| Changes to UK Immigration Policy for non-EU Skilled Workers |
| 13 July 2010 | www.homeoffice.gov.uk | www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk A temporary limit on the number of non-EU workers allowed into the UK has been announced by the Home Secretary. A consultation will help decide the permanent limit which will be imposed from April next year. The move is part of a coalition government commitment to scale back net migration to the levels of the 1990s – with the effect that it will be in the tens of thousands, rather than the hundreds of thousands. A consultation will help determine the details of the permanent limit. In the meantime, an interim limit imposed next month should help prevent a rush of applications before permanent measures come into effect. Meanwhile, the number of migrants allowed to enter the country with a job offer will be reduced by 1,300, and set at a limit of 18,700. Please visit these links for more information: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/media-centre/news/immigration-limit11# http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/268071/43-impose-migration-limit1 |
