August 7th, 2007, 8:02 pm
Yes, it's proven income.I think that's a real defect...Obviously the motivation of the HSMP is to suck smart people into Britain, ones who can pay their own way.Given that London is now the world's largest finance centre, we ought to be using the markets to solve that.I'd have it so that one could get a guarantee of income.This would take two forms. Either the employer could underwrite it, or the candidate could buy insurance against not earning the necessary sum.