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** New Rules from 1st of April for applications
in India.
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Old system to be followed Globally till it is
phased out.
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Tier 1 (General) Migrant is designed to allow
highly skilled people to migrate to the United
Kingdom to look for work or self-employment
opportunities.
Unlike the UK's work permits or business people
schemes, you do not need a job offer or detailed
business plan to apply for Tier 1 (General)
Migrant. When you apply you are awarded points
based on your age, qualifications, previous
earnings, United Kingdom experience, English
language and available maintenance (funds).
From 1 April 2008 you can apply for permission
to enter (known as 'entry clearance') if you are
in India.
To apply, you must
score 75 points for your attributes, 10 points
for English language and 10 points for available
maintenance (funds), or your application will be
refused.
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Points
assessment
To apply, you must score 75
points for your attributes,
10 points for English
language and 10 points for
available maintenance
(funds), or your application
will be refused.
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Age
You can score up to
20 points for your
age if you are 31
years old or under
on the date of your
application. The
points awarded are:
Under 28 years old -
20
28 or 29 years old -
10
30 or 31 years old -
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Qualifications
The points awarded
for qualifications
are:
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Qualification |
Points |
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PhD |
50 |
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Masters |
35 |
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Bachelors
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30 |
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You should note
that:
- points are only
awarded for one
qualification;
- points are only
awarded for a
qualification which
is assessed and
recognised by the
National Recognition
Information Centre
(UK NARIC) to meet
or exceed the
recognised standard
of a Bachelors or
Masters degree or a
PhD in the United
Kingdom; and
- points are awarded
for vocational
qualifications that
are deemed by UK
NARIC to be
equivalent to a PhD,
Masters degree or
Bachelors degree.
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Previous Earnings
You can score up to
45 points for your
earnings. The points
awarded for salaried
employment or
self-employed
earnings are:
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Previous
earnings |
Points |
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£16,000
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£17,000 |
5 |
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£18,000
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£19,999 |
10 |
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£20,000
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£22,999 |
15 |
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£23,000
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£25,999 |
20 |
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£26,000
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£28,999 |
25 |
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£29,000
-
£31,999 |
30 |
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£32,000
-
£34,999 |
35 |
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£35,000
-
£39,999 |
40 |
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£40,000+ |
45 |
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You should note
that:
- earnings must be
made up of 12
consecutive months
and must fall within
the 15 months prior
to your application;
- you do not have to
be in continuous
employment during
the 12-month period
being assessed
- you can claim for
a period of earnings
less than 12 months;
and
- earnings do not
have to be from a
single employer and
can be from
full-time,
part-time, temporary
or short-term work;
- earnings are
assessed before tax;
- if you are
self-employed, your
earnings are
assessed on the
profits of your
business before tax.
If you have a share
of a business, your
earnings are
assessed on the
share of the
business's net
profits before tax;
- earnings will not
be taken into
account if you were
in breach of the
immigration laws
when you made the
earnings;
- earnings in a
foreign currency are
converted to pounds
sterling (�) using
the spot exchange
rate appearing on
Oanda; and
- once converted, we
use a series of
uplift ratios to
bring overseas
earnings in line
with the United
Kingdom equivalent.
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Full-time students
This option is only
available for
initial applications
to Tier 1 (General)
Migrant.
You may have
difficulty obtaining
points for earnings
in the previous 15
months if you were
studying during that
time. You can, in
certain
circumstances, claim
points for money
earned before you
started studying,
even if that money
was earned more than
15 months before
your Tier 1
(General) Migrant
application. This is
only for people
entering Tier 1
(General) Migrant
for the first time,
and is not available
if you are switching
from the Highly
Skilled Migrant
Programme.
To qualify for the
full-time study
provision, you must:
• be currently in
full-time study; or
• have finished a
full-time course
within the 12 months
before your
application.
If you are or have
been a full-time
student in those 12
months before your
application, the
time must:
• be 12 consecutive
months; and
• prior to the
application; or
• prior to the start
of your full-time
studies.
If you have taken a
number of full-time
courses with gaps in
between of not less
than 12 months, you
can choose the start
of the full-time
course as the 15
months before the
start date of your
first course.
If you have not yet
completed your
studies, the date of
application is
considered to be the
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Maternity or
adoption leave
If you have been on
maternity or
adoption leave for
12 months of the
most recent 15-month
period in which you
have worked, you can
discount the period
of maternity or
adoption-related
absence, for a
maximum absence
period of 12 months.
You do not have to
discount earnings
during maternity or
adoption-related
absence, and can
include maternity or
adoption payments in
the assessment of
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United Kingdom
experience
You can score five
points for United
Kingdom experience
if:
• you have
successfully scored
points under
previous earnings in
the United Kingdom;
or
• you have been in
full-time study in
the United Kingdom
for at least one
full academic year,
and have been
awarded a
qualification at
Bachelors degree
level or above.
Previous earnings
Your earnings must
be:
• earned in the
United Kingdom;
• at least �16,000.
You should note
that:
- points for United
Kingdom experience
will only be awarded
for qualifications
obtained in the
United Kingdom or
previous earnings in
the United Kingdom
but not both;
- previous earnings
are not taken into
account in awarding
points for United
Kingdom experience
if you were in
breach of the
immigration laws
when you earned the
money.
