Am I a “highly skilled migrant?”

So, IAC has suggested that we send in our visa applications together. Since she has pretty much done everything required including her bio-metrics interview it is easy for her to say this. So I am spending the first night of my three day weekend at the computer filling (or trying to fill) out the application affectionately called VAF2. Anyway, I get to the part of application “to be completed by applicants applying for a Work Permit, Highly Skilled Migrant or Other Work Visas.” Hmmm…am I a highly skilled migrant? I mean, we in the US are all above average (or is that just in Lake Wobegon), maybe the British equivalent is for everyone to be “highly skilled”? I don’t mean mean to toot my own horn, but I am a PRO in Wii Tennis (over 2000 points!), that takes skill. Perhaps my fire building skill could be rated as high too?

Nonetheless, I surfed the web to see what the UK deems to be a “highly skilled migrant”, this is what I find:

You can apply under the highly skilled worker category now if you are:

• in the United Kingdom with permission to stay (known as ‘leave to remain’) in an immigration category that allows you to switch into the highly skilled worker category;
• already in the United Kingdom as a highly skilled worker and want to extend your permission to stay within your existing category;
• already in the United Kingdom under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, want to extend your permission to stay and are eligible to switch into the highly skilled worker category;
• applying for permission to enter the United Kingdom (known as ‘entry clearance’) under the highly skilled worker category.

Emphasis mine. So there you go, you can apply as a skilled worker if you apply as a skilled worker.

Tags: UK visas