Tier 1 – Highly Skilled Visas

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Tier 1 General Visas – Highly Skilled Migrants.
Points Based System replacement to HSMP. Tier 1 (General) replaces HSMP (Highly Skilled Migrant Programme), Self-employed lawyers, writers, composers and artists.

Tier 1 (General) Visa Points Assessment.
Complete the Tier 1 General assessment form and one of our immigration lawyers will contact you and send you a report on whether you qualify for the new UK HSMP system: Tier 1 HSMP – Highly Skilled Visas. Or Book an Appointment.

Tier 1 Post Study Work Visas.
Tier 1 post-study work visa, the UK immigration replacement to Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme (FTWSS/WISS), Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme (SEGS) and International Graduates Scheme (IGS). Students can work in the UK after completing their studies.

This route is now closed to new applications. Instead, there is now a new route to work for those that have completed their PHDs for 12 months instead.

From 6 April 2012 Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) is closed to all applicants.
Dependants can still apply to join applicants who have obtained prior entry
clearance for Tier 1 (Post-Study Work).

Tier 1 (PSW) Visa Points Assessment.
Complete the Tier 1 (PSW) assessment form and one of our immigration lawyers will contact you and send you a report on whether you qualify for the new UK IGS system: Tier 1 (PSW) – Highly Skilled UK Immigration Visas. Or Book an Appointment

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visas.
The Tier 1 Entrepreneur immigration visa is a UK points-based visa for business people starting a new business or acquiring an existing business or innovators under the old immigration to UK scheme.

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visa Points Assessment.
Complete the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) assessment form and one of our immigration lawyers will contact you and send you a report on whether you qualify for the new UK Business Persons and Innovators system: Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – Highly Skilled UK Immigration Visas. Or Book an Appointment

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visas.
The Tier 1 Entrepreneur immigration visa is a UK points-based visa for business people starting a new business or acquiring an existing business or innovators under the old immigration to UK scheme.

Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Visa Points Assessment.
Complete the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) assessment form and one of our immigration lawyers will contact you and send you a report on whether you qualify for the new UK Business Persons and Innovators system: Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) – Highly Skilled UK Immigration Visas. Or Book an Appointment

Tier 1 (Investor) Visas.
The UK Tier 1 Investor immigration visa is a points-based visa scheme that follows on from the old investors immigration category allowing a foreign national to immigrate to the UK.

Tier 1 (Investor) Visa Points Assessment.
Complete the Tier 1 (Investor) assessment form and one of our immigration lawyers will contact you and send you a report on whether you qualify for the new UK Investors system: Tier 1 (Investors) – Highly Skilled UK Immigration Visas. Or Book an Appointment

The UK immigration Tier 1 routes available to exceptionally talented and highly skilled workers, investors and entrepreneurs wanting to work in the UK. You should read the eligibility requirements for your category in full before making an application. UK Tier 1 visa is for individuals with a combination of skills, educational qualifications and work experience, referred to as attributes. Tier 1 highly skilled workers, investors, entrepreneurs and recent graduates visas replace the previous Highly Skilled Migrant (HSMP), self employed lawyers, writers composers & artists, investors, business persons, innovators, fresh talent: working in Scotland and the international Graduates scheme (IGS).

Once approved, you can live and work in the UK for any employer you like. You do not need to obtain sponsorship from an employer. You may also set up in business.

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