UK Immigration Discriminates against Indian Nationals

As the new UK Immigration tier 1 visa (www.tier12345.co.uk) replaces the old HSMP system some key changes prevent many Indian nationals qualifying for the tier 1 visa.

New Delhi, Delhi, April 21, 2008 /India PRwire/ -- The UK Authorities continue to apply some rather questionable immigration policies which could only be described as discriminatory. The clearest examples of this materialise in the biggest hurdles facing Indian citizens applying for the tier 1 visa who wish to immigrate to the UK.

Firstly is the fact that Indian women are expected to have the same level of past earning as their males counterparts, yet it is widely accepted in India that women are often paid 45% less than their male colleagues.This transfers home grown sexual discrimination issues directly into the UK where they pride themselves on equality between the sexes.

Another issue is that now Indian Nationals applying for the tier 1 visa (www.tier12345.co.uk) are expected to have £2,800 in their account for the last 3 months with proof of where that money was earned. While a person applying for the same tier 1 visa while in the UK only requires to show £800 even though comparative salaries in the UK are far higher.

We asked Liam Clifford the Director of one of the UK’s and India’s most authoritative Immigration consultancies www.globalvisas.com and www.globalvisas.co.in how they predict this will affect skilled immigration to the UK under the tier 1 visa from India.

Clifford said “It is not a surprise to me the UK Government is making it difficult for people to enter the UK under the new tier 1 scheme.We are currently in discussion with the Authorities to highlight the difficulties of our clients.We are certain the Government will listen and eventually adjust the tier 1 scheme to take account of India’s local issues.”

The tier 1 scheme is yet to roll our across the globe yet as India is the test area, a lot of issues are being discovered. Next week the Independent inspector of Immigration Services to the UK will be visiting Delhi to see first hand the issues the UK Visas office is facing. They will in turn report their findings.

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