Highly Skilled - but made redundant? - Don’t worry

18 July 2002

If you are a non-European Union national work permit holder who has been made redundant recently - particularly if you were working in the finance or IT sectors, you may be eligible to stay in the UK under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.

The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme allows you to stay in the UK for up to 12 months. The programme aims to attract and retain skilled foreign nationals to the UK. You must have at least a degree and have earned more than £ 40 000.00 in the last 12 months - further earnings, qualifications and work experience will increase your score.

This scheme is ideally suited for people with an investment banking or IT background.

Please contact the UK Department on hsmp@workpermit.com to discuss this further. You can will find further details in the HSMP section of our site.