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UK launches new ‘scale-up’ visa to help boost innovation

Image: Chris McAndrews [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Migration minister Kevin Foster says visa for talent, such as scientists, will help high-growth companies

The UK government has launched a new visa scheme to attract talent such as scientists, engineers and programmers working in fast-growing companies.

The aim of the “scale-up visa” is for “high-growth” businesses to have greater flexibility in employing international workers, the government said today.

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