Changes To The UK's Immigration Rules – December 2017

Somewhat surprisingly, it appears that not all civil servants have been caught up on Brexit related matters. On 7 December 2017, the Government found time to announce the following key changes to the UK's domestic Immigration Rules, which will take effect from 11 January 2018:

Tier 2 (General)

• Tier 4 (General) students switching into the Tier 2 (General) category will be able to apply as soon as they have completed their courses, rather than waiting to receive their final results. This will be particularly useful for Master's degree students who can often wait months before receiving their final results.
• Clarification that an applicant's Tier 2 (General) employment start date cannot be put back by more than 28 days after leave has been granted, or by more than 28 days after the start date on the Certificate of Sponsorship, whichever is the later.