After new UK visa point based system launched, government advice employers apply for Tier 2 sponsor licences

Home Secretary, Priti Patel, unveiled the UK’s new points-based visa and immigration system on 19 February, 2020 after Brexit. The new immigration bill will come into effect from 1 January, 2021 and will treat EU and non-EU citizens equally.

New UK points-based immigration system

The new scheme will score applicants from skills, qualifications, salary levels, language skills, etc., and must reach 70 points to be approved to work in the UK. High-skilled people, including scientists, engineers and academics, will be Britain’s top targets for attracting immigrants.

Under the new system, there are 9 conditions, which are mandatory requirements (3 items), salary level (3 levels), and additional points (3 items).

For example, a university researcher who wants to obtain at least 70 immigration points for a visa might look like this:

Also, the skills threshold will go down from RQF6 to RQF3. These changes will ensure that a wide pool of skilled workers will be able to come to the UK from anywhere in the world and the process will be made simpler and quicker for employers. These are important changes signalling that the UK is open for business.

How does it benefits non-EU talents such as oversea students?

The most direct benefit is that the barriers to entry and staying in the UK have been lowered. This points-based system will cover students. If they can prove that they have been accepted by an accredited educational institution, speak English and can provide support during their studies in the UK, they will achieve the required score. In addition, the ‘PSW’ work visa, which has been cancelled for many years, is finally returning.

However, it is because many British companies rely on European immigration that many companies have not applied for a Tier 2 Sponsor licence. So government advice employers not currently approved by the Home Office to be a sponsor should consider doing so now if they think they will want to sponsor skilled migrants, including from the EU, from early 2021.

UK Visa Partners have helped many British employers obtain Tier 2 work permits and helped many applicants successfully obtain Tier 2 visas. Our clients include well-known multinational real estate companies and multinational educational institutions.

英国内政部于19日发布的“脱欧”后新移民方案,将采取积分制移民制度,控制移民规模。这意味着低技能劳工将难以获得在英国工作的资格。方案将从2021年1月1日起生效,将对欧盟与非欧盟公民采取同等待遇。英国内政部预计,新方案实施后,目前70%在英国的欧盟劳工将不符合申请移民的条件。但是不会推出面向低技能工人的移民路线,英国企业需要调整自己,适应欧盟劳工将无法自由进入英国这一现实。

新方案将从劳动技能、资质、薪资水平、语言能力、等方面对申请者打分,必须达到70分才能获批在英国工作,根据专业学历、工资和行业人才短缺等情况,移民积分也会相应增加。包括科学家、工程师和学者在内的高技能人士将是英国吸引移民的重点目标。

该积分标准有9项条件,分别为强制要求(3项)、工资水平(3档),以及附加分数(3项)。
例如强制要求条件中,海外劳工需会说英文(10分),职业技能达到一定水平(20分),并且获得有保证人的工作邀请(20分)。9项条件的分数总和达到70分,将可以留在英国工作。

例如,一名大学研究人员如果要获得签证的至少70分移民积分可能如下:
1. 有雇主愿意雇用,加20分;
2. 申请的是需要相应技能的工作岗位,加20分;
3. 讲英语,加10分;
4. 工资年薪2.2万英镑,起始点0分;(注:年薪20480英镑至23039英镑之间积分为0,年薪23040英镑至25599英镑之间积分为10分,年薪25600万英镑以上为20分)
5. 拥有科技、技术、工程和数学领域的博士学位,加20分。

但英国政府表示,不会为低技能工人开辟一条通道,因此它敦促各企业需要适应和做出相应调整,以适应欧盟国家与英国之间人员自由流动结束后的局面。希望企业能够不再依赖移民,而是将其作为一种补充和替代,重要的是要在提高生产率、改革技术和留住员工上多下功夫。

那么这种积分制度对广大非欧盟国家的人才,例如中国留学生来说有什么好处呢?
最直接的好处是进入和留在英国工作的门槛降低了,再加上被取消多年的PSW工作签证终于要回归了。英国留学或将迎来一个红利期。

不过,正是因为众多英国企业依赖于欧洲移民,因此很多企业都没有申请雇主牌照即 Tier 2 Sponsor licence. 英国政府也考虑到了这一问题,并且敦促未获内政部批准为保荐人的雇主申请工作签证资助牌照。以此资助更多包括欧盟在内的技术移民。

英国签证伙伴已经帮多家英国雇主拿到T2工签牌照并帮助多位申请人成功拿到T2签证。我们的服务对象包括著名的跨国房产公司及跨国教育机构等。

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