Scale-up Worker visa

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1. Overview

A Scale-up Worker visa allows you to come to the UK to do an eligible job for a fast-growing UK business (sometimes called a 바카라 사이트榮cale-up business바카라 사이트�).

Your UK employer must meet specific eligibility criteria to sponsor scale-up workers.

Eligibility

To qualify for a Scale-up Worker visa, you must:

  • have a confirmed job offer to work for an approved scale-up business for at least 6 months
  • have a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� from your employer with information about the role you바카라 사이트檝e been offered in the UK
  • have a job offer to do a job that바카라 사이트檚 on the list of eligible occupations
  • be paid a minimum salary in your new job

Check if your job is eligible.

Knowledge of English

You must be able to speak, read, write and understand English. You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to prove your knowledge of English when you apply.

If you바카라 사이트檙e not eligible for a Scale-up Worker visa

You may be eligible for another type of visa to work in the UK.

How long you can stay

You can stay in the UK with a Scale-up Worker visa for 2 years. You바카라 사이트檒l need to apply to extend your visa when it expires.

If you want to stay longer in the UK

You can extend your visa as many times as you like by 3 years, as long as you still meet the eligibility requirements.

After 5 years, you may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�). This gives you the right to live, work and study here for as long as you like, and apply for benefits if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

How to apply

You must apply online.

How you apply depends on whether you바카라 사이트檙e:

If you want to change your employer during the first 6 months of working in your sponsored job, you must apply to update your visa.

Your partner and children can apply to join you or stay in the UK as your 바카라 사이트榙ependants바카라 사이트� if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

When to apply

You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before the day you바카라 사이트檙e due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on your certificate of sponsorship.

As part of your application, you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity and provide your documents.

You may need to allow extra time if you need an appointment to do this. You바카라 사이트檒l find out if you need one when you start your application.

Getting a decision

Once you바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision on your visa within:

  • 3 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e outside the UK
  • 8 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e inside the UK

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

How much it costs

You, your partner or children will each need to:

  • pay the 拢880 application fee
  • pay the healthcare surcharge for each year of your stay
  • prove you have enough personal savings

Check how much money you바카라 사이트檒l need.

What you can and cannot do

With a Scale-up Worker visa you can:

  • work in your sponsored job for at least 6 months
  • leave your sponsored job after 6 months
  • study
  • bring your partner and children with you as your 바카라 사이트榙ependants바카라 사이트�, if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible
  • take on additional work, including becoming self-employed
  • do voluntary work
  • travel abroad and return to the UK
  • apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�) if you바카라 사이트檝e lived in the UK for 5 years and meet the other eligibility requirements

You cannot:

  • apply for most benefits (바카라 사이트�public funds바카라 사이트�)
  • work as a professional sportsperson, for example a sports coach

If your application is successful, you바카라 사이트檒l get a full list of what you can and cannot do with a Scale-up Worker visa.

During the first 6 months of your stay

You cannot change employer unless you apply to update your visa.

You do not need to update your visa if you start a different, eligible job with the same employer.

After 6 months

You can:

  • continue working in your job
  • change or stop doing your job without telling the Home Office
  • be self-employed

You do not need to update your visa.

You can extend your Scale-up Worker visa without a new sponsor when your current visa expires. You must meet the earnings requirements.

2. Your job

You must meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for a Scale-up Worker visa:

  • your job is eligible for this visa
  • you바카라 사이트檒l be working for a UK scale-up business that바카라 사이트檚 been approved by the Home Office
  • you바카라 사이트檒l meet the salary requirements
  • you바카라 사이트檒l be working in your sponsored job for at least 6 months

Your employer must make sure your job pays at least the minimum wage and follows the UK rules for how many hours a week you work. If your employer does not do this, your application will be refused.

Check if your job is eligible

You need to know your job바카라 사이트檚 4-digit occupation code. You can get this from your employer or your certificate of sponsorship.

When you know your occupation code, check the table of eligible occupations to see if it바카라 사이트檚 eligible for your visa type.

Salary requirements

You바카라 사이트檒l need to be paid whichever is the highest out of the following 2 options:

  • 拢36,300 per year
  • the 바카라 사이트榞oing rate바카라 사이트� for the type of work you바카라 사이트檒l be doing

Each occupation code has its own annual going rate. Check the going rate for your job in the聽 table of eligible occupations.

