UK's Changes In Immigration Rules Bring Flexibility To Workers And Businesses

10 Sep 2013

On 6th September 2013, a written ministerial statement outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules was laid in Parliament.

The changes will be coming into effect on 1 October 2013, and they will bring about greater flexibility for workers and businesses. Some of the changes listed are:

• Removal of English language requirement for intra-company transferees;
• Making it easier to switch into Tier 2 for graduate entrepreneurs;
• Waiving of share ownership restrictions for a few senior staff; and
• Allowing a few students to work as interns under the Tier 5 government authorized exchange scheme.

Business Visitors and Tourists will benefit from the following changes:

• Allowing business visitors and tourists to do some study where it is not the major purpose of their visit;
• Expanding the activities a business visitor can do in the UK;
• Removing the prospective student route.