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I'm in South Africa. I work for a global company with offices in London. I have very specific knowledge that makes me a natural candidate for employment by th
by ryanjshaw 12y ago
I'm in South Africa. I work for a global company with offices in London. I have very specific knowledge that makes me a natural candidate for employment by the London office that nobody in the EU would have. But I have private life and certain freedoms here in South Africa, which I have to give up to work in the UK under the current visa scheme. I would have to terminate all my side projects that earn revenue, and only work on non-income generating projects - or perhaps become a couch potato.
How does that benefit the UK, bearing in mind I can easily get the visa with these restrictions? All the UK is going to end up with, under this policy, is a majority of migrants with no dreams to do anything bigger than what their boss tells them to do.
- k-mcgrady 12y agoThanks. Like I said in the original comment I'm for opening up immigration. I just wonder how many people there are like you. Are there enough to convince government the spend the time and money to change the immigration laws.
- nsomaru 12y agoAdd me to that list. Also from South Africa.
- ryanjshaw 12y ago> Are there enough to convince government the spend the time and money to change the immigration laws I'm expressing my hope that the UK returns to the pre-2010 highly skilled migrant policy. There was a reason for that policy; had they not stuffed around with it to make a particularly weak political statement, this situation wouldn't exist to rectify.
- walshemj 12y agoCan you not get an intra company transfer?