🇬🇧 New Work Visas from 1 December 2020

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The new points based immigration system - easier, faster and more flexible ! 
 
It’s beginning to feel a lot like ... Brexit. And it starts early on 1 December 2020, a whole month before the UK officially cuts the ties with the EU. The new immigration system for work visas starts on 1 December 2020. It allows to sponsor foreign workers faster, easier and on far more flexible terms than under the current Tiered (and tired) policy. It will be the same for EU and non-EU workers. 
 
What’s better?
 
  • No annual limit - no restricted certificates - no waiting for a place or competing on salaries. 
  • No resident labour test - no need to advertise a job to the settled workers to justify hiring a foreigner. 
  • No cooling-off period, meaning no need to wait for 12 months to re-apply under this visa category. 
  • No cap of how many years you can stay in the UK as a Skilled Worker (currently 6 years). 
  • Lower salary levels in many cases (not in all). 
  • Plus, a much wider range of acceptable jobs, down to Level 3, which is A Level instead of the current degree level. 
 
The foreign workers still need to have a job offer from a UK employer (Sponsor) but processing times for a licence are being made faster too. Those who have a Tier 2 (General) visa now will have to extend or apply for settlement under the new rules, if applying from 1 December 2020. Settlement criteria no longer specify a minimum of £35k or more. There are still salary rules, of course, we will happily guide you on them! 
 
PS More to come under the post-Brexit rules: Post-Study Work visa is back from summer 2021, Health and Care visa, easy switching rules to new Student visas, ‘Hong Kong’ visas - and more! 
 
As always, a consultation fee counts towards our full service! 
 
 
1st 4Immigration team 
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