No more RLMT?

[Botman]

Hi. I have been reading some articles about RLMT being abolished after Brexit. What are the chances of it actually happening? And how soon? Articles have mentioned around January 2021.
I get that even brexit isn’t confirmed yet let alone post-brexit policies but still it would be a great development if RLMT goes away.

[CR001]

Are these UK articles from reliable sources or HO notice or articles from the sub continent countries or similar, known for falsely reporting UKVI supposed 'changes' and giving false hope???

Brexit does NOT affect visas and visa requirements under the UK Immigration rules. It affects affects EU citizens and their families.

[Botman]

Just a quick google search will lead to loads of these articles from end of last year. Here is one such article by a London based law firm.

Third party law firm weblink removed by moderator.

These articles talk about some white paper published.

[CR001]

They are proposals and not definitive changes. HO will do a consultation on the proposals before implementing anything.

[CR001]

HO White Paper link below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ion-system

[Frontier Mole]

Here is a wonderful proposal for a method of disposal of RLMT - You can employ anyone you want as long as the starting salary is twice the National average, this system or similar i believe is in place in other parts of Europe. The UK has the RLMT exemption for the high earning route at silly money compared to twice the National average wage.

There has always been one successful way to create a barrier to low end tier 2 migration - cost. No matter what has been tried the bottom line to tackle abuse has been the same method- push the costs up. Be it salary, IHS, skills levy ...

Let’s have a free for all at £60k salary and it stops the nonsense of non genuine vacancies dead in its tracks. Downside is that it kills off student to employee route as it is not economic for employers to take on inexperienced workers at such a high salary. Unless there is say a three year window with stage increases to salary per year getting to say £50k at the year three for students.

There has to be exemptions for a defined number of shortage occupations - mostly for government or local government roles / teaching roles & professional health care roles. The rest - not so much. Chefs - yip at £60k... not even bothered with experience at that salary

[mhib]

Dear frontier mole. I have read your message and I do partially agree with it. I do think that a process to establish what the country actually needs should be clarified and better managed. The list should be comprehensive, detailed, and updated no more than quarterly .This way this system can work. Once it is established that your skills are needed the process should be as cheap and pain free as possible, with good clear communication to applicant as this will bring benefit to the country.

Also, the HO should update the shortage list to reflect the market needs. However, with shortage list it seems industries with more financial powers/prestige can push ahead to be included, while other industries that are as critical (if not more in some cases) are lurking in the background. For example my industry, and my wife's industry both have a known shortage in the UK for various reasons. One of which is he fact that the job is lower paid than other equivalent industries. Also, as they are both in the public service sphere, the political power is small hence they have never appeared on any shortage occupation lists (both specialised). Currently RLMT is the way to help these industries recruit.

Also, once the visa is granted in a shortage job the visa should be time limited but not company limited. ie. allows the person to move to new roles without the hassle of a new application as it has already been proven that their skills are needed and have already established a life in the country (but be excluded from social benefits).

Regarding the cost, all what it would do is to deprive the country of skilled people that would have been greatly needed. Every possible working person is a tax payer who would pay off the cost of their stay tenfold every year.