of work experience or internships. The working hours will be the same as the other two categories. The educational institution must have a sponsorship certificate to the students, which provides guarantee for the ability of students.

Tier 5 - Working Holiday (Youth Mobility Scheme)


You can stay and work in the UK up to 24 months. The Tier 5 is designed to migrate to two different groups of people to the United Kingdom on a temporary basis - to include Youth Mobility Scheme and temporary work. Youth Mobility Scheme:

Available to applicants from participating countries aged 18 to 30 of the UK for a maximum period of 24 months in power. You are on a number of points scored - your nationality, age and whether you are capable of self-financing funds in the UK. Working time: Creative / Sporting: (maximum 12 months) For creative artists, athletes or entertainers providing that a sponsor has been organized.Sponsors must be able to confirm that applicants pose no threat to the domestic workforce and will engage only in the specified activity. Volunteers: (maximum 12 months) Sponsorship of a charity or benevolent organization is necessary for applicants in the United Kingdom on this route. Sponsors must be able to demonstrate that the activity is directly relevant to the organization and that it not be permanent. Religious: (maximum 24 months) With the exception of the minister of a faith that operate in a preaching and pastoral capacity, religious workers VisitBritain, if they are sponsored by the faith of the community. Exchange: (maximum 12 months) Entry into the country as part of an accredited exchange, development or knowledge sharing scheme is under consideration by the sponsoring organization is the control issue. International agreements: (maximum 12 months) In some cases the UK is obliged to make certain categories of immigrants into the country to work. Ancestry - British born grandparents Enables citizens of the Commonwealth countries to work and settle in the UK if they have grandparents born in the UK.A visa allows you to descent in the United Kingdom and work without restrictions. It is normally valid for five years and as many times as you want to be renewed. Commonwealth citizens aged 17 years, the grandparents in the United Kingdom (born or the Republic of Ireland before 31 March 1922), are also eligible. They must also demonstrate that you want to show work in the UK. You can not apply for a visa coming from the United Kingdom, although extensions may be granted by the Home Office. Requirements:

Can prove that you are a grandparent, that in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man was born. You must be able to support themselves without access to public funds. You must apply in your home country or the country where you reside legally for tier 1 visa.

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