United Kingdom will leave the European union on 31 December 2020, at 11:00 PM.

Freedom of movement between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) will end.

The Points-Based System will be a fair system because the UK home office will treat people from every part of the world equally.

Skilled worker anyone coming to the UK for work, including EU citizens, will need to demonstrate they meet a specific set of requirements for which they will score points. There is no overall cap on the number who can apply for this Skilled Worker route.

A successful applicant can stay in the UK without any immigration conditions or time restrictions, it means indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

Dependants are the spouses, partners, and children (under the age of 18) of migrants. Dependants, it means applicants’ dependants are eligible to accompany or join them in the UK on the route.

The applicant must meet the following mandatory criteria in addition to passing the relevant UK criminality checks:

  • The applicant must have an offer of a job from a licensed sponsor
  • The job must be at or above the minimum skill level: RQF3 level or equivalent (A level) or equivalent qualification). Workers will not need to hold a formal qualification. It is the skill level of the job they will be doing which is important.
  • The applicant must speak English to an acceptable standard.

Highly skilled worker: This will allow a smaller number of the most highly skilled workers to come to the UK without a job offer. This route will not open on 1 January 2021 and we are exploring proposals for this additional route with stakeholders over the coming year.