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8th January 2007 |
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EU ENLARGMENT On 1st January 2007 two new states Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU. The European Union now has 27 member states and over half a billion people, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea. |
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NEW HSMP SYSTEM The latest version of the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme was introduced on 7 November 2006. The HSMP visa is to be incorporated into the five-tiered system which is expected to be in place by April of 2009. Points requirement has gone up from 65 to 75 points. The work experience for General Practitioners and the Partners Achievements sections have been removed. However, you can now gain 5 points for UK work experience which is something that was not available before. You now can gain more points for academic qualification and age. Even if you are already on HSMP you will still need to come under the new criteria for an extension as announced on 7 November 2006 The Government has now made it clear that all supporting documentation must be submitted together with the application. There will be no other opportunity to submit any more documentation. It therefore follows that if you miss out any relevant documentation your application is likely to be refused.
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CURRENT REVISION TO THE UK SKILLS SHORTAGE LIST From 8th November 2006 the following occupations in demand may be used to apply for a skilled work permit to migrate to and work in the UK: 1.) Engineering occupations.
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