Quiz: would you be allowed into the UK under a point-based immigration system?
Quiz: would you be allowed into the UK under a point-based immigration system?
Find out if you have the right skills to be allowed to settle in the UK if Michael Gove and Boris Johnson get their way:
Find out if you have the right skills to be allowed to settle in the UK if Michael Gove and Boris Johnson get their way:
How old are you?
How well do you speak English?
If you've been employed in skilled work in the UK before, for how many years?
How many years have you been employed in skilled work outside the UK? (Round up or down as appropriate)
What is your level of education?
Have you undertaken any course of study of at least two years' duration at a UK institution?
Have you ever undertaken professional consultancy work?
Do you speak any of the following well enough to teach a literature GCSE? Polish, Urdu, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Turkish, Punjabi
Is your spouse eligible to work in the UK?
Are you willing to work and live in a part of the country where we deem your skill set is in short supply?
Congratulations, you're in
Congratulations, you're in
Based on your answers, you have sufficient education, work experience and command of English to be allowed to come to the UK under a points-based system. Well done - but remember that we only need professionals in certain sectors, and if you do come, we might choose where you live.
Sorry, mate, better go away and get a few more years' experience under your belt
Sorry, mate, better go away and get a few more years' experience under your belt
Bad luck old chum. Looks like you need to go get a degree or three before we consider you skilled enough to potentially be a member of the workforce - but make sure you get those qualifications quickly, as the older you get, the less desirable you are as a worker.