The Migration Advisory Committee recommended in its report earlier this month, that free movement for EU citizens should end after Brexit. They also recommended that the current Tier 2 Immigration route be expanded to also include medium-skilled workers to the UK.

These are welcome news for non-EU citizens because of potential opening of additional immigration options, as well as ending the free movement may result in more job opportunities opening up for non-EU citizens.

At the same time, the EU workers will unfortunately face the same immigration rules as non-EU workers.

Recommendations by the Migration Advisory Committee Include:

• No free movement for EU workers. They will be treated in the same way as non-EU workers.
• No low-skilled worker schemes will be created. The only exception is the Seasonal Agricultural scheme that comes into operation in the spring of 2019.
• No changes to how the current Tier 2 Intra Company transfer route works.
• The Tier 2 visa cap to be removed.
• Medium skilled jobs (at RQF Level 3, 4 and 5 and 6) to be included in the Tier 2 Skilled worker route.
• The minimum salary threshold of £30,000 to be maintained for all Tier 2 jobs.
• The Resident Labour Market Test for Tier 2 Skilled Workers to be abolished.
• Tier 2 workers will be able to change employer in-country.

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