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The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) was a scheme from 2002 until 2008, that was designed to allow highly skilled people to immigrate into the United Kingdom to look for work or self-employment opportunities. It was different from the standard UK work permit scheme in that applicants did not need a specific job offer in the UK.
The application for a work permit must be made by the sponsoring company. The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme may be available to potential immigrants without a job offer. A work-permit-holder can apply for their dependants to join them in the UK, and their dependants will be able to work in the UK without restriction.
The principle of the scheme, and of its successor, is to retain skilled and educated graduates as part of the UK labour force, who will switch into a longer-term work scheme such as the Work Permit scheme or Tier 1 (General), formerly the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.
High-skilled migration is defined by the Migration Research Hub as "the movement of persons who normally possess university education (ISCED 5-6), extensive experience, or a combination of the two."
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The United States government will resume an updated version of a migrant sponsorship program that it had paused earlier this summer over concerns of fraud, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...
In October 2007, they adopted a proposal to introduce a work permit similar to the United States' "Green Card" program, called the "Blue Card". It is similar to the UK's Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, with the exception that it will require an employment contract in place prior to migration. After two years in the first country, the migrant ...
Illegal Migration Act 2023; Immigration Appellate Authority; Immigration Enforcement; Immigration to Hampshire; Immigration Law Practitioners Association; Immigration policy of the United Kingdom; Immigration reform in the United Kingdom; Indefinite leave to remain; Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees; International Graduates Scheme ...