Interim Tier 2 visa limits until April 2011
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11:49 03/01/2011
The UK Government re-introduced an interim limit on Tier 2 (General) visa sponsorships on 21 December 2010 that will be in effect until 05 April 2011. The total number of certificates of sponsorship...
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