Category |
Form |
Guidance Notes |
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Points-Based System |
Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) |
Tier 1 (PSW) |
Tier 1 (PSW), Tier 1 (PSW) (valid from 31/03/09) |
Tier 1 (General) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 1 (G) |
Tier 1 (G) (valid until 30/03/09), Tier 1 (G) (valid from 31/03/09) |
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Tier 2 (General) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 2 (G / ICT) |
Tier 2 |
Tier 2 (Ministers of Religion) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 2 (R) |
see above |
Tier 2 (Sportsperson) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 2 (S) |
see above |
Tier 2 (Intra-company transfers) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 2 (G / ICT) |
see above |
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Tier 5 (Creative and sporting) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
Tier 5 |
Tier 5 |
Tier 5 (Charity workers) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
see above |
see above |
Tier 5 (Religious workers) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
see above |
see above |
Tier 5 (Government authorised exchange) (from 6 April 2009 on) |
see above |
see above |
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General |
Husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried or same sex partner |
SET (M), FLR (O), SET (O) |
SET (M), FLR (O), SET (O) |
Children |
FLR (O), SET (O), SET (F) |
FLR (O), SET (O), SET (F) |
UK ancestry |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
FLR (O) SET (O) |
Visitor |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
10 year residence |
SET (O) |
SET (O) |
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Specific Jobs |
Au pair |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Seasonal worker at agricultural camp |
FLR (IED)  |
FLR (IED) |
Representative of newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
Private servant in diplomatic household |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Domestic worker in private household |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
Minister of religion, missionary or member of religious order |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
Airline employee |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Off-shore worker |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Rudolf Steiner establishment |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Sports person |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Voluntary workers |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
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Medical Studies |
Postgraduate doctor or dentist |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Clinical attachment |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
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Specific Schemes |
Work Permit (Immigration Employment Document) |
FLR (IED)  |
FLR (IED) |
Training and work experience scheme (Immigration Employment Document) |
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Work permit indefinite leave to remain |
SET (O) |
SET (O) |
Settlement after HSMP |
SET (O) |
SET (O) |
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Government & Military |
Armed forces |
No form needed |
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Armed forces indefinite leave to remain following discharge |
SET (O) |
SET (O) |
Armed forces dependants |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Civilian employee of armed forces (civilian component) |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Forces recruitment |
FLR (O) |
FLR (O) |
Overseas government employee |
FLR (O), SET (O) |
FLR (O), SET (O) |