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<p>Since 2010, we have focused on admitting workers who already have a skilled job
offer from a sponsoring employer under our Tier 2 visa system, rather than admitting
people to look for work. Previous visa routes for jobseekers resulted in many filling
low-skilled jobs or remaining unemployed, and were also heavily abused.</p><p>There
were 56,051 Tier 2 skilled work visa applications in the year ending March 2017, similar
to the level in the previous year. This suggests employers are not experiencing difficulties
recruiting candidates directly from overseas for highly skilled roles. Tier 2 ensures
that workers are only admitted where employers have demonstrated that a role cannot
be filled from the resident labour market. This requirement is waived for recognised
shortage occupations, such as doctors in emergency medicine, engineers in the oil
and gas industry, and cyber security specialists.</p>
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