The government’s white paper on migration, due to be published this year, could include extending the £30,000 minimum salary threshold to EU migrants.
Currently, non-EU migrants need a specific category of visa to come and work in the UK – the “skilled workers” one requires them to earn at least £30,000 and to have a job offer.
According to multiple newspaper reports, this could be the new policy for skilled EU migrants too: they may be required to have a job offer and hit the minimum salary threshold (£30,000) before they can come to the UK on five-year-long visas.
So if this became policy, it would rule out these jobs…
A Ambulance crew members
B Bus drivers
C Chefs
D Dieticians
E Electricians
F Firefighters
G GP receptionists
H Healthcare assistants
I Interpreters
J Junior doctors
K Kindergarten teachers
L Lab technicians
M Midwives
N Nurses
O Occupational therapists
P Paramedics
Q Quality control chemists
R Research scientists
S Social workers
T Teachers
U University administrators
V Vets
W Welfare workers
X X ray and other NHS radiographers
Y Youth workers
Z Zoo keepers
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