\u00deessi grein kannar n\u00fdjustu innflytjendastefnur og uppf\u00e6rslur, dregur fram helstu umb\u00e6tur, \u00fer\u00f3un ums\u00f3knarferla og aflei\u00f0ingar fyrir b\u00e6\u00f0i ESB- og utan ESB-r\u00edkisborgara sem hyggjast flytja til Bretlands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hvers vegna hefur innflytjendakerfi Bretlands breyst?<\/h2>\r\n
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Lykilatri\u00f0i:<\/strong> UK ETA kostar 16 pund \u00e1 ums\u00f3kn, gildir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt rennur \u00fat og leyfir \u00f3takmarka\u00f0an fj\u00f6lda heims\u00f3kna, allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed hverri heims\u00f3kn. R\u00edkisborgarar 48 h\u00e6fra landa ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast (Heimild: GOV.UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n A\u00f0al drifkraftur Innflytjendam\u00e1l Bretlands<\/a> Breytingin er, \u00e1n efa, Brexit. Sem a\u00f0ili a\u00f0 Evr\u00f3pusambandinu (ESB) \u00feurfti Bretland a\u00f0 fara eftir l\u00f6gum, regluger\u00f0um og samningum ESB um innflytjendam\u00e1l. Me\u00f0 Brexit lauk hins vegar frj\u00e1lsum farartjaldi milli Bretlands og ESB-r\u00edkjanna. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 r\u00edkisborgarar ESB geta ekki lengur fer\u00f0ast frj\u00e1lst til Bretlands til vinnu e\u00f0a n\u00e1ms \u00e1n vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar.<\/p>\r\n Auk \u00feess hefur breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin einnig reynt a\u00f0 draga \u00far heildarhreinni innflytjendafj\u00f6lda \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum me\u00f0 strangari stefnu og eftirliti. \u00deetta felur \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0 takmarka f\u00e6r\u00f0a starfsmenn utan ESB og nemendur sem koma til landsins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\n\n \u00deeir Innflytjendam\u00e1l Bretlands<\/a> Stefnur hafa teki\u00f0 verulegum breytingum \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum \u00e1rum, einkum eftir Brexit.<\/p>\r\n Lok frj\u00e1lsrar farar milli Bretlands og Evr\u00f3pusambandsr\u00edkjanna hefur leitt til innlei\u00f0ingar stigami\u00f0a\u00f0s innflytjendakerfis sem hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00fdmsa vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaflokka, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al vinnu-, n\u00e1ms-, fj\u00f6lskyldusameiningar- og h\u00e6lisleitara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir. \u00deessi grein sko\u00f0ar n\u00fdjustu innflytjendastefnur og uppf\u00e6rslur, dregur fram helstu umb\u00e6tur, \u00fer\u00f3un ums\u00f3knarferla og aflei\u00f0ingar \u00feeirra fyrir b\u00e6\u00f0i ESB- og utan ESB-r\u00edkisborgara sem hyggjast flytja til Bretlands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u00cd jan\u00faar 2021 innleiddi Bretland stigami\u00f0a\u00f0 innflytjendakerfi og lag\u00f0i \u00fear me\u00f0 endir \u00e1 frj\u00e1lsa hreyfanleika f\u00f3lks milli Bretlands og ESB-r\u00edkjanna. Kerfi\u00f0 krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 ums\u00e6kjendur safni stigum byggt \u00e1 tilteknum skilyr\u00f0um, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al a\u00f0 hafa starbo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ggiltum styrnara\u00f0ila, uppfylla tungum\u00e1lakunn\u00e1ttukr\u00f6fur og uppfylla fj\u00e1rhagslegar kr\u00f6fur. Vinnuvisum fyrir h\u00e6fa starfsmenn (Skilled Worker Visa), sem er lykil\u00fe\u00e1ttur kerfisins, krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 ums\u00e6kjendur n\u00e1i a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki 70 stigum til a\u00f0 uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Eftir Brexit gilda s\u00f6mu vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkr\u00f6fur um r\u00edkisborgara ESB og utan ESB. Nemendavegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun krefst \u00feess a\u00f0 ums\u00e6kjendur s\u00fdni fram \u00e1 n\u00e6gar fj\u00e1rhagslegar au\u00f0lindir til a\u00f0 standa straum af n\u00e1msgj\u00f6ldum og framf\u00e6rslu. Auk \u00feess gerir \u00fatskriftarnemannavegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunin, sem var kynnt \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed 2021, al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum nemendum kleift a\u00f0 dvelja \u00ed Bretlandi \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r eftir a\u00f0 hafa loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i til a\u00f0 vinna e\u00f0a leita s\u00e9r vinnu \u00e1 hva\u00f0a f\u00e6rnistigi sem er.