Bottom line: I will not be moving to the UK

I guess I better damn well finish that master's degree...

Added: The UK Government have decided I am not worthy of moving to the UK.

IMPORTANT CHANGES APRIL 1, 2009

Please note that the UK Government has announced tougher criteria for Tier 1 (General) applicants which will take effect on April 1, 2009. The qualification and salary required to be eligible for Tier 1 (General) will be raised to a Master's degree and minimum annual salary of £20,000.

Sodding Home Office.

ETA (my emphasis):

Changes for the T1 (General) and T1 (Post-Study Work) categories will come into effect for all applications submitted on or after 31 March 2009.
The Tier 1 (General) changes will apply to migrants who are applying for permission to enter the United Kingdom in this category for the first time, or who are applying to switch into the Tier 1 (General) category from another category. Anyone applying for an extension of their permission to stay under Tier 1 (General) will not be affected by the changes.

Once again demonstrating that I have no one to blame but myself for not doing it as soon as possible. If I had not waited when HSMP was in force AND I HAD A LETTER APPROVING ME, I would have missed the requirement to requalify via earnings upon renewal. If I has not waited when they announced the Tier 1 scheme, I would have missed having this latest requirement apply to me.

Well, better buckle down and finish the rest of the courses for my MA. Because otherwise I can't apply.


EFTA: Oh, this gets better and better. You can still claim a BA for 30 points for an extension. You just can't claim it for an initial application now. Oh, $%*$##&* ^*%$#$^!
God. Damn. It.

Edited Finally: Well, that does it. I checked the degree I would receive for the master's program I'm enrolled in, and for whatever reason (not explained), I get 0 points for it.

So unless I start an entirely new master's degree that meets whatever their mysterious qualifications are and complete it, I'm not eligible to apply for a Tier 1 visa. And I can't get in any other way.

And I've tried applying for master's programs at most of the local colleges and universities, and they won't accept me. Because I nearly failed an advanced calculus class and a computer science class I took in 1984. When I was getting a degree (with honours) in history and political science.

So I'm fucked.