Changes In UK's Immigration Rules Effective 1st October , 2013

03 Oct 2013

A number of changes to the UK’s Immigration Rules that were announced previously came into effect on 1^st October, 2013.

These changes provide more flexibility for workers and businesses and include:

·         Removal of the requirement of English Language test for intra-company transferees;

·         Easier switch of graduate entrepreneurs to Tier 2;

·         Waiving of share ownership restrictions for some senior staff; and

·         Under the Tier 5 government authorized exchange scheme, allowing some students to work as interns.

The following changes will benefit Business and Tourist Visitors:

·         Allowing Business and Tourist Visitors to go for some study program even when it is not the primary purpose of their visit.

·         Removing the prospective student route.

·         Expanding a Business Visitor’s activities is allowed to do in the UK.

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