Indefinite leave to remain if you have a Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 visa

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Salary requirements

You need to be paid at least a minimum salary if you hold a T2, Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa. How much you must be paid depends on your visa.

You바카라 사이트™ll usually need to be paid at least whichever is the higher out of the following:

  • £38,700 per year
  • the 바카라 사이트˜standard going rate바카라 사이트™ for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

Example

Your salary is £40,000 per year, but the standard going rate for the job you바카라 사이트™ll be doing is £45,000. You do not meet the usual salary requirements for this visa.

Each occupation code has its own annual going rate. Check the going rate for your job in the going rates table.

When the salary requirements are different

The salary requirements are different if:

  • you work in healthcare or education
  • your job is on the Immigration Salary List
  • you got a certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker (or equivalent) visa before 4 April 2024 and have held Skilled Worker visas since then
  • you have an International Sportsperson, T2 Sportsperson or Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
  • you have a T2 Minister of Religion or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa

If you work in healthcare or education

There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or education jobs, where the going rate is based on national pay scales. You must be paid whichever is higher out of the following:

  • £23,200 per year
  • the 바카라 사이트˜going rate바카라 사이트™ based on national pay scales for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

Check your going rate in the table of national pay scales for either:

Ask your employer if you바카라 사이트™re not sure what your role or pay band is. These going rates apply whether you바카라 사이트™re working in the public or private sector.

If your job in healthcare has different salary requirements

If you바카라 사이트™re on a Health and Care Worker visa and your job is in one of the occupation codes with different salary requirements, you must be paid whichever is higher out of the following:

  • £29,000 per year 
  • £23,200 per year if your job is on the Immigration Salary List (or it was at the time you applied)
  • the 바카라 사이트˜lower going rate바카라 사이트™ for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

If your job is on the Immigration Salary List

If you do not meet the usual salary requirements, and you do not work in healthcare or education, you might still be eligible.

If you바카라 사이트™re on a Skilled Worker visa and your job is on the Immigration Salary List (or it was at the time you applied), you must be paid at least either:

  • £30,960 per year
  • the 바카라 사이트˜standard going rate바카라 사이트™ for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

Check the going rate for your job in the going rates table.

If you got a certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker (or equivalent) visa before 4 April 2024 

If you have continually held one or more Skilled Worker visas since then, you must be paid whichever is higher out of the following:

  • £29,000 per year
  • £23,200 per year if your job is on the Immigration Salary List, (or it was at the time you applied)
  • the 바카라 사이트˜lower going rate바카라 사이트™ for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

There are also different salary requirements if you were sponsored for a Tier 2 (General) visa in one of the following occupation codes:

  • 2111 Chemical scientists
  • 2112 Biological scientists and biochemists
  • 2113 Physical scientists
  • 2114 Social and humanities scientists
  • 2119 Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified
  • 2150 Research and development managers
  • 2311 Higher education teaching professionals

In this case, you must be paid whichever is higher out of the following:

  • £23,200 per year
  • the different going rate for the type of work you바카라 사이트™ll be doing

Check the going rate for your job in the going rates table.

If you have an International Sportsperson, T2 Sportsperson or Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa

You must be paid £35,800 or more a year.

When working out your salary, you can only count earnings:

  • from your main job that you바카라 사이트™re sponsored for
  • for up to 48 hours a week, if you바카라 사이트™re paid hourly

If you have a T2 Minister of Religion or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa

You must be paid at least the same as UK workers in the same role, and meet national minimum wage requirements.

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