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New home secretary will look at problems with skilled workers and students Sajid Javid said he was aware of the NHS’s worries over the Tier 2 visa cap © PA       June 3, 2018 12:01 pm   by  Jim Pickard  in London The UK will review its visa system for highly skilled professionals after rising criticism that it is keeping out thousands of foreign doctors and other essential workers. “A number of my colleagues have asked me to look at this and it’s exactly what I’m doing,” said Sajid Javid, the home secretary, on Sunday. Mr Javid also hinted that he would like to see students removed from the overall net migration figures, a move that would set him at odds with prime minister Theresa May. Britain uses a “Tier 2” visa system for high-earning workers with a cap of 20,700 a year. The maximum monthly limit was reached for the fifth month in a row in April and no one earning under £50,000 a year was offered a visa.  Many employers, including several hospitals, have