Medical Training Initiatives:a progress on the doctors case?

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Have read the following on the work permits UK website. can anyone explain whether this changes the situation for doctors affected by April's changes in immigration rules?

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06 September 2006

Customers are asked to note that from the 11 September 2006, a new category to the existing Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES) within the work permit arrangements: Medical Training Initiatives (MTI) has been introduced.

'Medical Training Initiatives' is the term given for training schemes for individuals who are sponsored by the Royal Colleges and other organisations within the medical field. A key purpose of sponsorship is to train overseas medical professionals, doctors and dentists, in the UK's public health care sector before they return abroad to continue their medical practice with the new skills they have acquired.

Guidance on how to apply under MTI and an application form (MTI1) are available from this website, paper copies of the guidance and forms will be available from our distribution centre (telephone 08705 210224) from 27 November 2006. There will be no electronic application forms for this category.

Medical specialists who were admitted to the UK under the Immigration Rules before 03 April 2006 will be able to switch into MTI category if there is a requirement to continue in their existing training programme. You will need to make a MTI application, accompanying this with details of the sponsorship.