PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Migrant Workers: Dentistry (3 June 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to exclude (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses from the cap on Tier 2 visas.
Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
Answer
On 6 July 2018, an Immigration Rules change to the Tier 2 (General) cap came into effect, to address particular pressures facing the NHS.
This change exempted doctors and nurses from the cap and freed up more spaces for other sponsored high-skilled occupations, including dentists. Since this exemption, no dentist has been refused a Tier 2 (General) place and the cap has not been breached. There are no current plans to make further changes to the operation of the Tier 2 cap within the current immigration system.
Answered by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
6 June 2019
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