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Low-skilled workers will be denied UK visas in points-based immigration system after Brexit
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22:28Now PlayingFor the government it's an historic moment that marks the end of the free movement of people. From January the first 2021 a new immigration system based on qualifications and earnings will operate in the UK.
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Under the plans, workers who don't have the equivalent of A-levels or Scottish Highers will no longer get visas. A salary threshold for workers wanting to come to the UK would be set at £25,000.
But professions facing a shortage of workers such as nursing, will be allowed in on a lower figure of just over £20,000, And a scheme to bring in seasonal agriculture workers will be expanded.
The Home Secretary says the changes will boost the economy and attract the brightest and best.
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