Highly skilled Indian workers in UK win landmark judgement

It said that it was 8220;not open to the government to alter the terms and conditions upon which the pre-arranged stages were to be implemented.8221;

The Forum represented 49,000 highly skilled workers, including doctors, engineers, technocrats who had come to the UK under one of the most popular schemes introduced in January 2002 to attract 8220;high human capital indviduals8221;, who have the qualifications and skills required by UK businesses to compete in the global marketplace.

Under the scheme points were allocated for educational qualification, age, salary and the UK Experience and UK Study.

But the Government effected changes in the scheme in November 2006 under which the HSMP visa holders had to reappear for examination under the new scheme which necessitated higher annual income and had age restrictions to get their visa extended.