The UK Home Office has announced that from April 6, 2016, the
Points Based Calculator can no longer be used to support
immigration applications.
The online calculator was introduced to assist applicants for UK
visas using the Points Based System to determine whether they may
be eligible to work or study in the UK. For years, the point-based
system has dictated immigration to the UK by different categories
of applicants such as workers, students, trainees and investors.
Under this system, applicants must score a specified minimum number
of points in order to be granted a visa. Factors such as the
applicant's age, experience and qualification are taken into
account while allocating points; and additional points may be
granted where there is a shortage of talent in a particular
occupation. Applicants must use a 'points based calculator'
to calculate whether they would receive the requisite number points
with respect to the relevant visa.
