{"id":4624,"date":"2021-10-26T16:42:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2021-10-26T16:42:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:42:27","slug":"ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 October 2021, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) reviewed the Intra-company Transfer (ICT) scheme and provided their suggestions. As a result, if the Home Office were to follow and implement these suggestions, the ICT route might see some very significant changes.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important changes would see ICT migrants able to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. Currently, the ICT scheme does not lead to settlement. However, ICT visa holders have been allowed to switch to a Skilled Worker visa in country since December 2020. MAC has recommended that the ICT route should lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain, without the need to switch to other scheme. In addition, time spent on leave to enter and remain as an ICT holder should also count towards settlement if the worker does switch into another route.<\/p>\n<p>However, MAC does recommend that the minimum skill level for ICT visa should remain at RQF 6 or above. Skilled worker visa applicants only need to meet the lower threshold of RQF3.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of salaries\u2019 threshold, MAC suggests it should be set at the median annual gross wage of occupations which are RQF 6 or above using data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). \u00a0This means that the salary threshold will increase to \u00a342,400 per annum. Currently, the salary threshold is \u00a341,500 for an ICT visa and at least \u00a323,000 for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa. MAC also suggests the Home Office reduces the salary threshold for Graduate Trainee visa to \u00a320,480 per annum.<\/p>\n<p>For Immigration Skills Charge (ISC), MAC recommends sponsors should continue paying this for ICT migrants. Currently, the ISC is set at \u00a3364 per year per person for small or charitable sponsors whilst \u00a31000 per year for medium or large companies.<\/p>\n<p>For English language requirement, MAC suggests that the Home Office should maintain a policy of requiring no English language requirement for ICT migrants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Our Immigration Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For expert advice regarding any aspect of the UK visa application, please contact our immigration team on 0203 384 3075.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 October 2021, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) reviewed the Intra-company Transfer (ICT) scheme and provided their suggestions. As a result, if the Home Office were to follow and implement these suggestions, the ICT route might see some very significant changes. One of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route | Migra &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Migra &amp; Co is a leading immigration firm based in London with expertise in Tier 2\/Work Permit, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Investor, Settlement and Marriage visas for the UK.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Migra&amp;Co\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Migra&amp;Co\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7061759700e57a9eab9bbaa28174fcb6\"},\"headline\":\"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Working in the UK\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\",\"name\":\"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route | Migra &amp; Co\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00\",\"description\":\"Migra &amp; Co is a leading immigration firm based in London with expertise in Tier 2\/Work Permit, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Investor, Settlement and Marriage visas for the UK.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Migra &amp; Co\",\"description\":\"UK Immigration and Visa Services in London\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Migra & Co\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/migraco-logo-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/migraco-logo-2.png\",\"width\":1264,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Migra & Co\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MigraCo\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/migra_co\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/migra&amp;amp;co\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7061759700e57a9eab9bbaa28174fcb6\",\"name\":\"Migra&amp;Co\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2885dce9ab63270c47036bbcd4a0f060?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2885dce9ab63270c47036bbcd4a0f060?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Migra&amp;Co\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route | Migra &amp; Co","description":"Migra &amp; Co is a leading immigration firm based in London with expertise in Tier 2\/Work Permit, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Investor, Settlement and Marriage visas for the UK.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Migra&amp;Co","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/"},"author":{"name":"Migra&amp;Co","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7061759700e57a9eab9bbaa28174fcb6"},"headline":"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route","datePublished":"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/"},"wordCount":338,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg","articleSection":["Working in the UK"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/","url":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/","name":"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route | Migra &amp; Co","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg","datePublished":"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-26T15:42:27+00:00","description":"Migra &amp; Co is a leading immigration firm based in London with expertise in Tier 2\/Work Permit, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Investor, Settlement and Marriage visas for the UK.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/photo-1573496267526-08a69e46a409.jpg","width":800,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/ict-prospective-changes-to-the-route\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ICT \u2013 Prospective changes to the route"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/","name":"Migra &amp; Co","description":"UK Immigration and Visa Services in London","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Migra & Co","url":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/migraco-logo-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/migraco-logo-2.png","width":1264,"height":400,"caption":"Migra & Co"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MigraCo","https:\/\/x.com\/migra_co","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/migra&amp;amp;co"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/7061759700e57a9eab9bbaa28174fcb6","name":"Migra&amp;Co","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2885dce9ab63270c47036bbcd4a0f060?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2885dce9ab63270c47036bbcd4a0f060?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Migra&amp;Co"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4626,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions\/4626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migraco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}