Working in the UK as a skilled worker

What is the Skilled Worker Visa?

The Skilled Worker visa allows employers to recruit non-UK resident workers for certain eligible, skilled roles.

To qualify for a Skilled Worker visa, you must:

• work for a UK employer that's been approved by the Home Office.
• have a certificate of sponsorship from your employer with information about the role you've been offered in the UK.
• 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.

In order to qualify for a Skilled Worker Visa, the job you are being sponsored for must be an eligible job at or above a minimum skill level. Under the Skilled Worker Visa route, the role you are looking to fill must be skilled to at least RQF level 3, which is roughly equivalent to A-levels.

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In order to obtain a Skilled Worker Visa you must have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job you are planning to do. Your Certificate of Sponsorship will need to have been issued by an employer that is authorised by the Home Office to sponsor the job in question under the Skilled Worker route.

In order to be granted a Skilled Worker Visa, you will need to satisfy the Home Office that you are being sponsored to undertake a genuine vacancy and are capable of undertaking the role for which your Certificate of Sponsorship has been assigned.

The exact requirements you will need to satisfy will vary depending on your circumstances. Our experienced Immigration lawyers are on hand to provide expert advice.

Contact one of our team today on 01234 358080 (option 7) or email your enquiry to immigration@premiersolicitors.co.uk