The UK is launching a new visa system to make it easier for science, research and technology workers overseas to move to the country, the chancellor of the exchequer says.
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Rishi Sunak told MPs on Wednesday he hoped to make the UK the "best place in the world for high-growth, innovative companies" and to make the country "internationally competitive".
"I'm announcing ambitious visa reform aimed at highly skilled migrants," he said.
"This includes a new unsponsored points-based visa to attract the best and most promising international talent in science, research and tech, new, improved visa processes for scale-ups and entrepreneurs and radically simplified bureaucracy for high-skilled visa applications."
Australian Associated Press