Example

Your salary is 拢36,400 per year, but the annual going rate for the job you바카라 사이트檒l be doing is 拢37,000. You do not meet the salary requirement for this visa because you바카라 사이트檙e earning less than the annual going rate for your job (拢37,000).

There are different requirements if you want to extend your visa.

Approved UK employers

You must have a job offer from an approved UK employer before you can apply for this visa. They must be an eligible scale-up business to get approved.

Approved employers are also known as sponsors because they are sponsoring you to come to or stay in the UK.

Check if your UK employer is eligible to sponsor you

Your UK employer will be on the list of approved UK employers if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible to sponsor you. 바카라 사이트楽cale-up Worker바카라 사이트� must be listed in the 바카라 사이트楻oute바카라 사이트� column in the table.

If your UK employer is not eligible to sponsor you on this visa, they may be eligible to sponsor you with another type of work visa.

Eligible scale-up businesses

Your employer must either:

  • have been endorsed by an approved body, also known as an endorsing body
  • be an eligible fast-growing business (sometimes called a 바카라 사이트榮cale-up business바카라 사이트�)

To be an eligible fast-growing business, in the 3 year period immediately before they were approved by the Home Office to sponsor scale-up workers, they must have:

  • grown by 20% on average in each year in either employment or total sales (turnover)
  • had at least 10 employees at the start of the 3 year period

If you already have a job offer from an approved employer

Your employer - also known as your sponsor - will check that you meet the eligibility requirements. They바카라 사이트檒l give you a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� to prove this.

The certificate of sponsorship is an electronic record, not a physical document. It will have a reference number, which you바카라 사이트檒l need for your visa application.

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

Check which documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply.

3. Knowledge of English

You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply, unless you did this in a previous successful visa application.

Level of English

You must prove you can read, write, speak and understand English to at least level B1 on the .

You can prove your knowledge of English by:

  • passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider
  • having a GCSE, A level, Scottish National Qualification level 4 or 5, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher in English, gained through study at a UK school that you began when you were under 18
  • having a degree-level academic qualification that was taught in English - if you studied abroad, you바카라 사이트檒l need to for confirmation that your qualification is equivalent to a UK bachelor바카라 사이트檚 degree, master바카라 사이트檚 degree or PhD

Who does not need to prove their knowledge of English

You will not need to prove your knowledge of English if you바카라 사이트檙e a national of one of the following countries or territories:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • the Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • the British overseas territories
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • Malta
  • New Zealand
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • USA

4. How much it costs

When you apply for a Scale-up Worker visa, you바카라 사이트檒l need to have enough money to:

  • pay the 拢880 application fee
  • pay the healthcare surcharge - this is usually 拢1,035 per year
  • 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)

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

Money to support yourself

You must have at least 拢1,270 in your bank account to show you can support yourself in the UK.

You will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of applying for this visa.

You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to show proof of this when you apply, unless either:

  • you바카라 사이트檝e been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months
  • your employer can cover your costs during your first month in the UK, up to 拢1,270

Your partner and children will also need to prove they can support themselves while they바카라 사이트檙e in the UK. Check how much they바카라 사이트檒l need.

Read the guidance on financial evidence for more information about the money you need and how to prove it.

If your employer can support you instead

Your certificate of sponsorship must confirm this. Your employer will need to complete the 바카라 사이트榮ponsor certifies maintenance바카라 사이트� section on your certificate. This is under 바카라 사이트楢dditional data바카라 사이트�.

5. Documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply

When you apply you바카라 사이트檒l need to provide:

  • your certificate of sponsorship reference number - your employer will give you this
  • proof of your knowledge of English
  • a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality
  • your job title and annual salary
  • your job바카라 사이트檚 occupation code
  • the name of your employer and their sponsor licence number - this will be on your certificate of sponsorship

Ask your employer for a copy of your certificate of sponsorship if you do not have one.

Other documents you might need

Depending on your circumstances, you might be asked to provide:

You바카라 사이트檒l need a blank page in your passport for your visa if you바카라 사이트檙e:

  • from outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
  • from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein but do not have a biometric passport with a chip in it

If your documents are not in English or Welsh you바카라 사이트檒l also need to provide a certified translation.

