Points Criteria

Qualification
PhD - 30 points
Masters Degree (eg MA, MSc or MBA) or Professional Level Qualification (eg Chartered Accountant) - 25 points
A Bachelors Degree (eg BA, BSc) - 15 points

Relevant Work Experience
5 years work experience in a ‘graduate level’ job - you don’t have to have been a graduate at the time, but the job must be one that would usually require a graduate - 25 points
PhD and three years of graduate level work experience - 25 points.

5 years work experience in a graduate level job including senior or specialist level work experience for two years - This is likely to mean a high level management position in a small or large company or a specialist position requiring a very high level of technical or artistic - 35 points
10 years work experience in a graduate level job including senior or specialist level work experience for 5 years - 50 points

Income in last 12 months
Please convert your income to UK Pounds. The points are based on Primary Country of residence over last 12 months.

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Some principal countries requiring this income
level.

£40,000 per annum = 25 Points

£100,000 per annum = 35 Points

£250,000 per annum = 50 Points

Jamaica, Russia, Iran, Bulgaria, Romania, Peru, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, China

£7,500 per annum = 25 Points

£18,750 per annum = 35 Points

£46,875 per annum = 50 Points