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| New immigration rules announced | New immigration rules announced |
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| Further details of the points system for people from outside the European Economic Area wanting to work in the UK are due to be revealed later. | |
| The "highly skilled" workers category already lets most young graduates work in the UK if they have earned a salary equivalent in their country to £40,000. | |
| The Home Office is now setting out the rules for "skilled" workers - who will need required points and a job offer. | |
| Employers will also have to show they sought to recruit in the UK first. | |
| Points for skilled workers will be awarded according to qualifications and salary prospects. | |
| Ministers say the rules would have cut skilled migrants last year from outside the EEA (the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) by 12%. | Ministers say the rules would have cut skilled migrants last year from outside the EEA (the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) by 12%. |
| Entertainers | Entertainers |
| The Home Office says that in the 12 months to last September, 65,000 skilled workers from outside the EEA were allowed in, but that under the new rules there would have been almost 8,000 fewer. | The Home Office says that in the 12 months to last September, 65,000 skilled workers from outside the EEA were allowed in, but that under the new rules there would have been almost 8,000 fewer. |
| Details will also be revealed later about how many points entertainers and sportsmen and women will need to come to the UK on short-term contracts. | Details will also be revealed later about how many points entertainers and sportsmen and women will need to come to the UK on short-term contracts. |
| The Home Office has said such workers attending one-off events, such as the Edinburgh International Festival, will not require points, but will need a visitors' visa. | The Home Office has said such workers attending one-off events, such as the Edinburgh International Festival, will not require points, but will need a visitors' visa. |
| The new immigration points system, which is based on education, previous salary and age, was announced two years ago. | The new immigration points system, which is based on education, previous salary and age, was announced two years ago. |
| The Home Office says the aim of the system, being phased in this year, is to ensure that only those with the skills most in need gain entry to the UK. | The Home Office says the aim of the system, being phased in this year, is to ensure that only those with the skills most in need gain entry to the UK. |
| Staged introduction | Staged introduction |
| The more skills a worker has, and the more those skills are in demand, the more points they will gain, increasing the likelihood of entry. | The more skills a worker has, and the more those skills are in demand, the more points they will gain, increasing the likelihood of entry. |
| The first stage of the new points-based system, which applies to highly-skilled workers came into force in February. | |
| The second set of requirements, details of which will be announced today, focuses on skilled workers filling gaps in the labour market. | |
| An independent committee will advise ministers on which skills the economy needs. | |
| Other stages covering temporary workers, young people and students will be introduced later. | Other stages covering temporary workers, young people and students will be introduced later. |
| The Home Office says that there is no need for any unskilled workers from outside the European Economic Area. |