Worker limit comes into force
From today, a temporary limit on the amount of people from outside Europe who can work in the UK comes into force.
This limit will operate until March 2011 when a permanent limit comes into effect. 皇冠体育app government is consulting business about what the permanent limit should be.
Immigration minister Damian Green said, 鈥樆使谔逵齛pp interim measures we have put in place will ensure that the number of work visas issued will stay below 2009 levels while we consult on our tough new limit.
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Skilled workforce
Under the interim limit, the number of highly听skilled people without a job offer entering the country is 5,400. To raise standards in this category of the government鈥檚 points-based system, the pass mark for eligibility will rise by five points.
Meanwhile, the number of skilled migrants allowed to enter the country with a job offer is 18,700.
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No rush
A consultation with business will help determine a permanent limit.听皇冠体育app Home Secretary has also asked the Migration Advisory Committee, the government鈥檚 independent adviser on migration issues, to launch a separate consultation looking at social and economic impacts.
