Re: Wait...
I worked in high tech science and visited all sorts of odd parts of the world working with advanced scientific equipment.
There are Qualifications, qualifications and fake qualifications. Some countries are not even able to teach to the standard of a US/European/Japanese and similar universities. Countries like China and Russia could theoretically train some fabulous scientists but they had little technical experience (1970s). When somebody turns up at the border you just do not know. You don't even know if the company making the job offer is suitably qualified to ask for skilled foreign people or they are just a front for getting friends and family into the UK. It is often of little use asking UK government border staff to make a sound judgment because their scientific nous is abysmal. Science is not their job after all.
Blocking a high proportion of applicants is a good thing. Only really good people and good UK companies asking for them will persevere.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
