On January 28, 2002 Immigration &
Nationality Directorate launched Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)
as a new initiative to allow individuals with exceptional personal
skills and experience to come to UK for seeking work and
self-employment. The program aims to provide individual migration
route for highly skilled persons, who also have the required
experience to compete in the global economic scene.
The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) has been replaced by
Tier 1 (General) of the UK's new points based system. Tier 1
(General) uses very similar criteria to the HSMP. As part of the
UK's five-tier points based immigration system, Tier 1 (General)
allows highly skilled individuals who score the requisite points to
immigrate to the UK without any kind of sponsorship from an
employer.
Requirements
To make a successful application, individuals need to provide
evidence that they score 75 points or more in the six areas below
and demonstrate that they will be able to continue their chosen
career in the UK.
Scoring Areas
Factor
Maximum Points
Age
20
Education
50
Previous Earning
45
UK expreience (Not Mandatory)
05
Language Proficiency
6.5 bands in IELTS
Maintenance Funds Requirements
Mandatory
10
Age: The younger you are, the more points you can score. You can
score a maximum amount of 20 points if you are under 28 years of
age. However, maximum age requirement is under 32 years
Education: Educational qualifications (including MBA Provision)
OR
UK degree level or professional level qualification
Previous Earnings Earnings must be made up of 12 consecutive months and must fall
within the 15 months before your application is made.
UK work experience Previous Earnings or Qualifications gained in the UK.
Language Proficiency English language requirement is mandatory to ensure that
applicants are aware of the level of proficiency necessary to
support a successful application. Applicants will required a minimum
score of 6.5 bands in IELTS.
Maintenance Funds Requirement You will be required to score ten points by proving that you can
support yourself and any dependants.
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