Free NHS Care for ICT visa migrants...

[SueEllen]

I am sure they have that already from the discussions I've had with people in the past.....

While technology companies use it as a loop hole to get in cheaper staff there are actually industries and businesses where ICTs are needed for their specific expertise. In some cases the expertise is just cultural due to conducting business in those nations.

[Sean Key]

I was plodding through some NHS documentation about how most forms of migrants (including asylum seekers) are going to be registered on the NHS 'spine' national database, and came across some new policies on identifying and charging migrants and visitors for NHS services.

From a quick read, it looks like a special exemption has been made for our chums being imported via the ICT visa scheme, which I thought was really odd.

I wouldn't have mentioned it, apart from it makes it look like their interests are being really well looked after by someone on government, doesn't it?

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...tions_2015.pdf

Section 5.31 - "5.31 One sub-category of intra-company transfers, ‘skills transfer’, where leave is only
granted for a maximum of six months, will also not be issued with a BRP. These individuals
will receive a visa but will be exempt from the surcharge and will be entitled to access NHS
services on the same basis as an ordinary resident. The ‘skills transfer’ category is not a
visitor route, and the visa (a category D visa) will be distinct from a visitor visa. The category
D visa clearly states the immigration category of intra-company transfer and this will indicate
eligibility to access free NHS services.