Expert help with UK Skilled Worker visa applications for people with a job offer from a licensed UK sponsor. We make sure your salary, job code and sponsorship documents all line up, so your application is not delayed or refused on a technicality.
A UK Skilled Worker visa lets you come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an employer that holds a valid sponsor licence. It replaced the old Tier 2 (General) route and sits at the heart of the UK's points-based immigration system.
You can work for your sponsoring employer in the job on your Certificate of Sponsorship, do limited supplementary work, study alongside your job, and bring eligible dependants. You cannot access most public funds.
A Skilled Worker visa can be granted for up to five years at a time before it needs to be extended. The exact length is tied to the end date on your Certificate of Sponsorship.
You need a confirmed job offer from a licensed sponsor, a Certificate of Sponsorship, a role at the required skill level, a salary that meets the going rate and general threshold, and English at the required level.
A dedicated, lower-fee strand of the Skilled Worker visa for eligible health and social care professionals sponsored by an approved health or care provider.
Partners and children under 18 can usually join or accompany a Skilled Worker, provided you can show your relationship and adequate maintenance.
Many people already in the UK on another visa can switch into the Skilled Worker route from inside the country without having to leave, if they meet the requirements.
We confirm whether the standard Skilled Worker route, the Health and Care strand or another work route is the best fit before you commit to anything.
Tick what's true for you today. These mirror the first five checks our advisers run on every Skilled Worker case.
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A senior adviser reviews your job offer, salary, occupation code and immigration status, then tells you honestly whether you qualify before you spend anything. We also confirm the correct route for your circumstances.
We prepare your sponsorship, salary, maintenance and English language evidence together, closing the common gaps that lead to refusals. Everything is checked against the current points-based rules.
We complete and submit the online application for you. You pay the visa fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge at this stage, then attend a short biometric appointment at a visa application centre.
The Home Office makes its decision, currently around three weeks for entry clearance applications. We advise you on the grant, extensions and the route to settlement after five years.
Paying below the general threshold or the going rate for the occupation code is the single biggest reason Skilled Worker visas are refused. We check your salary, hours and job code against the current tables line by line.
Choosing a SOC code that does not match the real duties of the job causes refusals and problems at extension. We help your employer select the correct code and describe the role accurately.
A missing English test, an out-of-date Certificate of Sponsorship or weak maintenance evidence cause avoidable delays and refusals. We work from a checklist tailored to your case so nothing is left out.
Those are the cases we are best at. Bring your Certificate of Sponsorship or your job offer and we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Yes. Your partner and children under 18 can usually apply as your dependants, allowing them to live, work and study in the UK for the same period as your visa, provided you meet the maintenance requirements.
A Skilled Worker visa can be granted for up to five years at a time, matched to the end date on your Certificate of Sponsorship. You can extend it as long as you continue to meet the requirements.
Yes. After five continuous years in the UK on the Skilled Worker route, and if you still meet the salary and other rules, you can usually apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
If your Skilled Worker application is refused, the Home Office will set out its reasons. Depending on the ground of refusal you may be able to request an administrative review or submit a fresh, corrected application. We review the decision with you and advise on the strongest next step.
Yes, but you normally need a new Certificate of Sponsorship from the new licensed employer and a fresh application to update your visa. You should not start the new role until the change has been approved. We handle the change-of-employment application for you.
