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1 Changes in the UK Visa and Immigration Rules after the 9/11 Event – Effects on non-EU Nationals Presented by: Supervisor:

2 Objectives  Introduce general content of the paper  Report the results of the paper  Find out the positive and negative effects of the changes on the British society

3 Contents I.Background information II.The study III.Consequences

4 Background information The 9/11 event  The most terrible terror attack on America  Twin Towers, Pentagon destroyed  About 3,000 people killed

5 Background information Impacts of the 9/11 event on the UK’s immigration policy  Alarm of Terrorism in all the world  Tightening the security policies  Immigrants as terror-threats: Non-EU nationals in the UK Changes in Immigration policy

6 Background information Methodology  Existing information and Content analysis

7 Contents I.Background information II.The study III.Consequences

8 The study 1.Changes of the UK Visa and Immigration rules 2.Effects of the UK Visa and Immigration policy changes on non-EU nationals 3.Analysis of the change core

9 Changes of the UK Visa and Immigration rules  Changes before September 11 2001  Changes after September 11 2001

10 Changes before September 11 2001  After World War II: two contrasting trends:  1950s - 1970s: limitation of immigrants - integration in British society.  1979 – 1997: conservative era – asylum-seekers Limitation of immigrants from non-EU nations Free movement of people from the UK and the EU

11 Changes after September 11 2001 Source: bbc news

12 Changes after September 11 2001  Internal changes  External changes

13 Internal changes  Identity management  Increased employer compliance  More public service compliance  Regularization

14 External changes  Points-Based System (PBS)  UK Border Agency (UKBA)

15 Points-Based System  Tier 1: High skilled individuals.  Tier 2: Skilled workers.  Tier 3: Low skill workers.  Tier 4: Students.  Tier 5: Youth mobility and temporary workers.

16 UK Border Agency On 3 April 2008 Source: UK Border Agency

17 UK Border Agency  3 strategic objectives  10 key changes Controlling the immigration and protecting from crime.

18 Effects of the UK Visa and Immigration policy changes on non-EU nationals Major changes Non-EU students Non-EU labours Non-EU dependents Asylum seekers Reduction of non-EU net immigration

19 Non-EU Students  Key changes  New requirement for education providers  Tier 1 (post study work visa) to a form of Tier 2  English language skill & financial maintenance  Working fewer hours

20 Non-EU labours  Key changes  Annual cap on non-EU workers: Intra-Company transfers (ICTs)  Minimum income for ICTs  Higher English skill requirement  Closure of Tier 1 (Post study work) replaced with Exceptional talent route

21 Non-EU dependents  Key changes  Cap on nuclear families  Standard of English skill for non-EU nationals  Minimum income for sponsors

22 Asylum seekers Source: http://www.gov.uk

23 Analysis the core of the changes  Job issue  Political issue  Housing issue

24 Analysis the core of the changes Job issue  Attitude of the British Result of the British Attitude Survey in 2014 Source: http://www.independent.co.uk

25 Analysis the core of the changes Job issue Percentage of the UK and immigrant population holding university degrees Source: The Fiscal Effects of Immigration to the UK

26 Analysis the core of the changes Job issue  Government: - Passed and gradually carried out immigration bills and policies. - After the 9/11 event, gave out the goal of security & anti-terrorism to cut sharply immigrants.  The root purpose: unemployment reduction in British workers. Source: http://ivarfjeld.com

27 Analysis the core of the changes Political issue Founded in 1993  An extreme young political party. Now, receiving much more British supports thanks to immigration cutting plans. Source: https://www.british-history.ac.uk

28 Analysis the core of the changes Political issue  Coaliation government: failed to meet the target of cutting immigrants to “ten thousands” => face difficulty in gaining British voters. => Membership of the Conservatives, the Labour and the Liberal FALL The UKIP’s membership INCREASE

29 Analysis the core of the changes Housing issue - The estimated number of new immigrants: about 65,000 people/year. - In fact, above 172,000 new migrants. => Housing crisis - 1.5 million new houses (30%) of total new houses: required by immigration over the next 20 years.

30 Contents I.Background information II.The study III.Consequences

31 Consequences Positive Effects  Unemployment reduction  Selecting the brightest and the best Negative Effects  Economic impact  The UK reputation

32 Consequences Positive Effects  Unemployment reduction In 1997, 3 in 4 jobs in Britain: for immigrants. In 2012, 65% new jobs: for Britons. From Oct to Dec 2012, extra 197,000 Britons found full-time jobs. => a successful sign for the government’s effort.

33 Consequences Positive Effects  Selecting the brightest and the best “Transformation of immigration policy” will leave room for only “the brightest and best”. Damian Green _ Immigration Minister Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

34 Consequences Positive Effects Year 20062007200820092010201120122013 United Kingdom 35793291308531734299429252115806 Number of patents in the UK 2006 - 2013 Source: http://www.uspto.gov

35 Consequences Negative Effects  Economic impact Immigrants = 8% the UK population: 10% GDP. The new arrivals: £25bn. Overseas students: worth £5bn per year. : worth £16.9 billion by 2025.

36 Consequences Negative Effects  The UK reputation The UK: an ideal country for immigrants Discrimination towards migrants: Foreign students: 52%: a negative impression on immigration cutting. 20%: “isolated” feeling.

37 Conclusion  The core of the changes  The positive and negative changes

38 References  Adamson, F. (2006). Crossing Borders: International Migration and National Security (Vol. 31). Cambridge: The MIT Press.  Barrow, B. (2013, February 20th). At last, most new jobs are filled by British workers thanks to stricter immigration policies. Retrieved March 5, 2014, from Mail Online: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282007/At-new-jobs- filled-British-workers-thanks-stricter-immigration-policies.html  Center for Economic Performance. (2012). Immigration and the UK Labour Market: The latest evidence from economic research. London: London School of Economics & Political Science.

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