The Guardian (London), September 12, 2011 -
“Skilled migrants from outside Europe are to be banned from having a further 70,000 jobs, including as vets and orchestral musicians, under the latest revision of Britain's shortage occupation list, published on Monday.
“The proposal from the migration advisory committee, which is likely to be endorsed by the home secretary, Theresa May, will reduce the number of jobs open to highly skilled migrants from outside Europe from 260,000 currently to 190,000.
“Twenty-nine occupations are to be excluded from the latest shortage occupation list. . .[but] a further 33 occupations are to be added to the shortage list. . . ”“Skilled migrants from outside Europe are to be banned from having a further 70,000 jobs, including as vets and orchestral musicians, under the latest revision of Britain's shortage occupation list, published on Monday.
“The proposal from the migration advisory committee, which is likely to be endorsed by the home secretary, Theresa May, will reduce the number of jobs open to highly skilled migrants from outside Europe from 260,000 currently to 190,000.
Prof Daivd Metcalf, chairman of the migration advisory committee, said, “. . . the list is more selective than before: it is targeted specifically on those job titles where there is currently a clear evidence of shortage.”
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