London: A facility that allowed Indian students to work in the UK for two years after their courses are over will be closed from Friday as part of the Cameron government’s drive to cut migration, which may put off those aspiring to study in the UK. Under the Tier 1 (Post-study work) route, Indian and [...] Read more »
Tier 1 closure – Are there alternatives?
Q: Are there any alternatives to the Tier 1 Post-study Work route that I believe is being closed? I am currently a student and was hoping to switch into this route. A: Yes, it is true that the Tier 1 (Post Study Work) route will close to new applicants on 5 April 2012. The good [...] Read more »
New rules for UK Tier 4 and Tier 1 visas for students
UK immigration has announced new rules that UK immigration says will reduce abuse of the student visa route. UK Immigration Minister Damian Green announced the complete list of changes today. We have already reported on the forthcoming closure of the Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa route on 6 April 2012. Under this visa, students are [...] Read more »
New Post-Study Work Visa for Entrepreneurial Students is announced by UK Immigration
After receiving intense criticism for closing the Post-Study Work Visa route, UK Immigration has announced the launch of a new Tier 1 Post-Study Entrepreneur Visa, which is scheduled to open in April 2013. The new Visa measures will make it easier for foreign students, who have displayed a degree of entrepreneurial talent whilst studying at UK [...] Read more »
UK to abolish Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa
From April 2012, the Tier 1 Post Study Work visa category will be abolished in the UK. This visa category currently allows recent graduates from authorised UK institutions to seek and take up employment for any company in the UK for two years. Students graduating after April 2012 will need to be sponsored by a [...] Read more »
UK Tier 1 Post-study work visa update
Graduates looking to apply for the UK Tier 1 Post Study Work visa will want to apply as soon as they are able to; this visa category will be abolished in April 2012. In March 2011, UK immigration announced they will close the Tier 1 Post-study work visa, which allows students 2 years to work in [...] Read more »
British govt creates 1,000 visas opening for talented migrants
Nearly 1,000 visa applicants who are `exceptionally talented’ are to benefit from the British governments new visa regime under its Tier 1 category. The new Exceptional Talent migration route which will take-off Aug. 9, would enable applicants in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts to work in the UK. Mr Damian Green, [...] Read more »
UK announces new visa norms for non-EU countries
LONDON: Britain has announced a new visa category to facilitate the immigration for exceptionally talented people from India and other non-EU countries in the fields of Science, Humanities, Engineering and the Arts. The new Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August 2011, and will have 1000 places in the first year of [...] Read more »
Government sets out cap on immigrant engineers
The number of non-European engineers granted top-level visas to seek work in Briain will effectively be limited to 200 under rules announced yesterday. The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) will be able to approve the 200 visas under a pilot scheme for those with ‘exceptional talent’ as part of the government’s cap on immigration from [...] Read more »
New UK visa plan to attract global talent
LONDON: Britain has announced a new visa category to facilitate the immigration for exceptionally talented people from India and other non-EU countries in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts. The new Tier 1 (exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August 2011, and will have 1000 places in the first year of [...] Read more »
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