When you바카라 사이트檝e got your documents ready

You can apply online once your documents are ready.

How you apply depends on whether you바카라 사이트檙e:

6. Apply from outside the UK

You must apply online for a Scale-up Worker visa.

Check which documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply.

Proving your identity and providing supporting documents

As part of your application, you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and what type of passport you have.

You바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
  • have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.

If you do need an appointment:

  • the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application
  • you may have to travel to get to your nearest visa application centre (this could be in another country)

Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa

Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Continue your application

You can sign back in to your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.

Find out how to sign in to your account.

How long it takes to get a decision

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.

You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because:

  • your supporting documents need to be verified
  • you need to attend an interview
  • of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

After you apply

You can ask to cancel your application. You바카라 사이트檒l only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

You바카라 사이트檒l get an email containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

7. Your partner and children

Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as your 바카라 사이트榙ependants바카라 사이트� if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

If your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 application is successful, their visa will usually end on the same date as yours. If a child바카라 사이트檚 parents have visas with different expiry dates, the child바카라 사이트檚 visa will end on the earlier date.

A dependant partner or child is any of the following:

  • your husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner
  • your child under 18 - including if they were born in the UK during your stay
  • your child over 18 if they currently have permission (바카라 사이트榣eave to enter바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트榣eave to remain바카라 사이트�) to be in the UK as your dependant

You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide evidence of your relationship to your dependant when you apply.

Your partner

You must be able to prove one of the following:

  • you바카라 사이트檙e in a civil partnership or marriage that바카라 사이트檚 recognised in the UK
  • you바카라 사이트檝e been living together in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply
  • you바카라 사이트檝e been in a relationship for at least 2 years when you apply but you cannot live together, for example because you바카라 사이트檙e working or studying in different places, or it바카라 사이트檚 not accepted in your culture

If you바카라 사이트檙e not living together, you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove that you have an ongoing commitment to each other, for example by providing evidence that you:

  • communicate regularly with each other
  • support each other financially
  • care for any children you have together
  • spend time together as a couple, for example on holiday or at events

Your child

They must:

  • live with you, unless they바카라 사이트檙e living away from home in full-time education - for example, at boarding school or university
  • not be married or in a civil partnership

You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide evidence of their address, such as:

  • a bank statement
  • credit card bills
  • driving licence
  • NHS registration document
  • an official letter from their university or college

Money they need to support themselves

Your partner and children must have a certain amount of money available to support themselves while they바카라 사이트檙e in the UK.

You - or your partner or child - will need:

  • 拢285 for your partner
  • 拢315 for one child
  • 拢200 for each additional child

Example

You - or your partner or child - would need to have 拢600 to bring your partner and one child with you to the UK (拢285 for your partner and 拢315 for your child).

You would also need to have 拢1,270 available to support yourself for your own application.

You - or your partner or child - will need to have had the money available for at least 28 days in a row. Day 28 must be within 31 days of you or them applying for this visa.

You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to show proof of this when they apply, unless either:

  • you have all been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months
  • your employer can cover your family바카라 사이트檚 costs during your first month in the UK - this must be confirmed on your certificate of sponsorship

If your partner or child is applying at a different time to you, they바카라 사이트檒l only need to prove they have enough money to support themselves if they have been in the UK for less than 1 year.

Apply from outside the UK

Your partner and children must either:

Each family member will need to complete a separate application and pay the visa fee. They must apply before they travel to the UK.

They바카라 사이트檒l also need your application number - you바카라 사이트檒l get this when you apply. This number is called a Global Web Form (GWF) or a Unique Application Number (UAN). You바카라 사이트檒l find it on emails and letters from the Home Office about your application.

Proving their identity

As part of an application, your partner and children will need to prove their identity.

They바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan their identity document - they바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

  • have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre

They바카라 사이트檒l be told what they need to do when they apply.

If they do need an appointment:

  • the visa application centre may need to keep their passport and documents while they process their application
  • they may have to travel to get to their nearest centre (this could be in another country)

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 3 weeks.

