Indian Nationals Suffer from New Immigration Laws
21/04/2008 by Ajay Hasija
Laws in UK immigration have recently changed with the tier 1(www.tier12345.co.uk) visa set to replace HSMP visa. These changes, already in affect in India, have been labelled discriminatory as the laws prevent many Indian nationals from qualifying for the tier 1 visa.
The UK Authorities have applied some Immigration policies which have been described as discriminatory. The mere fact that Indian women are often paid 45% less than their male colleagues but are treated equally in terms of the points system is a question of concern.
Another issue that has come up for those Indian Nationals applying for the tier 1 visa is the need for the applicant to have £2,800 in their account for the last 3 months with proof of where that money was earned. Those in the UK only require showing £800 even though comparative salaries in the UK are far higher.
We asked Liam Clifford the Director of one of the UK's and India's most authoritative Immigration consultancies www.globalvisas.com and www.globalvisas.co.in how they predict this will affect skilled Immigration to the UK under the tier 1 visa from India.
Clifford said "It is not a surprise to me the UK Government is making it difficult for people to enter the UK under the new tier 1 scheme. We are currently in discussion with the authorities to highlight the difficulties of our clients. We are certain the government will listen and eventually adjust the tier 1 scheme to take account of India's local issues."
The tier 1 scheme is yet to roll our across the globe yet as India is the test are, a lot of issues are being discovered. Independent inspector of Immigration Services to the UK will soon be visiting Delhi to see first hand the issues the UK Visas office is facing. Their findings will in turn be released as a report.
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