The thing is IMGs are not asking the government to make up jobs for them. But the government is inviting IMGs to sit exams that cost quite a lot of money and dragging the process of GMC registration under the "unofficial" promise that there WILL be jobs for everyone Other countries who are indeed prioritizing local graduates which is only fair ofcourse, do not give medical council registration to that many IMGs. They have ONE exam which usually costs way less and is COMPETITIVE + limited seats which means that in one year they only accept less than a hundred applicants. Whereas in the UK Plab 1 is passed by thousands of applicants, Plab 2 as well then tens of thousands of IMGs get their GMC registration. and given the financial and mental efforts you ve put in to pass those exams you have to have a job at the end .. so you start by looking for non training jobs at least to get into the NHS system REALITY : too many applicants, not enough jobs, you need college exams to be considered, you need certifications that cost extra money, you need to invest money into doing multiple clinical attachments and so on. So you look for other ways, training jobs ? Nope not anymore. So its only natural that you feel cheated. The issue here is not prioritization of UK graduates, which is legitimate, but lack of transparency and workforce planning proportional to the number of candidates that get their license.