They may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

Apply from inside the UK (extend or switch their visa)

If you extend or switch your visa, your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 current visa will still be valid until its original end date. Your partner or child need to apply to extend or switch their visa, either:

  • at the same time as you
  • at any time before their current visa expires

This includes children who have turned 18 during your stay.

Your partner or children cannot apply to switch to your Scale-up Worker visa as your dependants if they are currently in the UK:

If your partner or child is currently in the UK on a Student visa, they can only switch if they have either:

  • completed the course they were sponsored to study
  • studied for a PhD for at least 24 months

How to apply

The application form will tell you if you can include your partner and children in your application or whether they need to apply separately.

If your partner or child apply separately, they바카라 사이트檒l need to either:

They바카라 사이트檒l need your application number - you바카라 사이트檒l get this when you apply. This number is called a Global Web Form (GWF) or a Unique Application Number (UAN). You바카라 사이트檒l find it on emails and letters from the Home Office about your application.

Proving their identity

As part of their application, your partner and children will need to prove their identity. They바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan their identity document - they바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

  • have their fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point

They바카라 사이트檒l be told what they need to do when they apply.

They must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until they get a decision. Their application will be withdrawn if they do.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once they바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved their identity and provided their documents, they바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks.

They may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

Children born in the UK

If you have children while you바카라 사이트檙e in the UK, they do not automatically become British citizens.

You can . You must do this if you want to travel in and out of the UK with your child.

You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide a full UK birth certificate for each child, showing the names of both parents.

You must apply for their dependant visa before they turn 18 if they want to stay in the UK.

What your partner or child can and cannot do

Your partner or child can:

  • work, except as a sportsperson or coach
  • study
  • travel abroad and return to the UK
  • apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�) if they바카라 사이트檝e lived in the UK for 5 years and meet the other eligibility requirements

They cannot apply for most benefits (public funds), or the State Pension.

If their application is successful, they바카라 사이트檒l get a full list of what they can and cannot do.

8. Update your visa if you change employer in the first 6 months

You바카라 사이트檒l need to apply to update your Scale-up Worker visa if you want to change your employer in the first 6 months of your stay in the UK.

Your job with your new employer must still be on the table of eligible occupations.

Your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 visa will not automatically change if you update yours. If they do not update their visa, it will be valid until its original end date. They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires.

You do not need to apply to update your visa if either:

  • you바카라 사이트檒l be doing a different job for your current employer
  • you바카라 사이트檝e worked in the job that바카라 사이트檚 listed on your certificate of sponsorship for 6 months or more

If you change employers after 6 months, you must meet the earnings requirements when you extend your Scale-up Worker visa

Fees

Check how much it costs for your type of visa.

You바카라 사이트檒l also need to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken. There바카라 사이트檚 no fee for this.

Eligibility and documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply

Your new job must meet the eligibility requirements and you바카라 사이트檒l need a new certificate of sponsorship to prove this.

You바카라 사이트檒l only need to provide other evidence again if you바카라 사이트檝e been in the UK for less than one year.

When to apply to update your visa

You can apply to update your visa up to 3 months before the start date of your new job.

You can continue working in your current job while your new application is being considered, or to work out your notice period.

You should not start your new job until you바카라 사이트檝e got confirmation of your new permission.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do.

Proving your identity and providing supporting documents

As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport you have.

You바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

  • have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point

You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply. You바카라 사이트檒l also be told how to provide your supporting documents if you need to.

Apply to update your visa

You must apply online.

Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Continue your application

You can sign back in to your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.

Find out how to sign in to your account.

How long it takes to get a decision

You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date.

You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because:

  • your supporting documents need to be verified
  • you need to attend an interview
  • of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

After you apply

If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

You can ask to cancel your application. You바카라 사이트檒l only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

9. Extend your visa

You can usually apply to extend your Scale-up Worker visa if both of the following are true:

  • you worked in the job on your certificate of sponsorship for at least 6 months
  • you met the earnings requirements during at least half of your stay with your most recent visa

You do not need to get a new certificate of sponsorship from your employer.

Your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 visa will not automatically extend if you extend yours. If they do not extend their visa, it will be valid until its original end date.

They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires.

Earnings requirements

How much you need to have earned depends on when your employer gave you the 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� you last used to apply for your visa or extend it.

