Success! The Government has amended the cap so that the UK stops turning away skilled workers with job offers in their thousands.
After CaSE published the FOI figures showing that in Dec-Mar the UK refused visas for 200 teachers 400 engineers 1200 tech 1500 doctors 360 healthcare workers with job offers due to Tier 2 visa cap, there has been headline news coverage of this issue. Sustained and coordinated pressure from CaSE and others raised the profile of the impact of continued refusals resulting in the amendment announced by the Government. Full comment, analysis, data and calls below.
CaSE publishes joint letter to the Home Secretary and new FOI data, ahead of MAC report
18 September 2018
With the Migration Advisory Committee publishing their latest report on the shape of a future migration system post-Brexit, CaSE has written to the Home Secretary and published new FOI data on Tier 2 visa refusals
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CaSE joint letter to the Home Secretary sets out vision for a future migration system
11 September 2018
CaSE has published a joint letter to the Home Secretary with the BioIndustry Association and TechUK, cautioning over an expansion of the non-EEA migration system.
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Tier 2 visa FOI request - take two
11 September 2018
A second FOI request by CaSE means we can now paint the complete picture of the effect the Tier 2 cap has had on UK employers and highly skilled individuals.