UKBA近日对移民法做出进一步的更改，将从今年4月6号开始实施。
不久前在对T1 20万企业家移民接二连三的做出修改后，4月6号的变更将对该签证没有很大的影响。
这次变更对phD学生是一个好消息：学业完成后将会给一年的时间在英国找工作或建立自己的公司。
受影响的签证主要包括：
–T1 Graduate entrepreneur，将会给从英国高校（Higher Education Institutions）的MBA毕业生增加申请名额。
–T1 Exceptional talent，更新申请流程，申请人不需在提交申请时就提前支付申请费。
–T2 提高公司内部调动（intra-company transferees)的灵活性，以及雇主做resident labour market test的灵活性
–T4 phD学生在完成学业后UKBA给一年的时间在英国申请工作或建立自己的公司
Today, Thursday 14 March 2013, a written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.
These will come into effect on 6 April 2013, and will include changes to:
The Tier 1 (Graduate entrepreneur) route, to include additional places for talented MBA graduates from UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This will also include the UK Trade and Investment’s elite global graduate entrepreneur scheme.
The Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) route, to split the application process so that applicants will no longer have to pay the full fee up front. This will also mean applicants will not have to submit their passport to us while their application for endorsement by a designated competent body is being considered.
Tier 2, to improve the flexibility for intra-company transferees and for employers carrying out the resident labour market test.
The shortage occupation list and the codes of practice for skilled workers.
Tier 4, to allow completing PhD students to stay in the UK for one year beyond the end of their course to find skilled work or to set up as an entrepreneur.
Family and private life - these are minor changes to reflect feedback from legal practitioners and our caseworkers.
In addition a number of minor technical changes, corrections and updates to will also be made to the Immigration Rules. These include:
Making minor changes to ensure there are the necessary requirements for granting discretionary leave to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, and amending the length of discretionary leave granted to these young people to simplify the process and provide some continuity for them;
clarifying the general visitor rules;
updating the provisions in Tier 5 for temporary workers;
minor changes to the Rules on long residence and on work-related settlement; and
introducing a new protection route recognising stateless persons.
For full details of the changes please see the Statement of Changes to the Immigration rules (HC 1039) and the Explanatory Memorandum on the right side of this page. The written ministerial statement can found on the Home office website. Further information on the Changes to Tier 4 and Tier 1 are available on the relevant pages of the UK Border Agency website.
详情请见： http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2013/march/24-rules