UK’s NEW POINTS-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM

Feb. 22, 2020

UK has announced the launch of new points-based visa system which intends to change the way migrants will come to the UK to work, study, visit or join their family.

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The new system will come into force from January 1, 2021, at the end of the transition period after UK's exit from the European Union (EU) last month.
The new post-Brexit system is based on assigning points for specific skills, qualifications, salaries and professions, with visas only awarded to those who gain enough points.
It will apply equally to the EU and non-EU countries like India. I.e. EU citizens will now be treated at par with non-EU citizens. Non-EU citizens already follow a points-based system to migrate to the UK.
Under this system, both EU and non-EU citizens will need to demonstrate that they have a job offer from an approved sponsor, that the job offer is at the required level and that they speak English.
It aims at attracting the "brightest and the best" from the world. It will cut down numbers of cheap, low-skilled migrating workers coming to the country.