IMGs Policy - Oxford Deanery

Dr Amit Gupta (Associate Dean, Oxford Deanery) October 4 2012Information about the selection and recruitment process for postgraduatetraining, including the timing of entry, can be found on the ModernisingMedical Careers website, www.mmc.nhs.uk. This website should in all casesbe consulted carefully before making any enquiries from individual Deaneries,Hospitals, and Royal Colleges, other organisations or individual consultants,as the answers to many frequently asked questions can be found through thiswebsite and its associated links.International Medical Graduate - Visa Categories (Immigration "Tiers")Visa categories are divided into various Tiers by the UKBA. A briefdescription of the Tiers is given below. Please note that Tier I has beenabolished and Tiers 2, 4 and 5 are the relevant categories applicable tointernational medical graduates.Resident Labour Market Test is designed to test if there are UK/EEAdoctors/dentists available/applied to the job in question. Details of the RMLTare available on the NHS employer’s website (http://www.nhsemployers.org)Foundation ProgrammeRoleUK medical and dental schoolgraduatesInternational medical and dentalgraduatesTierTier 4 UK Foundation ProgrammeOffice (medical) and the Yorkshireand Humber SHA (dentistry) areresponsible for sponsorshipTier 2 (general): Skilled worker,Resident Labour Market TestapplicableCompleted Foundation Programme, moving specialty training or othermedical postsRoleTierUK medical and dental school Tier 2 (general) – resident labourgraduatesmarket testInternational medical and dentalgraduatesDoctors on Medical Training Initiative(MTI).not applicableTier 2 (general) – resident labourmarket testapplicable.Tier 5 The Academy of Medical RoyalColleges(AoMRC) administers the schemeClinical attachments. Outside of points-based system.Visitor visacategoryDoctors taking PLAB.. Outside of points-based system.Business visitorcategory.Temporary workers, including locums,filling gaps in the skilled labourTier 2 (general): skilled worker