UK removes 8 occupations from Tier 2 visa skilled occupation list
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9:20 16/03/2011
The UK government has announced that it will remove 8 occupations from Shortage Occupation List (SOL). If an occupation is on the shortage occupation list it is easier for an employer to employ a...
UK likely to axe more jobs from the Skilled Occupation List for Tier 2 Visa
10:32 15/03/2011
The Migration Advisory Committee set up by the previous UK Government in 2007 to advise on immigration issues has recommended that eight job titles be removed from the Shortage Occupation List (SOL...
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