Immigration Law

Employment

If you are a medium skilled or highly skilled foreign national who wishes to come to the UK and you have an offer of employment in the UK you will need a Tier 2 Work Permit.

In addition to this you will require a Certificate of Sponsorship provided by a UK Licensed Sponsor.

A UK Licensed Sponsor is a person or company who is responsible for employing workers from overseas. The UK Licensed Sponsor must be registered with the Home Office in order to assign Certificates of Sponsorship to applicants under the Tier 2 Employment Visa category.

A Tier 2 Work Permit works on a points based system and offers medium or highly skilled workers the opportunity to work in the UK. You will need a minimum of 50 points in order to qualify.

Points are awarded for the following:

Qualifications

PhD = 15 points
Masters Degree = 10 points
Bachelor degree = 10 points
NVQ level 3 = 5 points

Prospective earnings

£24,000+ = 20 points
£22,000 to £23,999 = 15 points
£20,000 to £21,999 = 10 points
£17,000 to £19,999 = 5 points

Level of Demand

Non-shortage positions = 30 points
Shortage positions = 50 points