Shores & Legal

The Migration Advisory Committee (#MAC) has published a staggering 649 page report recommending a list of Shortage Occupations (#SOL) for the UK, Scotland and for the first time, for Wales and Northern Ireland. The recommendations, if accepted in full by the #UKVI will extend the current SOL from the current 35 to 64 occupations. This means that under the new Points Based System (#PBS) to be introduced on 1 January 2021, 20 points will automatically be awarded towards the 70

Since 2013, the Migration Advisory Committee (#MAC) has been asked to review the Shortage Occupation List (#SOL) for Tier 2 migration. With several changes over the years, the current report published on 29 May 2019 provides the most comprehensive review of the list. What has changed since the last update? There are six new additions to the current #SOL and around eight occupations that have been removed from the current list. For the jobs that have been added to the #SOL, em