Criteria for evaluating a person as a highly qualified migrant have changed.
According to “Elchi”‘s report, the Cabinet of Ministers has made a decision on this matter.
Until now, the evaluation criteria and the score limits to be determined when evaluating each criterion were set according to the table below:
| Criteria | Evaluated
(in points) |
| 1. Experience in the field of expertise | 0 – 35 |
| 2. Alignment with the country’s socio-economic development directions | 0 – 20 |
| 3. Education | 0 – 15 |
| 4. Financial security | 0 – 15 |
| 5. Positive impact on the domestic labor market | 0 – 10 |
| 6. Foreign language skills | 0 – 5 |
According to the change, the evaluation criteria and the score limits to be determined when evaluating each criterion will now be set according to the table below:
| Criteria | Evaluated (in points) |
| 1. Experience in the field of expertise | 0 – 55 |
| 2. Alignment with the country’s socio-economic development directions | 0 – 20 |
| 3. Financial security | 0 – 15 |
| 4. Positive impact on the domestic labor market | 0 – 10 |
It should be noted that a foreigner is considered to have accumulated the required passing score for being deemed a highly qualified migrant if the sum of the given points is at least 70 (seventy) points.