Skilled Worker visa

Open to applicants with a confirmed job offer and a Certificate of Sponsorship from a Home Office licensed employer sponsor; cannot be applied for without one.

For people with a confirmed skilled job offer from a UK employer approved by the Home Office.

Qualification / course requirement

Job must be on the list of eligible (skilled) occupations

Work experience

Not required

Language requirement

CEFR B2

Financial requirement

£1,270 (held for 28 consecutive days, ending within 31 days of application (may be waived if sponsor certifies maintenance))

Salary requirement

£41,700 per year

Job offer required

Required

Sponsorship required

Required

Required

Partner and children may apply; each pays the same fee tier and IHS as the main applicant.

• PassportMandatory
• Certificate of Sponsorship reference numberMandatory
• Proof of personal savings (bank statements)Conditional
• English language qualification/test resultConditional
• Tuberculosis test resultsConditional
• Previous refusal decisionConditional

Application fee

£819

Processing time

Usually 3 weeks outside the UK, 8 weeks inside the UK.

Apply online from outside or inside the UK depending on circumstances.

Standard salary threshold is £41,700/year or the specific occupation's 'going rate', whichever is higher. Reduced thresholds (from £33,400, or £31,300 for prison officers) apply only in specific extend/switch circumstances defined by the Home Office. Outside-UK fee shown is for up to 3 years, £1,618 for more than 3 years; inside-UK fees are £943 / £1,865. Reduced fees of £628 / £1,235 apply for jobs on the Immigration Salary List. Immigration health surcharge is £1,035 per year of visa.