The first allocation of restricted Tier 2 (General) certificates of sponsorship under the new immigration limit took place on 11 April 2011. Over 1,000 certificates of sponsorship were granted in April 2011.
All valid applications scoring at least 32 points received by 6 April 2011 were successful.
There were over 3,000 certificates of sponsorship carried over to May 2011. Each month any certificates of sponsorship that have not been allocated will be carried over to the following month.
The permanent limit on migration through Tier 2 (General) was introduced on 6 April 2011.