Rules for Migrant Workers Likely to Get Tougher

by Emma

The Home Secretary has recently announced that she is looking at tightening the rules allowing migrant workers to work in the UK in the light of the economic climate.  Amongst other things she is considering requiring all vacancies to be advertised through Job Centre Plus before a migrant worker can fill a post under tier 2 and raising the qualifications and salary required for tier 1 highly skilled migrants to come to the UK.  She has also asked the independent Migration Advisory Committee to consider the case for restricting tier 2 applications shortage occupations only and to assess the contribution made by dependants of people here under the Points Based System as well as to consider other changes to the tier 1 criteria for 2010/11 given the changing economic circumstances.

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