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Scrap the Cap: Applying for a tier 2 visa

BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2370 (Published 30 May 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k2370

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  1. Abi Rimmer
  1. BMJ

To be eligible to work in the UK, most doctors from outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland need a tier 2 visa, and to be eligible for this they must be issued with a certificate of sponsorship from a UK employer who has offered them a job.

Employers who wish to recruit a non-EEA doctor to a job that is not on the shortage …

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