Points Based Visa System for UK
The Secretary of State for the Home Department announced new Point Based Immigration and Visa System in July 2020 to prepare the United Kingdom for Post Brexit UK where freedom of movement between the UK and the EU. The Immigration Bill is in the Parliament awaiting the passage.
The Points Based System will be simplified and streamlined to help the UK in meeting shortage of skills.
EU Citizens and Citizens of European Economic Area including Switzerland have no restrictions on entry to the UK under freedom of movement till 31 December 2020, however from 1st January 2021 EU Citizens will also need to apply for the visa in the same way as non-EU citizens.
The new points based system will replace Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 of the current PBS and will be replaced by Global Talent Visas, Skilled Worker Visas, Visas for Highly Skilled Workers, Student Visas and Youth Mobility Visas.
HSMP Immigration Services UK Ltd. specialises in Points Based Visa System and we hope to continue as leading service providers for the individuals and UK sponsors.
While we have tried to provide the provisions of various visa schemes including points calculators here for the information purpose only and should not be considered as immigration rules, which keep changing frequently. All the applications will be considered by UKVI, Home Office and UK Embassies based on the rules applicable on the date of application.