HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER TIER 1 (GENERAL) VISA UK
The Highly Skilled Worker Tier 1 (General) visa is designed to attract highly skilled workers to live and work in the UK. This visa category is suitable for qualified individuals who wish to seek employment, attend job interviews or establish a business in the UK.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate they have the required English language ability, maintenance (funds) and a recognised qualification to be eligible to qualify. In addition, applicants must meet the minimum point's requirements on an assessment for attributes including age, previous earnings and any UK experience.
Successful applicants will be granted temporary residence under the Tier 1 (General) visa category, which will permit them to live and work freely in the UK for an initial period of three (3) years.
DO I QUALIFY FOR A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER (TIER 1 GENERAL) VISA TO THE UK?
TIER 1 (GENERAL) VISA BASIC REQUIREMENTS
The UK Border Agency has set specific requirements that all applicants must meet in order to apply for a Work visa under the Tier 1 (General) category.
To qualify for migration under the Tier 1 (General) category, you must be able to satisfy the basic visa requirements related to your age, English language ability, qualification, previous earnings, UK experience and available maintenance (funds). These attributes will be assessed in a points test and you must obtain at least 10 points for each of English language ability and maintenance (funds); and a minimum of 75 points for the other attributes. The point allocation is configured such that applicants must hold a recognised qualification to meet the minimum requirements.
TIER 1 (GENERAL) VISA ENTITLEMENTS
Successful applicants are granted temporary residence under the Tier 1 (General) visa and are allowed to live and work or set up a business in the UK without any restrictions. As a temporary resident, successful applicants will have free access to public schools, and subsidised tertiary education for their dependants. Eligible dependants may also be able to work or study without any restrictions.
A Work visa under Tier 1 (General) is initially granted for three (3) years with the ability to apply for further stay and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). ILR entitles individuals to permanent residency in the UK. Permanent residents may also be eligible to sponsor their family for migration to the UK and apply for British citizenship.
TIER 1 (GENERAL) VISA PROCESSING TIME AND COSTS
| HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER (TIER 1 GENERAL) | OUTSIDE THE UK (ENTRY CLEARANCE) | INSIDE THE UK (FLR) |
| Government Main Application Fee | UK£690 | UK£840 |
| Government Partner Application Fee | UK£690 | UK£129/465* |
| Government Child Application Fee | UK£690 | UK£129/465* |
| Advanced Migration Service | US$399 | |
| Premium Migration Service | US$1999 | |
| PROCESSING TIMES | 1-12 weeks | 4-16 weeks |
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* The reduced fee will be applicable when the dependent applies at the same time with the main applicant.
OTHER WORK VISAS
- EEA Association Agreement Visa
- Overseas Domestic Worker Visa
- Sole Representative Visa
- Tier 1 (Post Study Work) Visa
- Sponsored Worker (Tier 2 General) Visa
- Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Sponsored Worker Visa
- Sponsored Worker (Tier 2 Minister of Religion) Visa
- Sponsored Worker (Tier 2 Sportsperson) Visa
- Temporary workers (Tier 5) Visa
- Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Visa
- Worker Registration Scheme Visa
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The appointed Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has reopened a Coalition rift by dismissing imminent flagship plans to cap immigration into the UK
As the UK economy starts to recover, organisations are still looking for migrant workers and offshore outsourcing to plug the UK skills gap despite high levels of unemployment around the country.
One of the big manifesto pledges by PM David Cameron was to place an annual cap on the number of migrants (who are non-EU nationals) that can enter the UK. His promise was (and still is) to bring the levels of net migration in to the tens of thousands, rather than the hundreds of thousands.
