Recently, many major events have occurred in the UK: The new prime minister came to power, Queen Elizabeth II died, and Prince Charles ascended the throne officially became Charles III King .
BBC News
For us living in China, there seems to be no other reality except to feel the change of the times. However, some current affairs news are still worthy of attention from students and parents:
opens the gate and releases the flow, and labor is in urgent need of labour
On September 25, The British Guardian published an article: The new British Prime Minister Elizabeth Trass plan to relax immigration policies , , to attract more migrant population , solve the problem of insufficient human resources in the UK, and stimulate the economic growth of the UK.
The Guardian
The Prime Minister of Tras is preparing to expand the list of shortage occupations in the UK and add more immigration places, to help local businesses recruit more overseas staff to fill their job openings . And Tras said that he would make such a decision because many industries in the UK are speaking out for their overseas employees. hopes that the government can help them get visas as soon as possible so that they can work in peace of mind in the local area.
022 is also the year when the UK issues the most work visas for all categories . According to data released by the British government, has doubled compared with before . It can be seen that the government is indeed eager to leave more labor.
https://www.gov.uk/
In addition, in the past, if you want to get permanent residence in the UK, will not leave the UK for more than 6 months within the five years of working in the UK. , but the Sun Daily revealed that the 6-month limit may also be extended .
This means that everyone can be more free to enter and exit the UK during the application for permanent residence, and do not have to worry that they will be cancelled to obtain the right to permanent residence because they have been away for too long.
In recent years, many companies in different directions in the UK have faced the problem of labor shortage. It should be an opportunity for Tras to make such a decision after taking office.
Reduce personal income tax , there will be a new plan in the new year
In fact, the lack of labor in the UK is no longer news, and the relaxation of immigration policies is more important. The government hopes to attract more high-skilled people immigrate to the UK.
The Daily Email also released a news report on September 25: Tras plans to further reduce personal income tax in the government budget published after the New Year, and will reduce tax exemptions for bank depositors and those who receive child welfare.
Daily Email
According to the suggestions put forward by British Finance officials, High-paying people with annual salary of more than 100,000 pounds will receive a full tax exemption and can pay an additional £5,000 less personal income tax per year . People with annual salary of more than £50,000 will also receive full child benefits. Each family's first child is expected to receive £21.05 per week of .
Whether it is relaxing immigration policies or reducing taxes, This represents that many new policies of the British government are tilting towards overseas talents, hoping to keep more people working and living in the UK as much as possible.
In addition to these two new announcements, the British government's new policies on international students and immigration some time ago have also released a lot of new policies on international students and immigration.
For example, after the PSW visa was restored, two new visas were opened: High Potential Individual visa route) and Business expansion visa (Scale-up visa).
The former is an advanced version of PSW similar to . The PSW visa needs to be fresh graduates from British universities before applying. HPI is not required to be a fresh graduate regardless of whether you have studied in the UK or not. can apply as long as you graduate from the top 50 universities in the world within 5 years. You can renew your visa or apply for permanent residence in .
screenshot from the official website of the UK government
and the scale-up visa is for high-end talents in some specific fields, such as: scientists, engineers, software development, economists, architectural designers, investment consultants, etc.
screenshot from gov.uk
scale-up visa requirements applicant already had a job in the UK when applying, and the company can provide a 6-month guarantee. After the first application is successful, you can get a two-year validity period. After the 6-month validity period, you can change your job at will.
Applicants can renew if the annual salary of can reach more than £33,000 within 2 years of the first application, and no longer need corporate guarantee. . After 2 years of residence + 3 years of renewal, you can directly apply for permanent residence!
, and students don’t have to worry about whether their salary can meet the standards. According to the information provided by glassdoor, the average salary of architectural designers in London can reach 5432 pounds/year , far higher than the required salary of scale-up.
glassdoor
It is hard to imagine that the pound has fallen to 7.6
022 is about to come to an end. As of now, there have been many major events in the UK. In just a few months, from Boris' resignation to the new prime minister's take office, the UK seems to have undergone earth-shaking changes.
However, these changes seem to be just a state of letting everyone watch the show for international students. If you want to say that there is any impact, seems to be both good things.
For example, the pound has fallen to 7.9 now , and even reached 7.6 at its lowest point a few days ago. All the students around Kang Shishi who have graduated and returned to China have begun to regret whether they have studied or not... You should know that the exchange rate of pound at this time last year was 8.7. If we calculate it using the Royal Art Product Design Major as an example, can reach 35,200 yuan this year, .
In previous articles, I also mentioned that studying in the UK this year has indeed become a hot trend. By July alone, the number of applicants in the UK has reached 680,000. Although there are fewer students from EU , , students in other countries have increased a lot compared with previous years.
Data source: ucas
The British government has indeed made every effort to recruit more international talents. According to British government staff, the specific new version of the immigration policy will be announced in a few weeks. In addition to the budget for reducing personal income tax for next year's New Year, I am afraid that the competition for studying abroad in the UK in 2023 will be more intense.
Now the first batch of applications from various universities in the UK have started one after another. I don’t know how the students are preparing, I hope that students can still seize the time to seize the opportunity and stand out among the UK’s application for studying abroad.
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