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New changes to the UK immigration rules have made it possible for Taiwanese citizens to apply for the UK Youth mobility scheme from January 2012
UK Border agency has allocated a quota of 1000 places for applicants from Taiwan for the UK Youth Mobility Scheme during the year of 2012. This corresponds to the number of places that the UK Citizens will receive in the Taiwanese Working Holiday Scheme.
The application requirements for Taiwanese will be similar to those of other countries’ candidates. In order to apply for the program you must be between 18-30 years old. You have to possess maintenance funds in cash …
The UK unemployment rate worried economists as it rose from 7.8% to 7.9% from February through April.
The difference is only 0.1% but it equals 23,000 jobless people, which increased the total unemployment number to 2.47 million.
In addition, official statistics also showed that those out of work and not seeking employment also rose with 29,000 during the same period – or 21.5% of the working age population.
Experts say that the UK’s austerity measures will increase unemployment even more because part of the spending cuts will affect the public sector employment.
John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said:
“The …
Before the new system was introduced there were more than 80 routes for a non-EU national to enter the UK. The present, much more simpler framework consists of 5 tiers, which help people find the right path to the UK.
- Tier 1 is for highly skilled individuals willing to practice what they do best in the UK
- Tier 2 is for skilled workers (nurses, teachers, engineers, etc.) who already have a job offer to work in the UK
- Tier 3 is for a very limited number of low skilled workers needed to fill temporary labour shortages for a specific project
- Tier 4 is for students,
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