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Bretland hefur h\u00e6kka\u00f0 l\u00e1gtekjuvi\u00f0mi\u00f0 fyrir fj\u00f6lskylduvisur \u00ed 29.000 pund, gildandi fr\u00e1 apr\u00edl 2024. Me\u00f0 \u00feessari breytingu er stefnt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00feeir sem styrkja fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi geti fj\u00e1rhagslega s\u00e9\u00f0 fyrir \u00feeim \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa til opinberra fj\u00e1rmuna. \u00c1\u00e6tlanir um a\u00f0 h\u00e6kka vi\u00f0mi\u00f0i\u00f0 enn frekar \u00ed 38.700 pund eru n\u00fa \u00ed bi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fear til endursko\u00f0un Flutningsr\u00e1\u00f0gjafarnefndarinnar liggur fyrir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Heilbrig\u00f0isgjald fyrir innflytjendur (IHS) hefur veri\u00f0 h\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00ed 624 pund \u00e1 \u00e1ri fyrir flesta ums\u00e6kjendur og rennur til fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunar breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins (NHS). \u00deetta gjald gildir um dvalarleyfi til vinnu, n\u00e1ms og fj\u00f6lskyldu og er greitt vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Bretland hefur teki\u00f0 upp n\u00fdjar reglur sem neita fl\u00f3ttam\u00f6nnum sem koma me\u00f0 litlum b\u00e1tum um r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt, me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 f\u00e6la \u00fe\u00e1 fr\u00e1 \u00f3l\u00f6glegri innkomu. \u00deessi stefna hefur veri\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdnd af \u00fdmsum h\u00f3pum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al st\u00e9ttarf\u00e9lagslei\u00f0togum og tr\u00faarlegum samt\u00f6kum, sem halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 h\u00fan geti leitt til ja\u00f0arsetningar fl\u00f3ttamanna og grafi\u00f0 undan sam\u00fe\u00e6ttingar\u00e1t\u00f6kum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Bretland hefur einfalda\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarferli\u00f0 me\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ingu rafr\u00e6nna ums\u00f3kna og safni l\u00edfkennagagna. Ums\u00e6kjendur geta n\u00fa sent inn ums\u00f3knir \u00e1 netinu og m\u00e6tt \u00e1 vi\u00f0t\u00f6l \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0vum (VAC) til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta taka l\u00edfkennag\u00f6gn. Me\u00f0fer\u00f0art\u00edmi fer eftir tegund \u00e1ritunar og einst\u00f6kum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um, en vinnu- og nemendar\u00e1ritanir taka yfirleitt 8\u201312 vikur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n R\u00edkisborgarar ESB standa n\u00fa frammi fyrir s\u00f6mu vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkr\u00f6fum og r\u00edkisborgarar utan ESB, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00e1ritun \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands. \u00datf\u00e6rslu\u00e1\u00e6tlun ESB (EU Settlement Scheme), sem ger\u00f0i r\u00edkisborgurum ESB og fj\u00f6lskyldum \u00feeirra kleift a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um sta\u00f0bundinn e\u00f0a fyrirfram sta\u00f0bundinn dvalarsta\u00f0, loka\u00f0i fyrir n\u00fdjum ums\u00e6kjendum 30. j\u00fan\u00ed 2021. \u00deeir sem misstu af lokadegi geta enn s\u00f3tt um ef \u00feeir hafa m\u00e1lefnalega \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u til \u00feess.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Heimsfaraldur COVID-19 hefur leitt til t\u00edmabundinna framlenginga \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunum og breytinga \u00e1 fer\u00f0atakm\u00f6rkunum. Breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin t\u00f3k upp a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja lykilstarfsf\u00f3lk, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsf\u00f3lk, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 veita t\u00edmabundnar framlengingar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunum og hra\u00f0a afgrei\u00f0slu ums\u00f3kna. Fer\u00f0atakmarkanir og heilsufarskr\u00f6fur fyrir komandi fer\u00f0amenn hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0laga\u00f0ar \u00ed lj\u00f3si \u00fer\u00f3unarinnar.