Qualifications
Your qualifications
awarded must be:
• obtained in the
United Kingdom at a
United Kingdom
institution or at a
United Kingdom based
overseas academic
institution;
• at Bachelors
degree level or
above;
• awarded within the
last five years;
• for period of
full-time study in
the United Kingdom
of at least one full
academic year, or
three consecutive
academic terms to
obtain this
qualification.
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English Language
You must have a
minimum level of
English language and
score 10 points in
this section, or
your application
will be refused.
You must have 10
points for English
language, which are
awarded if:
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You are
a national
of a
majority
English
language
speaking
country
listed
below:
• Antigua
and Barbuda;
• Australia;
• The
Bahamas;
• Barbados;
• Belize;
• Canada;
• Dominica;
• Grenada;
• Guyana;
• Jamaica;
• New
Zealand;
• St Kitts
and Nevis;
• St Lucia;
• St Vincent
and the
Grenadines;
• Trinidad
and Tobago;
• United
States of
America; or
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You pass
an approved
English
language
test |
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you hold
a degree
that was
taught in
English and
is
equivalent
to a United
Kingdom
Bachelors
degree or
above; or
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Maintenance (funds)
You must have a
minimum level of
maintenance (funds)
available and score
10 points in this
section, or your
application will be
refused.
You must score 10
points for
maintenance (funds),
which are awarded
if:
• you are applying
to a British
overseas entry
clearance post for
permission to come
to the United
Kingdom (known as
'entry clearance')
and have �2,800 in
available funds
If you have an HSMP
approval letter, see
the section on
Transitional
arrangements for
those with a HSMP
approval letter.
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Transitional arrangements
for those with a HSMP
approval letter
The Highly Skilled Migrant
Programme (HSMP) will close
for applicants in India from
1 April 2008 and will be
replaced when Tier 1
(General) Migrant of the
Points Based System has been
introduced. If you are in
the rest of the world, you
will be able to apply later
in the year.
There will be a number of
applicants who will be
part-way through the
two-stage application
process (application for
HSMP approval letter
followed by a separate
application for the
associated entry clearance
or leave to remain). A
number of people will have
already successfully applied
for an HSMP approval letter
but will have yet to apply
for entry clearance or leave
to remain. HSMP approval
letters are valid for six
months from the date of
issue.
Arrangements have been put
in place to allow those who
have an HSMP approval letter
to apply for entry clearance
or further leave to remain
by making a Tier 1 (General)
Migrant application. They
are:
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if you have made
an application for
entry clearance as a
Highly Skilled
Migrant before 1
April 2008 in India
only, and it has not
been decided before
that date; |
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if you have made
an application for
leave to remain as a
Highly Skilled
Migrant before 29
February 2008, and
it has not been
decided before that
date;
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if, on 1 April
2008, you have
already applied for
a Highly Skilled
Migrant Programme
approval letter (HSMP
approval letter) but
have yet to apply
for entry clearance
as a Highly Skilled
Migrant; or |
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if, on 29
February 2008, you
have already applied
for or obtained an
HSMP approval letter
but have yet to
apply for leave to
remain as a Highly
Skilled Migrant.
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If you apply with a valid
HSMP approval letter, you
are charged a reduced Tier 1
(General) Migrant fee for
your application.
If you have been issued with
an HSMP approval letter, you
must now make a Tier 1
(General) Migrant
application. You are
automatically awarded the 75
points required to qualify
under the attributes points
assessment of Tier 1
(General) Migrant and will
not need to show you meet
the English language
requirement.
If you are granted entry
clearance as a Tier 1
(General) Migrant migrant
from outside of the United
Kingdom, you will be able to
live and work in the United
Kingdom for a maximum period
of three years. When the end
of this period approaches
you will need to apply to
extend your stay as a Tier 1
(General) Migrant.
Leave is subject to the
following conditions:
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you may have no
access to public
funds; |
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you must
register with the
police if this is
needed |
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you may not be
employed as a doctor
in training unless
you submit a valid
Highly Skilled
Migrant Programme
approval letter with
your application,
and the application
for that approval
letter was made on
or before 6 February
2008.
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To
find out if you qualify for the HSMP permit, email
us a copy of your CV (along with a break up of
last 12 month's gross earnings) and take advantage of our
personal assessment program where we will assess
your case and advise of the options available to
you.
We
look forward to hearing from you.
Our
Procedure:
1. Initial contact via email - send us your
detailed updated resume / CV along with a break
up of last 12 month's earnings, English test
score (if available) and details of funds
available (savings etc.).
2.
Our initial assessment is FREE which advises you
of a YES or NO.
3.
If candidate is eligible, he / she appoints us as
his / her agent & makes the full payment –
NARIC fee and our service and admin charges.
Do note that the client now has to personally go
to for application submission for the new
bio-metric visa process. HSMP application fee is
to be paid directly to High Commission / VFS at
the time of submission by the candidate.
4.
We follow a competitive flat fee policy for this category of visa.
We refund 50% of the fees charged in case of any
rejection - subject to conditions*
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