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Maintenance for dependants of tier 2 migrants
26 November 2008
Skilled workers can start applying for tier 2 of the points-based system from 27 November. Migrants must meet the maintenance requirement or their application will be refused.
Migrants can prove their maintenance either by:
- showing they have personal savings of £800 which they have had for three months; or
- having a written confirmation from their A-rated sponsor that the sponsor will maintain and accommodate the migrant until the end of the first month of their work in the United Kingdom.
We have now extended the provision to include a migrant's dependants. Dependants can prove they meet the maintenance requirement either by:
- showing that they, or the migrant, have held £533 for each dependant for the previous three months; or
- having written confirmation from the migrant's A-rated sponsor that the sponsor will maintain and accommodate the migrant's dependants, if necessary, during their first month in the United Kingdom.
The migrant should attach the letter from their sponsor with their application form.
Full guidance will be published on this website on 27 November.