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This week, US president George Bush is visiting India, and one of the topics for discussion is likely to be immigration. Considering that major Indian IT companies depend on H1B visas for easy movement of their workers for their outsourcing businesses, it is very likely that raising the H1B visa cap will be discussed.

The UK announced its long-anticipated points-based immigration system this week. The new system is based on five tiers of immigration, which will divide potential immigrants according to their qualifications and other factors. The immigrants' age, previous income level and other factors will be taken into account in awarding points.

Since the UK announced its new points-based system of immigration, we have received numerous comments and questions. This issue of the newsletter is devoted to addressing some of your questions and comments. We hope you will find this useful.

Is the new points based immigration system currently in effect?

No. According to the Home Office, the old system Highly Skilled Migrant Programme and work permit schemes will remain in effect until at least the middle of 2007.

Is the new system based on the US immigration system?

The UK last week released detailed information on its new points-based immigration system. We have since received many questions and comments regarding the new system, and to address these have created a special edition of our video news explaining some of the most frequently asked questions. You can view this video here.

New changes to Permanent Residence/Indefinite Leave to Remain are taking place. Make sure your application is in this week! Apply by March 31. workpermit.com can help you apply for permanent residence. We are OISC registered and can submit your UK visa application by Friday.