<\/p>\r\n \u00deetta eru a\u00f0eins nokkrar af helstu uppf\u00e6rslum og breytingum \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands eftir Brexit. \u00dear sem \u00e1standi\u00f0 heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast er mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem hyggjast flytja til Bretlands a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 n\u00fdjum fram\u00fer\u00f3unum og kr\u00f6fum. Stigami\u00f0u\u00f0 kerfi\u00f0 hefur gj\u00f6rbreytt innflytjendalandslaginu og hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 b\u00e6\u00f0i r\u00edkisborgara ESB og utan ESB.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u00deeir Innflytjendastefnur Bretlands <\/a>eru l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast, me\u00f0 m\u00f6gulegum breytingum \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar efnahagslegra og p\u00f3lit\u00edskra \u00fe\u00e1tta. \u00c1hrif Brexit \u00e1 vinnumarka\u00f0inn og efnahaginn \u00ed heild g\u00e6tu leitt til breytinga \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaflokkum og kr\u00f6fum. Ennfremur g\u00e6ti \u00e1framhaldandi COVID-19 heimsfaraldur leitt til frekari breytinga \u00e1 fer\u00f0atakm\u00f6rkunum og afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edma ums\u00f3kna um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir.<\/p>\r\n Ennfremur hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 yfir umr\u00e6\u00f0a um si\u00f0fer\u00f0ileg \u00e1litam\u00e1l \u00ed stigami\u00f0u\u00f0u innflytjendakerfi, \u00fear sem hefur veri\u00f0 vakin \u00e1hyggja af m\u00f6gulegum \u00e1hrifum \u00feess \u00e1 l\u00e1gmenntu\u00f0 vinnuafl og atvinnugreinar sem byggja miki\u00f0 \u00e1 erlendu vinnuafli. \u00dev\u00ed er mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u00edhuga a\u00f0 flytja til Bretlands samkv\u00e6mt \u00feessu kerfi a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00f6llum uppf\u00e6rslum e\u00f0a breytingum sem kunna a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 r\u00e9ttindi \u00feeirra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u00c1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin um a\u00f0 yfirgefa Evr\u00f3pusambandi\u00f0 hefur haft veruleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands. \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 h\u00fan hafi leitt til strangari krafna fyrir r\u00edkisborgara ESB, hefur h\u00fan einnig opna\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem ekki eru ESB-borgarar. Innlei\u00f0ing stigami\u00f0a\u00f0s kerfis mi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 forgangsra\u00f0a mj\u00f6g h\u00e6fum og vel menntu\u00f0um einstaklingum, \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og unni\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 vinnuafli\u00fe\u00f6rf \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0num geirum.<\/p>\r\n Hins vegar hefur Brexit einnig skapa\u00f0 \u00f3vissu og \u00e1skoranir fyrir fyrirt\u00e6ki sem treysta \u00e1 vinnuafl fr\u00e1 ESB, sem og fyrir ESB-borgara sem b\u00faa og starfa \u00ed Bretlandi. Lokun ESB-samkomulags\u00e1\u00e6tlunarinnar eykur enn frekari \u00f3vissu, \u00fear sem margir einstaklingar fl\u00fdta s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 uppfylla lokadaginn e\u00f0a m\u00e6ta hindrunum vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n J\u00e1, einstaklingar utan ESB geta s\u00f3tt um breskt vinnuleyfi samkv\u00e6mt stigami\u00f0u\u00f0u kerfi. Hins vegar ver\u00f0a \u00feeir a\u00f0 uppfylla tiltekin h\u00e6fisskilyr\u00f0i og hafa gilda starfstilbo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ggiltum styrktara\u00f0ila \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Vinnslut\u00edmi fer eftir einst\u00f6kum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um og tegund vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar sem s\u00f3tt er um. Vinnu- og nemendavegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir taka yfirleitt 8\u201312 vikur \u00ed vinnslu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur m\u00e1lefnalegar \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir a\u00f0 hafa misst af lokadegi g\u00e6tir\u00f0u samt geta\u00f0 s\u00f3tt um sta\u00f0bundi\u00f0 e\u00f0a br\u00e1\u00f0abirg\u00f0asta\u00f0bundi\u00f0 dvalarleyfi samkv\u00e6mt kerfinu. Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 leita til l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ings \u00ed sl\u00edkum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 \u00e1fram ver\u00f0i \u00fer\u00f3un og breytingar \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands, einkum sem svar vi\u00f0 efnahagslegum og p\u00f3lit\u00edskum \u00fe\u00e1ttum. \u00dea\u00f0 er mikilv\u00e6gt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem \u00edhuga a\u00f0 flytja til Bretlands a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00f6llum breytingum e\u00f0a uppf\u00e6rslum.<\/p>\n\n \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir byggir \u00e1 opinberum heimildum bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar. Allar uppl\u00fdsingar eru gildandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026.<\/p>\n Sameinu\u00f0u \u00der\u00f3un innflytjendastefnu r\u00edkisins<\/a> Stefnur, sem Brexit hefur m\u00f3ta\u00f0 verulega, hafa umbreytt landslaginu fyrir r\u00edkisborgara ESB og utan ESB. Innlei\u00f0ing stigami\u00f0a\u00f0s kerfis markar mikilv\u00e6gan vendipunkt, sem leggur \u00e1herslu \u00e1 f\u00e6rni, enskukunn\u00e1ttu og fj\u00e1rhagslega st\u00f6\u00f0u vi\u00f0 inng\u00f6ngu.<\/p>\r\n Helstu breytingar \u00e1 vinnu-, nemenda- og fj\u00f6lskylduvisum, \u00e1samt h\u00e6rri gj\u00f6ldum og strangari kr\u00f6fum, undirstrika enn frekar markmi\u00f0 Bretlands um a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna innflytjendafl\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og teki\u00f0 er tillit til efnahagslegra \u00fearfa.<\/p>\r\n \u00c1 sama t\u00edma endurspegla breytingar \u00e1 stefnu um h\u00e6lisleit og stafr\u00e6n ums\u00f3knarferli v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 einfalda innflytjendam\u00e1l. A\u00f0 vera uppl\u00fdstur um \u00feessar uppf\u00e6rslur er nau\u00f0synlegt fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem hyggjast flytja til Bretlands, til a\u00f0 tryggja reglufylgni og undirb\u00faning \u00ed lj\u00f3si st\u00f6\u00f0ugra stefnubreytinga sem mi\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 samr\u00e6ma vinnuafls\u00fe\u00f6rf \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar og almennings\u00e1lit.<\/p>\r\n Vertu uppl\u00fdstur um Innflytjendastefnur Bretlands<\/a> me\u00f0 VisaETA UK!<\/p>\r\nN\u00fdlegar breytingar \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands<\/h2>\r\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\r\nKynning \u00e1 stigami\u00f0u\u00f0u innflytjendakerfi<\/h3>\r\n
Vinnuvisar: Helstu uppf\u00e6rslur<\/h3>\r\n
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Stefnur um nemendav\u00edsa: n\u00fdjustu \u00fer\u00f3anir<\/h3>\r\n
Stefnur um endurSameiningu fj\u00f6lskyldna<\/h3>\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\r\nVi\u00f0b\u00f3targjald og gj\u00f6ld fyrir heilsu innflytjenda<\/h3>\r\n
Fl\u00f3ttamenn og h\u00e6lisleitendur: Breytingar \u00e1 stefnu<\/h3>\r\n
Ferli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn um bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun: N\u00fdjustu uppf\u00e6rslur<\/h3>\r\n
Innflytjendam\u00e1l eftir Brexit fyrir EES-r\u00edkisborgara<\/h3>\r\n
\u00c1hrif COVID-19 \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands<\/h3>\r\n
Horfur til framt\u00ed\u00f0ar og v\u00e6ntar breytingar<\/h2>\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\r\nHvernig Brexit hefur haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h2>\r\n
Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\r\n
Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um breskt dvalarleyfi til vinnu ef \u00e9g er utan ESB?<\/h3>\r\n
Hver er n\u00faverandi afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi fyrir vinnuvisur til Bretlands?<\/h3>\r\n
\u00c9g missti af ums\u00f3knarfrestinum fyrir EU Settlement Scheme. Get \u00e9g samt s\u00f3tt um?<\/h3>\r\n
Munu einhverjar breytingar ver\u00f0a \u00e1 innflytjendastefnu Bretlands \u00ed framt\u00ed\u00f0inni?<\/h3>\r\n
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\u00c1lyktun<\/h2>\r\n