| Tier 1 visa is the visa of choice for highly skilled | | | | choice for you. |
| migrants, as it does not require employer sponsorship. It | | | | A person needs 75 points in order to gain tier 1 UK |
| is a replacement for HSMP (Highly skilled migrant | | | | visa. If you are an MBA professional then it holds 75 |
| program) which is now obsolete. Tier 1 of the PBS | | | | points and you are eligible for tier 1 visa. Like |
| replaces eight immigration categories from the | | | | educational qualification there are two more criteria for |
| previous system and replaces them with four new | | | | point calculation: Age and previous earnings. One more |
| subdivisions. | | | | benefit of tier 1 visa is that you can take your |
| There are four categories in tier one: | | | | dependants with you to UK. They can also apply for |
| General For those who wants are looking for | | | | job without need of working visa in UK. |
| employment in UK or self employed. | | | | You can also apply for ILR (Indefinite Leave to |
| Investor For those who are willing to invest money in | | | | Remain) in UK after 5 years under tier 1 UK visa and |
| UK. | | | | for British citizenship after 2 more years. Tier 1 is initially |
| Entrepreneur For those who wants to setup or taking | | | | provided for 3 years only, after that you have to apply |
| up business in UK. | | | | again. |
| Post-study If you want to stay for work in UK after | | | | So if you are planning for UK immigration and visit: Tier |
| studies or studied earlier in UK then tier one is best | | | | 12345 they provide free assesment. |