[歐美] 2008秋季英國移民政策改變,申請工作旅行者會受到影響

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2008秋季英國移民政策已開始改變.連申請Working holiday scheme 都會受到影響

以下資料由會員Transport Planner提供

2008年秋季起有新措施
英國移民政策已開始改變.連申請Working holiday scheme 都會受到影響.

背景
英國現時有超過80種合法渠道到英國工作,讀書及接受訓練.
自從歐盟在2004年擴大,現有很多東歐國家的公民在英國生活令多個西歐政府未能準備東歐國家的公民到步.
按歐盟條例,所有歐盟成員國,歐洲經濟區及瑞士的公民可以免簽證在英國家工作及生活(保加利亞及羅馬尼亞除外).
因此,英國內政部在2006年3月公布新的入境政策(Reference:A Points-Based System:Making MIgration Work for Britain.Source:Home Office.).

新措施
英國政府已開始引入新的入境政策.要乎合入境要求,英國政府會按每一位申請人的資料一個分數.
入境有五個等級:
Tier 1-Highly skilled Migrant Programme
Tier 2-Work permit holder in a shortage occupation or Work permit holder in a non-shortage occupation
Tier 3-Temporary low-skilled worker
Tier 4-Study
Tier 5-Youth Mobility or Temporary worker
Visitor

這篇thread 只會談Tier 5因為working holiday 是屬於Tier 5-Youth Mobility

Tier 5-Youth Mobility
現時的working holiday scheme 只開放給英聯邦國家及持有英國任何一個國籍的18-30歲人士.
由於Youth Mobility 需要申請人的政府做sponsor ,在現在的政治情況對香港人來說可能會有問題因為持有國籍British National (Overseas)的英國護照的香港人,現時未知是否香港特區政府做sponsor .
英國政府將在2008年5月公布Tier 5的入境要求,然後在2008年秋季實施Tier 5的入境政策.
由於英國政府尚未公布Tier 5的入境要求,請各會員不要揣測新的入境要求.
當有新資料時,我會盡快提供更多資料.

以下摘自以上的reference .

Tier 5-Youth Mobility and Temporary Workers

People coming to the UK under this Tier are principally here to satisfy noneconomic objectives.Youth mobility schemes can play an important role in promoting the UK abroad,as nationals return home and encourage further trade and tourism.Allowing for certain types of temporary worker also helps to satisfy cultural,charitable,religious or international objectives.Those coming to the UK under Tier 5additionally contribute to the economy by working,paying taxes and spending on goods and services.

Youth Mobility

135.Youth mobility schemes can bring long-term benefits to the UK.A temporary but positive experience of the UK when young can lead to life-long links which can bring benefits in terms of trade,tourism and international relations.Youth mobility schemes can be used to help support and grow bi-lateral relationships with our international partners.Furthermore,such schemes can lead to greater access to work and travel for our nationals overseas.

136.In 2004,approximately 73,000people entered the country under a number of schemes that could be loosely grouped together under youth mobility and cultural exchange.These include the Commonwealth Working Holidaymaker (WHM)scheme (by far the largest),BUNAC and the au pair placements scheme.

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139.Participating countries will need to agree to the terms of the scheme including the existence of an effective returns arrangement,an acceptance that the foreign government will act as the sponsor,and country limits set according to immigration risk.

140.If the rationale for the scheme is cultural exchange it will make sense,wherever possible,to look for reciprocity and to extend opportunities for British nationals.Reciprocity will not necessarily require “mirror”arrangements (which could result in an undesirable level of complexity)but some broad equivalence of purpose and entitlement.

141.The scheme will allow nationals aged 18-30,from participating countries,to come to the UK for up to 24months,after which time they will have to leave the UK.

142.In order not to undermine the rationale of the scheme,which is principally about people coming here for a holiday and doing incidental work to support themselves and not an avenue for economic migration,participants will,in the main,be restricted to working for a maximum of 12months out the total of 24(as with the current Working Holidaymaker scheme).Participants will not be allowed to be selfemployed or play professional sports.In addition,those entering under the scheme will not be able to bring dependants and will be unable to switch to any other Tier.These restrictions underline the temporary nature of the route.

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144.Each applicant will need to produce a valid certificate of sponsorship issued by their government when making an application.Such a certificate will act as an assurance from the sponsoring government that the applicant has accepted the terms on which they were being allowed into the UK.For a government to give such an assurance we would expect them to do some sifting of potential applicants.At the very least we would expect them to make clear the terms of the scheme and the consequences of non-compliance.We will then monitor the level of overstaying of any country’s nationals and adjust the country’s annual quota or suspend them from the scheme altogether according to the immigration risk presented