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Effective 1st april ’08, the very popular Highly
skilled Migrant programme, that had been in existence
for close to five years now, will be incorporated into
the New Points Based System (Tier 1). Under this scheme
Indians will have to apply with their local Visa Application
Centers. It will be a single pronged affair and the
application will be processed at the British High Commission
of your jurisdiction. The scheme does not mandate a
confirmed job offer in the U.K. The new system entails
an applicant to score a minimum of 75 points in areas
like Age, Academics, Earnings and U.K experience. Additionally,
the applicant will mandatorily have to score 10 points
by complying to the English language requirement and
another 10 points for maintenance funds. For Indians,
the maintenance funds have been set at GBP2800/- for
the primary applicant and GBP 1600/- per dependant
Useful Links:
www.vfs-uk-in.com/pbsguidance.aspx
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/pointscalculator
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