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01 April 2016

UK Government announces significant changes to Tier 2 skilled visa category

The UK Government has announced details of how it will implement the Migration Advisory Committee's ("MAC's") recommendations on changes to the Tier 2 skilled visa category. One of the most significant changes is the introduction of a minimum salary threshold of £41,500 for the vast majority of Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa applications from April 2017. There are also changes to the Tier 2 (General) minimum salary amounts and a phased closing of the Skills Transfer and Short Term visa categories. The majority of these changes will be introduced in April 2017, with some transitional changes occurring in Autumn 2016.

A Tax Alert prepared by Ernst & Young's Personal Advisory Services Group, and attached below, provides additional details.

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