January 16,2019:
On Wednesday, a Senior British Minister stated that,"An unlimited number of highly-skilled Indian workers will be able to migrate to the UK under new proposals that could come into effect in 2021".
He further added that,"In the new system the country will be open to the “best and brightest” from India".
According to sources, UK wants to ink a pact with India similar to the one New Delhi has with France, treating each other’s academic degrees as equivalent for higher studies and jobs.
Post-Brexit visas and immigration strategy, set out in an immigration White Paper, was tabled in House of Commons last month by UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
It proposes removal of cap on highly-skilled migrants from anywhere in the world and improves the post-study work offering for international students.
UK officials on Wednesday visited New Delhi for Migration Dialogue with Indian Government about a month after British government unveiled its post-Brexit visas and immigration strategy that seeks to remove cap on highly-skilled migrants.
Discussions signalled a new phase of cooperation and acted as a forum to discuss the opportunities to strengthen bilateral relationship.
UK Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes added that,“The UK is committed to building relationships across the globe which is why officials visited New Delhi and met the government of India today”.
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The UK already issues more skilled worker visas to Indian nationals than to the rest of the world combined, she said.
Proposals for skills-based immigration system, operating from 2021, will allow people from across the world to come to the UK for work or to study and to visit.
These proposals will mean that there would be no limit on the number of skilled people, such as engineers, doctors and IT professionals, who can come to live and work in the UK.
Source HT
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