British Home Secretary Priti Battle announced today, Sunday, that her country will unveil a point-based immigration system that will be implemented after Brexit, allowing the country to "regain control of its borders and release its full potential."

Patel said that the new system, which the minister is expected to provide full details on Monday, will enter into force from January 1, when Britain ends an 11-month transitional period following its formal exit from the European Union.

She wrote, in the popular newspaper "Sun", that after leaving the European Union, Britain will be "a sovereign country with an immigration system that attracts the best from all over the world ... We will overcome bureaucratic obstacles and give companies more freedom to employ people from all over the world."

She noted that the government is committed to "clear directives to regain control of our borders" based on the Brexit referendum in 2016, when a slim majority voted in favor of leaving the European Union.

The British government pledges to reduce low-skill immigration and facilitate entry of skilled professionals, and to award points for English language skills and confirmed job offers.

Cabinet Secretary Michael Goff wrote in the Sunday Telegraph that the point-based system is designed to "attract scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs who can boost economic growth in the future."

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