so the government announced that it was indeed going to impose a cap on migrant numbers to the UK, firstly an interim one until public consultation had enabled it to set final numbers for each route. This cap is to be introduced on top of the Points-based immigration system (PBIS), which has been in full action since march 2010.

Here are the links to the official documents regarding the cap on international migrants, superimposed onto the PBIS.

- -Damian Green's presentation of changes to immigration rules in front of Parliament:">Damian Green's text before Parliament

-Official changes to Tier 1

-Official changes to Tier 2

-Modifications to Tier 4 requirements, mainly more leniency in terms of Loan letters, and proof of International Baccalaureat certificate

-Possible delays to sponsor applications and requests