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UNITED KINGDOM

About United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has one of the world’s largest economies with strong economic, cultural, scientific and political influence. The United Kingdom is home to many people from over 50 different countries and many different ethnic groups. Being rich and diverse in culture, the country attracts and welcomes many people abroad to work, study and settle there.

UNITED KINGDOM

Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II

Prime minister: Boris Johnson

Minister Immigration: Chris Alexander

Population: 62 million
Capital: London
Area: 242,514 sq km (93,638 sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Monetary unit: Pound Sterling

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa

Entrepreneurs can apply under the Entrepreneur Category of the Points Based System to set up or take over businesses and migrate to the United Kingdom. To be eligible, applicants have to assume full control and be actively involved in the management of the business.

Tier 1 (Investor) visa

High net worth individuals are welcome to make financial investments in the United Kingdom and obtain temporary residency. Applicants will be eligible to apply under the Investor Category of the points based system if they have the funds to invest in the United Kingdom.

Tier 2 visa

Tier 2 (General) category is for foreign nationals who have been offered a skilled job to fill a gap in the workforce that cannot be filled by a settled worker.

Tier 3 visa

The third tier of the new points-based UK visa service is designed to cater for people immigrating to the UK in order to perform temporary low skilled work. The new tiers immigration service has replaced the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) and the Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) and will grant leave to enter the UK to migrants from countries with which an effective returns arrangement with the United Kingdom is in place.

Tier 4 visa

The fourth tier of the new points-based UK immigration service focuses upon overseas students who wish to gain entry clearance to study in the UK. Tier 4 visas replace the UK student visa service and place more emphasis upon the responsibility of the educational body in question for the applicants they permit to study. The aim of this tier immigration service is to provide a more user-friendly, transparent route to studying in the UK.

Tier 5 visa

The Temporary workers (Tier 5) are available to those want to come to the United Kingdom to undertake short-term, temporary work. This category accommodates certain categories of temporary workers immigrating to the UK who do not qualify for a Sponsored Worker (Tier 2) visa.

There are five subcategories of Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting, Charity Workers, Religious Workers, Government Authorised Exchange and International Agreement.