Tier 1 (General) to close overseas and new interim limit set for Tier 2 (General)
21 December 2010
The UK Border Agency has announced that it will stop accepting Tier 1 (General) applications made overseas from 23 December 2010. This is to ensure that we do not exceed the limit set by the government for issued Tier 1 (General) applications between 19 July 2010 and April 2011.
Tier 1 (General) overseas will not reopen for applications. Tier 1 (General) in the UK will remain open until 5 April 2011.
Following a court judgement on Friday, the government has also set a limit until 5 April 2011 on the number of certificates of sponsorship that are available to licensed Tier 2 sponsors under Tier 2 (General). The level of the limit will be 10,832, and the changes will take place immediately.
The changes are set out in a new Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 698).
You can find Damian Green’s written ministerial statement setting out the changes under ‘Related documents’ on the right side of this page.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecont...losure-overseas
看来保守党还真够强硬的,既然法院说T1 G海外申请临时限额是违法的,他就索性直接关闭T1 G的海外申请,够阴狠