The United Kingdom’s new Tier 1 General Highly Skilled Migrants scheme – Tier 1 (General) – requires individuals applying under the visa scheme to prove that they have enough funds at their disposal to support themselves and their families.
Normally, when applying from within the United Kingdom, you will have to show that you have enough funds, and that the funds have been available for the three months prior to application.
As this is a new requirement it may be difficult to prove. Applicants have simply not prepared themselves financially, as the rule has only been announced recently. For this reason, transitional arrangements have been put in place for individuals already in the UK applying for the first time under Tier 1 for General Highly Skilled Migrants or seeking further leave to remain (FLR) as a Tier 1 (General) migrant.
According to the UK Border Agency, applicants within the UK will only be required to show the required savings are at their disposal at the time of their application, and not for the previous three months. This temporary measure will apply up to and including 29 June 2008. All applications received after 29 June will be subject to the three-month period requirement.
There has been no word that applicants in India will get the same break. For people applying from India wishing to live and work in the UK as a highly skilled migrant, the savings requirement with the three-month period has been in force since 1 April 2008.
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