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Immigration 'loophole' for IT workers - government response

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Immigration 'loophole' for IT workers - government response

Post by mvent00 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:01 am


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Post by blue78 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:54 am

Here is the correct link:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... IT-workers


Immigration 'loophole' for IT workers - government response

08 December 2009


The government has responded to claims that the Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) category of the points-based system is providing a loophole for Indian IT companies to bring foreign workers into the UK.

Under an intra-company transfer, an employer can fill vacancies in its UK operations by bringing across some of its existing foreign-based staff. It has been claimed that this enables jobs in the IT and other sectors to be taken by migrants who are paid less than resident workers, but this is not true - workers coming to the UK in the Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) category must be paid the going rate.

UK Border Agency will, early next year, be amending the requirements for this category, so that workers will need to have 12 months' experience (instead of six months as at present) with their employer before they can be transferred to the UK, and the category will be closed as a route to permanent settlement in the UK.

Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas said:

'Intra-company transfers are an important part of making the UK an attractive place in which to do business, and therefore keep industry and the economy moving.

'Workers that come in via this route must display the appropriate level of earnings and qualifications, and the numbers are strictly controlled by the points-based system - meaning only those the UK needs can come here.'

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Post by mvent00 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:00 pm

blue78 wrote:Here is the correct :roll: link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... IT-workers

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Post by tvn_ramesh » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:48 pm

mvent00 wrote:
blue78 wrote:Here is the correct :roll: link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... IT-workers
Oops... :P - 'loophole' in the link causing all loop holes... :lol:

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Post by blue78 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:41 pm


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Post by mvent00 » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:13 pm

well said Ramesh!!
tvn_ramesh wrote:
mvent00 wrote:
blue78 wrote:Here is the correct :roll: link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... IT-workers
Oops... :P - 'loophole' in the link causing all loop holes... :lol:

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