International Recruitment

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International Recruitment

• 9 December 2003
• Mick Seals

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Aim

• To provide an understanding of the UK work
  permit arrangements and how they operate

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Structure

• WP(UK) role
• Work permit scheme
• Process
• Stats, and help

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The WP(UK) vision

• To be a leader in
• Service quality, speed and efficiency
• Enabling all our staff to fulfil their potential

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What WP(UK) does

• Work permits
• Highly Skilled Migrants
• Leave to remain
• Business people

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UK Work Permit Scheme

• Enables UK-based employers to recruit people from
  overseas for posts that cannot be filled by UK or
  European workers

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Key Features

• UK-based employer
• Job at UK S/NVQ level 3 or above
• Test of availability of resident workers
• Individual has skills to do the job

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Application types

• Tier 1 ICTs, Shortage Occupations
• Tier 2

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Application process

• Employer has vacancy
• Selects candidate
• Applies for work permit
• Fee

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Approval process

• Two decisions
• Work permit decision (employer)
• Immigration decision (individual)

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Immigration decision (i)

• Individual overseas
• Obtains entry clearance from British diplomatic
  post overseas

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Immigration decision (ii)

• Individual in UK
• Immigration decision made by WP(UK)

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Changes of employment

• 1st employer tells WP(UK) that person left
• New employer makes new work permit application
• Individuals immigration status amended

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Service standards

• 90 of complete wp apps cleared within 1
  working day
• 90 of immigration decisions within 5 working
  days of wp decision
• 90 of call answered in 3 rings

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Stats 2002

• 160,000 applications
• 136,000 approved
• 52 out-of-country
• Shortage occs 30
• ICTs 15
• 26 Health Medical

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Help and advice

• www.workpermits.gov.uk
• Enquiry line 0114 2594074
• Casework Teams
• Intelligence 0114 2793480

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• Thank you!