| The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has issued | | | | Entrepreneur, and Investor. |
| the first review of the high-skilled workers migration, | | | | Among the specific recommendations MAC proposes |
| the Tier 1, of the Government's Points Based System, | | | | for the Tier 1 General route are: |
| and it advocates this course of action. | | | | 1. That the Government reviews the salary multipliers |
| MAC has made recommendations on crucial Tier 1 | | | | employed to convert prior earnings from outside the |
| areas that work to benefit the UK's economy and | | | | UK into a UK equivalent, fast and thoroughly. |
| work market, and whose goal is to keep immigration | | | | 2. That the UK Border Agency contemplates the |
| processes efficiently designed to catch the attention | | | | operational possibility of an employer acting as a |
| of the best of the best out there. | | | | guarantor for an individual's maintenance requirement. |
| MAC's recommendations are: | | | | In regards to the Post-Study Work route, MAC |
| 1. People who have an undergraduate degree as their | | | | recommends: |
| highest education level should be allowed in the country | | | | 1. That the Government investigates the economic |
| under the Tier 1 General route, dependent on previous | | | | returns related to studying at specific institutions and |
| earnings. | | | | for specific subjects in the UK so as to review the |
| 2. The arguments listed on the Tier 1 General route | | | | access to the Post-Study Work route for foreign |
| should be revised to make sure only the best of the | | | | students. |
| best is allowed in. | | | | 2. That the grant of leave remains in two years. |
| 3. The first 'leave to remain' privilege under the Tier 1 | | | | In regards to the Entrepreneur route, MAC |
| General route should change from three to two years, | | | | recommends: |
| with the possibility of a three-year extension if the | | | | 1. That the UK Border Agency devotes enough |
| person is doing high-skilled work. | | | | resources to confirm that the jobs created by |
| The Chair of the Committee, Professor David Metcalf, | | | | entrepreneurs signify a real net increase in jobs. |
| clarified that the route of high-skilled professionals of | | | | The Government must decide if these |
| the Points Based System is vital for the economy of | | | | recommendations are valid, and if so, when these will |
| the UK; this is why it must be retained and perfected, | | | | be implemented under immigration UK law. |
| to make sure that the UK stays attractive for the best | | | | If you liked this article, tell all your friends about it. They'll |
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| continue to invest and work on improving the skills of | | | | source). |
| the local workforce, and what these recommendations | | | | Please note that these articles and the information |
| do is provide strength to face the changing global | | | | contained herein are purely for general guidance and |
| economy and make the UK attractive for foreign | | | | do not constitute a professional legal or any other |
| investment. | | | | opinion as to the merits of a particular application or |
| The goal the government wants to achieve with the | | | | whether specific immigration requirements have been |
| Tier 1 is to catch the attention and keep hold of the | | | | met of a particular category. This information is generic |
| right people who can help enhance the UK's | | | | and should not be relied upon as a definitive guide to |
| workforce abilities and knowledge, while keeping the | | | | fulfilling specific category requirements. However |
| flexibility of the country's work market. This is why | | | | should any individual do so it is at his or her own risk |
| MAC recommends that the four Tier 1 routes be | | | | for which UK Migration Lawyers Limited cannot be |
| maintained, these are: General, Post-Study Work, | | | | held responsible in any way. |