UK HSMP Visa (Highly Skilled Migrant Program)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
On 30 June 2008 HSMP was replaced throughout the world by the Tier 1 General HSMP Visa (part of the UK Points Based System). The below information is provided purely for historical purposes.Band A countries |
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Andorra; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bermuda; Canada; Cayman Islands; Channel Islands; Denmark; Finland; France; French Polynesia; Germany; Gibraltar; Guam; Hong Kong (Province of China); Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Kuwait; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Monaco; Netherlands; Norway; Qatar; San Marino; Singapore; Sweden; Switzerland; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States of America; Vatican. |
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Previous earnings (£) points scores |
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5 pts |
10 pts |
15 pts |
20 pts |
25 pts |
16,000+ |
18,000+ |
20,000+ |
23,000+ |
26,000+ |
30 pts |
35 pts |
40 pts |
45 pts |
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29,000+ |
32,000+ |
35,000+ |
40,000+ |
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Band B countries |
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American Samoa; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Bahrain; Barbados; Botswana; Brunei Darussalam; Chile; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Greece; Greenland; Grenada; Hungary; Israel; Korea (South); Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Macao, (Province of China); Malaysia; Malta; Mauritius; Mexico; Netherlands Antilles; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Palau; Panama; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; Taiwan (Province of China); Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay; Venezuela; Virgin Islands. |
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Previous earnings (£) points scores |
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5 pts |
10 pts |
15 pts |
20 pts |
25 pts |
7,000+ |
8,000+ |
9,000+ |
10,000+ |
11,500+ |
30 pts |
35 pts |
40 pts |
45 pts |
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12,500+ |
14,000+ |
15,313 |
17,500+ |
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Band C countries |
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Albania; Algeria; Belarus; Belize; Bolivia; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cape Verde; China (Peoples Republic of); Colombia; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Fiji; Gabon; Guatemala; Honduras; Iran; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Lithuania; Macedonia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Morocco; Namibia; Nauru; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Romania; Russian Federation; Samoa; South Africa; St Vincent & The Grenadines; Suriname; Swaziland; Syrian Arab Republic; Thailand; Tonga; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Vanuatu; West Bank and Gaza. |
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Previous earnings (£) points scores |
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5 pts |
10 pts |
15 pts |
20 pts |
25 pts |
5,000+ |
5,600+ |
6,300+ |
7,200+ |
8,100+ |
30 pts |
35 pts |
40 pts |
45 pts |
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9,100+ |
10,000+ |
11,000+ |
12,500+ |
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Band D countries |
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Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Cameroon; Comoros; Congo (Republic of); Cote d'Ivoire; Cuba; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Gambia; Georgia; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Mauritania; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Myanmar; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Senegal; Serbia; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Timor L’Este (East Timor); Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe. |
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Previous earnings (£) points scores |
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5 pts |
10 pts |
15 pts |
20 pts |
25 pts |
3,000+ |
3,400+ |
3,800+ |
4,300+ |
4,900+ |
30 pts |
35 pts |
40 pts |
45 pts |
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5,500+ |
6,000+ |
6,600+ |
7,500+ |
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Band E countries |
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Afghanistan; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Congo, (Democratic Republic of); Chad; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Korea (North); Kygyz Republic; Lao; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mayotte; Mozambique; Nepal; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda. |
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Previous earnings (£) points scores |
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5 pts |
10 pts |
15 pts |
20 pts |
25 pts |
1,400+ |
1,600+ |
1,800+ |
2,000+ |
2,300+ |
30 pts |
35 pts |
40 pts |
45 pts |
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2,550+ |
2,800+ |
3,100+ |
3,500+ |
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