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Applicant's guide to applying for a Skilled Worker visa (accessible version)

Updated 25 February 2022

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1. Check you need a UK visa

  • Before you apply, first check if you need a visa and what type you need.

  • You must have a job offer from an approved UK employer before you apply for a Skilled Worker visa. Approved employers are also known as 바카라 사이트榮ponsors.

  • If your employer is not currently approved, they can apply for a sponsor licence if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

  • Irish citizens do not require a visa.

2. Check your Skilled Worker visa eligibility

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  • To apply for a Skilled Worker visa, you must have a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� from your employer.

  • To find out if your job is eligible, ask your employer for your 4 digit occupation code. When you have your code, view the table of eligible jobs to see if it바카라 사이트檚 included.

  • You must prove you can speak, read, write and understand English to a specific level.

  • You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to be paid at least 拢25,600 per year, 拢10.10 per hour, or the 바카라 사이트�going rate바카라 사이트� for your job, whichever is highest.

3. Apply

  • You must apply for your visa online within 3 months of getting your certificate of sponsorship.

  • You바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity and provide documents to show your eligibility. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and what type of passport you have.

  • You바카라 사이트檒l either go to an appointment at a visa application centre or use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� smartphone app. You바카라 사이트檒l find this out when you start your application.

  • Once you바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 3 weeks if you바카라 사이트檙e outside the UK and within 8 weeks if you바카라 사이트檙e inside the UK.

4. Costs

  • When you apply for a Skilled Worker visa, you바카라 사이트檒l need to have enough money to:

    • 1. Pay the application fee -the standard fee ranges from 拢610 to 拢1,408 depending on your circumstances. You바카라 사이트檒l pay a lower application fee if your job is on the shortage occupation list.

    • 2. Pay the healthcare surcharge -this is usually 拢624 per year

    • 3. Support yourself when you arrive in the UK -you바카라 사이트檒l usually need to have at least 拢1,270 available (unless you바카라 사이트檙e exempt)

  • Your partner and children can also apply and will also need to pay costs.

  • You바카라 사이트檒l be told how much you need to pay when you apply.

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