Written question asked by Chuka Umunna (Labour) on Thursday, 5 November 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 10 November 2015. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.
Engineers and Scientists: Visas
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many scientists and engineers have been refused a Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship because the annual cap had been reached since May 2010; which Standard Occupational Classification codes have been affected by that cap; and how many applications have been refused for each such code to date.
- Answer
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There were no Certificates of Sponsorship applications refused because of the annual cap between May 2010 and May 2015.
For the period from June to October 2015, 55 applications for a CoS for an engineer role have been refused. No applications for a CoS for scientist roles have been refused.
A full breakdown of the number of CoS refusals because of the annual cap, for each Standard Occupational Classification code has been produced as a separate document. I will place a copy of this document in the Library of the House of Commons.
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- 2015-16
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- Visas Engineers Scientists
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