The UK’s migrant worker population, along with their supporters, are set to mark their contribution in Britain with a ‘day of action’ in a bid to highlight the role they play in British society. Many non-EU workers are in the UK under the difficult to obtain Tier 2 Visa and Tier 2 Sponsorship licence scheme.
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UK Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has devised plans that will leave European Union workers facing the prospect of having to secure skilled work prior to entering Britain. Rudd’s post-Brexit, UK immigration regime, which has been sanctioned by ministers, will ‘restore border controls and cut net migration by 100,000,’ according to sources.
Following September’s Tier 2 visa allocation meeting, the number of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available for October stands at just 2,870, according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The department published its September report citing that its figures were correct as of 15 September, 2016.
Sanwar Ali, Editor of workpermit.com News reviews the UK Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence and Tier 2 Visa System:
Recently, Alexander Downer, the Australian High Commissioner to the UK, stated that Britain’s vote to ‘Brexit’ could potentially make Tier 2 immigration easier for Australians.
A points-based immigration system has been rejected by UK Prime Minister, Theresa May. Mrs May has promised a ‘better way of imposing some control over arrivals to Britain’, following accusations that she had reneged on promises made by the Vote Leave campaign during June’s Brexit Vote.
Newly installed Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has confirmed that a work permit system is one of many options being considered in a bid to restrict the number of EU citizens coming to the UK, post-Brexit. However, Rudd said that any changes ‘must be for the good of the UK economy.’