The government’s just-published points-based visa proposals for post-Brexit migrant workers leave unanswered questions for the architecture profession, the chief executive of RIBA has warned.

Alan Vallance said the system, outlined by the Home Office yesterday, was opaque and left the industry unable to prepare for the end of transition arrangements that are smoothing over the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Under the system, new non-UK workers would need to tot up at least 70 points to qualify for a visa via the skilled-workers route. And while the government touted a required salary of £25,600 to qualify for maximum earnings-related points, the bar would be higher for architects and other selected professions.

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