Only those workers that UK needs will be able to come to UK

PanARMENIAN.Net - On 27 November 2008, Tiers 2 and 5 of the points based system (PBS) that deals with immigration to the UK went live. The Tiers sweep aside the old work permit system, the press office of the UK Embassy told PanARMENIAN.Net



Tier 2 ensures that only those workers that UK needs will be able to come to the UK. To get in under Tier 2 skilled workers must have a grasp of English language, prospective earnings of more than £24,000 per annum or have a decent qualification, and enough money to support themselves for the first month of their stay.



Under Tier 2, UK companies must pass the Resident Labour Market test by proving they cannot fill the post with a resident worker before they can bring in someone from outside the EEA.



Tier 5 covers those travelling temporarily to the UK for primarily non-economic reasons, such as sportspeople, entertainers and charity workers. The entertainers coming to the UK for gigs or festivals will be assessed under visitor visa rules.



From 27 November foreign non-EEA nationals granted leave to remain in the UK as a student or on the basis of marriage will be issued with an IDENTITY CARD containing their facial image and fingerprints. Identity cards will be mandatory for foreign nationals, and will provide evidence of an individual's nationality and status in the UK. It will confirm the holder's right to work and the services to which the person is entitled.



This card will replace the sticker that would have previously been placed in the person's passport. People applying for leave to remain in other categories will continue, for the moment, to receive a sticker.