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Visa Types
In 2008, the UK revamped its immigration system to consolidate the many existing visas into five tiers. Each tier represents a points-based category through which you can gain a visa to work in the UK.
Tier 1: Highly skilled individuals that can contribute to growth and productivity in the UK (this tier replaced the highly skilled migrant programme)
Tier 2: Skilled workers with a job offer to fill gaps in United Kingdom labour force (also known as sponsorship)
Tier 3: Limited numbers of low skilled workers needed to fill temporary labour shortages
Tier 4: Students
Tier 5: Youth Mobility and temporary workers: people allowed to work in the United Kingdom for a limited period of time to satisfy primarily non-economic objectives. (this tier replaced the working holiday visa scheme).