You can check when your certificate of sponsorship was issued by asking your sponsor.

You cannot count self-employed earnings towards the minimum earnings requirement. This is because your salary is not paid through PAYE (Pay as You Earn).

If you got your last certificate of sponsorship on or after 4 April 2024

You must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢36,300 per year during at least half of your most recent stay with a Scale-up Worker visa.

This means that if you바카라 사이트檙e extending your visa after 2 years, you must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢36,300 per year for at least 12 months.

You can include salaries from more than one job if you earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least at least 拢36,300 per year in each job.聽

If you had more than one job at the same time, only include the highest earning salary.

If you got your last certificate of sponsorship on or after 12 April 2023 and before 4 April 2024

You must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢34,600 per year during at least half of your most recent stay with a Scale-up Worker visa.

This means that if you바카라 사이트檙e extending your visa after 2 years, you must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢34,600 per year for at least 12 months.

You can include earnings from more than one job but you must:

  • have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢34,600 per year in each job you include
  • only include the highest earning salary if you had more than one job at a time.

If you got your last certificate of sponsorship on or before 11 April 2023

You must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢33,000 per year during at least half of your most recent stay with a Scale-up Worker visa.

This means that if you바카라 사이트檙e extending your visa after 2 years, you must have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢33,000 per year for at least 12 months.

You can include earnings from more than one job but you must:

  • have earned a monthly salary equivalent to at least 拢33,000 per year in each job you include
  • only include the highest earning salary if you had more than one job at a time

Fees

Check how much it costs.

You바카라 사이트檒l also need to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken. There바카라 사이트檚 no fee for this.

Proving your identity and providing supporting documents

As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport or resident permit you have.

You바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

  • have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point

You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.

Proving you바카라 사이트檝e met the earning requirements

You바카라 사이트檒l need to provide documents that prove you met the earnings requirements during at least half of your stay with your most recent visa.

These should show how much you earned and when you earned it. You could provide, for example:

  • payslips
  • P45s
  • P60s

You should also provide bank statements for the account you were paid into, including joint accounts.

You바카라 사이트檒l also need to include your employer바카라 사이트檚 PAYE reference for each job.

Apply to extend your Scale-up Worker visa

You must apply online before your current visa expires.

Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Continue your application

You can sign back in to your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.

Find out how to sign in to your account.

How long it takes to get a decision

You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date.

You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because:

  • your supporting documents need to be verified
  • you need to attend an interview
  • of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

After you apply

If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

You can ask to cancel your application. You바카라 사이트檒l only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

10. Switch to this visa

You might be able to apply to change (바카라 사이트榮witch바카라 사이트�) to a Scale-up Worker visa if you바카라 사이트檙e already in the UK on a different type of visa.

Your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 visa will not automatically switch to this visa if you switch yours. If they do not switch their visa, it will be valid until its original end date. They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do.

Eligibility

You must meet the following requirements:

If you바카라 사이트檙e currently in the UK on a Student visa, you must also meet one of the following requirements:

  • you have completed the course you were sponsored to study
  • your job start date is after your course has finished
  • you have studied for a PhD for at least 24 months

Who cannot apply to switch to this visa

You cannot apply to switch to this visa if you바카라 사이트檙e currently in the UK:

You must leave the UK and apply for a Scale-up Worker visa from abroad if you바카라 사이트檙e in one of these categories.

Fees

Each person applying will need to pay:

You바카라 사이트檒l also need to have your biometric information (fingerprints and a photo) taken. There바카라 사이트檚 no fee for this.

If you바카라 사이트檝e been in the UK for less than one year, you바카라 사이트檒l also need to prove you have enough money to support yourself.

Proving your identity and providing supporting documents

As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity.

How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport you have.

You바카라 사이트檒l either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account

  • have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point

You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply.

Apply to switch to a Scale-up Worker visa

You must apply online before your current visa expires.

Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Continue your application

You can sign back in to your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.

Find out how to sign in to your account.

How long it takes to get a decision

You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date.

You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because:

  • your supporting documents need to be verified
  • you need to attend an interview
  • of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

After you apply

If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

You can ask to cancel your application. You바카라 사이트檒l only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.