Rural visa pilot proposal: September 2022
A pilot proposal document, developed by Scottish Government in collaboration with local authorities and business sector organisations, about a targeted migration solution for remote and rural areas of Scotland, to meet the discrete and specific needs of these communities and their local economies.
References
Expert Advisory Group on Migration & Population (2019), UK Immigration Policy After Leaving the EU: Impacts on Scotland’s economy, population and society
Expert Advisory Group on Migration & Population (2021), Designing a pilot remote and rural migration scheme: analysis and policy options
Government of Canada, Atlantic Immigration Program
Government of Canada, Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
James Hutton Institute (2018), Demographic change in the Sparsely Populated Areas of Scotland (1991-2046)
Migration Advisory Committee (2019), Full review of the Shortage Occupation List
The Migration Observatory (2022), The end of free movement and the low-wage labour force in the UK
National Records of Scotland (2020), Projected Population of Scotland (Interim)
Office for National Statistics, ONS Occupation Coding Tool
Office for National Statistics (2011), Travel to work area analysis in Great Britain
Scottish Affairs Committee (2018), Immigration and Scotland
Scottish Government, Fair work and pay - Employment support
Scottish Government (2021), Housing to 2040 Strategy
Scottish Government (2019), National Islands Plan
Scottish Government (2021), National Planning Framework 4
UK Government (2022), Levelling Up the United Kingdom
Contact
Email: population@gov.scot
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