This recommendation seems to apply to the new applicants only:vip wrote:Do you think the new rule will affect to only people who firstly enter into the UK to look for jobs? Those who have already stayed in the UK are exempted from this new rule, Right???gordon wrote:From the FThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/58786cea-e076 ... ab49a.htmlMaster's only' visa rule for migrants scrapped
By James Boxell, Home Affairs Correspondent
Published: December 4 2009 02:00 | Last updated: December 4 2009 02:00
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To counter accusations that the policy reversal will make migration too easy, the committee is increasing the level of salary that tier one migrants will need to have earned before coming to the UK. People holding a bachelor's degree will be guaranteed entry if they have previously earned the equivalent of £75,000 a year, while those with a masters degree will need to demonstrate a salary of at least £65,000. Applicants with PhDs will need to have earned £50,000.
People who have earned more than £150,000-a-year will be allowed into the UK even if they hold no kind of degree, after companies argued that many successful businessmen did not attend university.
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2.28 We focus primarily in this report on policy
in relation to initial applications under
Tier 1 of the PBS, rather than applications
to switch from other routes (with the
exception of switching within Tier 1 from
the Post-Study Work Route (PSWR)).
2.65 The main focus of this report is on initial
applications under Tier 1 of the PBS,
although, in the case of this route,
in Chapter 8 we do briefly consider
extension applications too.
And this part is the most relevant one:
6.179 Our analysis and recommendations
primarily concern the features of a welldesigned
route for regulating new highly
skilled immigration from outside the
UK. We have not considered in depth
the issue of how our recommendations
should be applied to immigrants already
in the UK looking to extend their stay
through this route, as we see this as an
operational decision for the Government.
However, our general view is that, where
an individual has operated within the
existing rules and requirements, there
is a case for putting in place transitional
arrangements that would prevent a
sudden and unexpected raising of the bar
for that person.
“Effectively raising the bar … might create
problems for those who have qualified under
the current PBS but who apply for extensions
in the future. If the bar is to be raised, then
consideration needs to be given to employees
in this situation to ensure that they are treated
fairly. For the TUC this should mean they
remain subject to the same rules as those
applied when they first applied to work in
the UK.â€