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Tier 1 (General) Scheme allows you to score points for your earnings during past 12 months. You can score maximum 75 points for your Earnings under Tier 1 (General) Scheme for Highly Skilled. Your earnings are converted into £ i.e. GBP and then based on the country where you earned the income, an uplift factor is used to arrive at UK equivalent earnings.
You can score maximum 75 points for your Earnings under Tier 1 (General) Scheme for Highly Skilled.
From 06/04/2010 you can score points for Earnings only if you have earnings £25,000 or more.
From 06/04/2010 you can score 75 qualifying points for Earnings of over £150,000 which means you may qualify under Tier 1 General even if you do not have a Bachelor's degree level education.
Your gross earnings before tax over a total period of up to 12 months out of the 15 months immediately prior to your application will be assessed. The earnings can be for any 12 month continuous period out of the last 15 months. This applies if you are in salaried or non-salaried employment.
Your total part-time earnings over a period of up to 12 months in the 15 months prior to your application can also be considered. You can also include your total earnings from several jobs over this period. Earnings do not have to be with a single employer.
Earnings from Self-employment can also be included.
Tier 1 General for Highly Skilled allows you to score a maximum of 45 Points for your Earnings during past 12 months out of 15 months. It is important to note that even if you have undertaken full-time studies during past 12 months you will be awarded points only for 12 months out of 15 months immediately prior to your application. Only if you have been away from work due to Maternity Leave or for Adoption of a child, you can consider the period immediately prior to your starting Maternity / Adoption Leave to calculate your earnings. Your local currency earnings are then converted to GBP as per the Rate of Exchange available from oanda.com for the last day of your earnings. These Earnings in GBP are then converted to the UK equivalent earnings and the points are awarded. Please contact us if you need any help in this regard.
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