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New post-Brexit immigration system
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- British officials are to test India’s reaction to proposals for a new post-Brexit immigration system unveiled in December 2018.
- Home Office officials are to meet with counterparts in India for discussions on the ‘Immigration White Paper’ unveiled by Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
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- It aims to create a level playing field for EU and non-EU workers, basing opportunities on skills levels rather than which part of the world workers have come from.
- The government has positioned the new planned immigration system as a positive one for partners such as India.
- For example: With it, any doctor seeking to work in the U.K will have no problem of nationality.
- Proposed changes :
- Removal of the current annual cap on the number of Tier 2 visas for skilled workers.
- Removal of the requirement that employers demonstrate that they attempted to fill the role domestically before bringing in a person from abroad (the resident labour market test).
- Allowing international students six months after they graduate to find permanent skilled work and work temporarily during that period, while PhD graduates will have a whole year to do so.
- Salary threshold for the skilled visas is in discussion yet.
Source
The Hindu