<P> The work permit shortage occupations list contains jobs within the engineering, healthcare, and other professions . </P> <P> A work permit holder's partner may apply for entry clearance as a dependant on the work permit provided that they are either married or have entered into a civil partnership . The permit holder and their partner must demonstrate that they intend to live together in the United Kingdom and that a marriage or civil partnership subsists . </P> <P> The partner of a work permit dependant visa holder will eligible to seek and take employment in the United Kingdom . </P> <P> During the third quarter of 2008, the Work Permit scheme was scrapped and it became part of Tier 2 of the new points - based immigration system, the tier for skilled workers . Tier 2 also replaced the existing provisions for ministers of religion, airport - based operational ground staff, overseas qualified nurse or midwife, student union sabbatical posts, seafarers, named researchers, Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES), Jewish agency employees, and overseas representatives (news media). </P>

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