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London: The countdown has begun for those of you who plan to work in the UK. Indian professionals are looking at yet another change in the laws regulating their employment in Britain as government says it will implement the new and tougher points-based system for HSMP.
On Wednesday, the British government outlined new stricter immigration rules, which it said represented the biggest change to the immigration system in its history.
The final rules, it says, will be framed within 100 days after consultation with affected groups.
"Many of the changes will continue into the future, but what we have published is a blueprint for the highly skilled tier and we've tried to do it in advance, it will come into place in 100 days time..giving our sense of the changes in advance,? says Immigration Minister Liam Byrne.
UK courts are still hearing challenges to the controversial changes made to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, which affected thousands of Indian migrants.
At the moment, there are only uncertain assurances that Indians do not necessarily stand to lose from the new points-based system, which bars non-EU unskilled workers and gives people applying as highly skilled migrants points based on their qualifications, age, previous salary or the amount of money they plan to invest in the British economy.
?Most of the changes we have made to the highly skilled migrants programme will continue. We will obviously have to see what the court decides. There are transitional changes, which are quite complicated, we are trying to bring eight different groups together which has been very successful in giving people from India the chance to come and work here,? says Byrne.
The British government is expected to base its decisions on the market opportunities in India, and its own need for skilled professionals.
"In 2020 India will be the world's fourth or fifth largest market. In the 21st century it is people,? says Byrne.
On Wednesday, the British government outlined new stricter immigration rules, which it said represented the biggest change to the immigration system in its history.
The final rules, it says, will be framed within 100 days after consultation with affected groups.
"Many of the changes will continue into the future, but what we have published is a blueprint for the highly skilled tier and we've tried to do it in advance, it will come into place in 100 days time..giving our sense of the changes in advance,? says Immigration Minister Liam Byrne.
UK courts are still hearing challenges to the controversial changes made to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, which affected thousands of Indian migrants.
At the moment, there are only uncertain assurances that Indians do not necessarily stand to lose from the new points-based system, which bars non-EU unskilled workers and gives people applying as highly skilled migrants points based on their qualifications, age, previous salary or the amount of money they plan to invest in the British economy.
?Most of the changes we have made to the highly skilled migrants programme will continue. We will obviously have to see what the court decides. There are transitional changes, which are quite complicated, we are trying to bring eight different groups together which has been very successful in giving people from India the chance to come and work here,? says Byrne.
The British government is expected to base its decisions on the market opportunities in India, and its own need for skilled professionals.
"In 2020 India will be the world's fourth or fifth largest market. In the 21st century it is people,? says Byrne.
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