- An applicant must obtain at least 70 points.
- The salary level, in general, will amount to £25,600. Payment to the applicant has to be at this rate, or the particular job’s standard rate, whichever is more.
- The points for eligibility can be traded, due to which an applicant was chosen to occupation with a labor shortage with lesser than standard salary criteria could still qualify for sponsorship.
- The skills requirements for roles are being toned down to Level 3 of NVQ, which makes many more roles from a wider range of sectors would be available for sponsorship (including administrative roles/ junior level).
- An applicant must meet the requirement for the English language.