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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The Health and Care Worker visa is designed for medical professionals coming to or staying in the UK to do an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care. To qualify, the applicant must be a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional, work in an eligible health or social care job, and work for a UK employer approved by the Home Office.

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  • Overview
    A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care.
  • Eligibility - Your job
    be a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional
  • Eligibility - Your job
    work in an eligible health or social care job
  • Eligibility - Your job
    work for a UK employer that’s been approved by the Home Office

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant must have a confirmed job offer before applying, work for a UK employer approved by the Home Office, and have a certificate of sponsorship from that employer with information about the role offered.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional characteristics are: being a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional; working in an eligible health or social care job; working for a Home Office-approved UK employer; having a certificate of sponsorship; and being paid a minimum salary that depends on the type of work.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The holder can work in an eligible job, take on additional work in certain circumstances, study, bring their partner and children as dependants if they meet the eligibility criteria, and travel abroad and return to the UK. Voluntary work is allowed only if it is unpaid and for a registered charity, a voluntary organisation, an associated fundraising body or a statutory body. The holder cannot change jobs or employer unless they update their visa, and cannot apply for most benefits (public funds) or the State Pension.

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  • https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa
    You can: work in an eligible job take on additional work in certain circumstances study bring your partner and children with you as your ‘dependants’, if you meet the eligibility criteria travel abroad and return to the UK
  • https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa
    do voluntary work Any voluntary work you do must be unpaid and for one of the following: a registered charity a voluntary organisation an associated fundraising body (an organisation that raises money for a charity or voluntary organisation) a statutory body (a government-appointed body, for example Historic England)
  • https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa
    You cannot: apply for most benefits (public funds), or the State Pension change jobs or employer unless you update your visa

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The visa can last for up to 5 years before it needs to be extended. It can be extended as many times as needed as long as eligibility requirements are still met. After 5 years, the holder may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK (indefinite leave to remain).

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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