A total of 75 points are required which can be claimed as follows:
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree - 30 points
- Masters degree - 35 points
- Doctoral degree - 50 points
- Professional Qualifications - Based on Equivalency to above UK Qualifications. An assessment by UK NARIC of professional qualifications may be required.
Past Earnings/Income Level:
Gross taxable earnings will be assessed for a 12 month continuous period in the 15 months immediately before an application is submitted, although certain exceptions apply. Please find below further details of the points score for each income band and Country Category below:
Country Code A
Including: Andorra; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bermuda; Canada; Cayman Islands; Channel Islands; Denmark; Finland; France; French Polynesia; Germany; Gibraltar; Guam; Hong Kong (Province of China); Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Kuwait; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Monaco; Netherlands; Norway; Qatar; San Marino; Singapore; Sweden; Switzerland; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vatican
£16,000 + per annum = 5 Points
£18,000 + per annum = 10 Points
£20,000 + per annum = 15 Points
£23,000 + per annum = 20 Points
£26,000 + per annum = 25 Points
£29,000 + per annum = 30 Points
£32,000 + per annum = 35 Points
£35,000 + per annum = 40 Points
£40,000 + per annum = 45 Points
Country Code B
Including: American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Botswana, Brunie, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Israel, Korea (South), Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macao China, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Taiwan (Territory of), Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands
£7,000 + per annum = 5 Points
£8,000 + per annum = 10 Points
£9,000 + per annum = 15 Points
£10,000 + per annum = 20 Points
£11,500 + per annum = 25 Points
£12,500 + per annum = 30 Points
£14,000 + per annum = 35 Points
£15,500 + per annum = 40 Points
£17,500 + per annum = 45 Points
Country Code C
Including: Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, China (exc Hong Kong), Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Honduras, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Morocco, Namibia, Naura, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, South Africa, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vanuata, West Bank and Gaza, Yugoslavia
£5,000 + per annum = 5 Points
£5,600 + per annum = 10 Points
£6,300 + per annum = 15 Points
£7,200 + per annum = 20 Points
£8,100 + per annum = 25 Points
£9,100 + per annum = 30 Points
£10,000 + per annum = 35 Points
£11,000 + per annum = 40 Points
£12,500 + per annum = 45 Points
Country Code D
Including: Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo (Republic of the), Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Mauritiania, Moldova, Mongolia, Mynamar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
£3,000 + per annum = 5 Points
£3,400 + per annum = 10 Points
£3,800 + per annum = 15 Points
£4,300 + per annum = 20 Points
£4,900 + per annum = 25 Points
£5,500 + per annum = 30 Points
£6,000 + per annum = 35 Points
£6,600 + per annum = 40 Points
£7,500 + per annum = 45 Points
Country Code E
Including: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Korea (North), Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mayotte, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikstan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
£1,400 + per annum = 5 Points
£1,600 + per annum = 10 Points
£1,800 + per annum = 15 Points
£2,000 + per annum = 20 Points
£2,300 + per annum = 25 Points
£2,550 + per annum = 30 Points
£2,800 + per annum = 35 Points
£3,100 + per annum = 40 Points
£3,500 + per annum = 45 Points
UK Experience - 5 Points (Maximum)
Five points can be claimed if either of the following circumstance is applicable:
Points are being claimed under the past earnings category and those earnings were in the UK.
or
Study and graduation at Bachelors degree or higher in full time education in the UK or at a UK based overseas educational institution for at least one academic year.
Age Assessment - 20 points (maximum)
If you are under 32 years of age the following points can be awarded:
27 years or under - 20 points
28 or 29 years - 10 points
30 or 31 years - 5 points
32 years and over - 0 points
English Language Ability
An International English Language Testing System qualification at least at Band 6 less than two years old is required
or
Have completed a Bachelors degree that was taught in English (this does not include a Masters degree or PhD).
If you would like to speak with one of our consultants regarding your eligibility to apply for a Highly Skilled Migrant visa, please do not hesitate in contacting us on +44 207 371 0213 or info@amblercollins.com, you can also complete our HSMP assessment form online
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