Moving to the UK

There are several ways of entering the UK. As an employee or as a student. Since this blog is about working and living abroad, I'll reserve talking about the student route later.

There are 2 ways that you can get a work visa in the UK. 

1. A company sponsored Tier2 visa : If you employer wants to send you onsite, this is the visa they use

2. Tier1 visa: The UKBA uses a point based system with several qualifying criteria. If an individual scores qualifying points, he/she becomes eligible for the visa. The process is outlined clearly in "all about Tier1 visa" post.