The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) was a scheme from 2002 until 2008, that was designed to allow highly skilled people to immigrate into the United Kingdom to look for work or self-employment opportunities. It was different from the standard UK work permit scheme in that applicants did not need a specific job offer in the UK. It has now been replaced by Tier 1 (General) of the new points-based immigration system for those who are already living in the UK with HSMP and Tier 2 for those who are currently living outside of the UK or living in the UK in a different immigration category.
The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme. The United Kingdom government is running a programme to allow individuals to seek entry to work in the United Kingdom without having a prior offer of employment.
The Highly Skilled Migrant Program allows Dutch companies to employ a highly educated foreign national through a fast and relatively simple application procedure. The employer must be approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) as a recognized sponsor and a specific...
The Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP) scheme means you can come to the UK to look for work - or establish a business - instead of needing an employer to sponsor you first.
