Today, Thursday 22 November 2012, a written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules which will come in to force on13 December 2012.
These include non substantive changes for sponsors and migrants coming to the UK under the following routes of the points-based system:
- Tier 1 - entrepreneurs and investors.
- Tier 2 - skilled workers, including changes for senior intra-company transfers.
- Tier 4 - students, including extending the interim limit.
- Tier 5 - temporary workers including the requirements for the government authorised exchange category and private servants in a diplomatic household.
- Sponsorship - revised sponsorship guidance will be published in December.
