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The Skilled Worker visa is designed for a worker who has a confirmed job offer from an approved UK employer to do an eligible job.
A Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer.
You must have a confirmed job offer before you apply for your visa.
The applicant must have a job offer from a UK employer approved by the Home Office, and the employer must provide a certificate of sponsorship with information about the role.
work for a UK employer that’s been approved by the Home Office
have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ (CoS) from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK
You must have a confirmed job offer before you apply for your visa.
The decisive professional characteristics are that the job must be on the list of eligible occupations and the applicant must be paid a minimum salary, which depends on the type of work and the date the certificate of sponsorship was issued.
do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations
be paid a minimum salary - how much depends on the type of work you do and the date you got your CoS
The permission allows the holder to work in an eligible job, study, bring dependants, take on additional work in certain circumstances, travel abroad and return, apply to settle permanently after 5 years, and do voluntary work. The holder cannot change jobs or employer unless they apply to update their visa.
With a Skilled Worker visa you can: work in an eligible job study bring your partner and children with you as your ‘dependants’, if you meet the eligibility requirements take on additional work in certain circumstances travel abroad and return to the UK apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) if you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years and meet the other eligibility requirements do voluntary work
You cannot: apply for most benefits (public funds), or the State Pension change jobs or employer unless you apply to update your visa
The visa can last for up to 5 years before it needs to be extended. It can be extended as many times as needed if eligibility requirements are met. After 5 years, the holder may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK (indefinite leave to remain).
Your visa can last for up to 5 years before you need to extend it.
You can apply to extend your visa as many times as you like 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 ‘indefinite leave to remain’).
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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