High-skilled workers to receive priority under immigration overhaul

The Prime Minister has unveiled a new immigration policy which “ends freedom of movement once and for all.”

Under the Government proposals, high-skilled worker visas will be given priority whilst numbers of low-skilled workers from Europe will be driven down.

There are plans to implement a new single immigration system that will treat EU countries the same as non-EU countries.

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Applicants will need to meet a minimum salary threshold to ensure they are not competing for jobs that could be recruited in the UK. Successful applicants for high-skilled work would be able to bring their immediate family, only if their future employers sponsored them – Sky News reports.