Your Pathway to the UK

Explore your options for working, living and building your future in the UK.

The United Kingdom remains one of the most sought after destinations for skilled professionals, students, and families looking to build a new life abroad.

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Popular UK visa routes

UK Skilled Worker visa

The UK’s points-based system, introduced January 2021, lets employers sponsor eligible workers in licensed, skilled roles, with a route to permanent settlement for the applicant and their dependants.

Step 1
Profile matching

Meet licensed UK employers

Step 2
Secure sponsorship

Home Office - licensed placement

Step 3
Visa application

Guided by our partner consultants

What you'll need

To qualify for a Skilled Worker Visa, you must be sponsored by a UK-based employer and meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Be aged 18 or over
  • Hold a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for the role you’ll be taking on
  • Be offered a genuine vacancy that meets the requirements of the route
  • Have a role that’s at an appropriate skill level
  • Be paid a salary that meets or exceeds both the general salary threshold and the “going rate” for your occupation
  • Have a sponsor who has paid the required Immigration Skills Charge
  • Demonstrate English language proficiency at CEFR Level B1 or higher
  • Show that you can financially support yourself and any dependants without relying on public funds
  • Provide a criminal record certificate where required
  • Provide a valid TB certificate, if applicable

To qualify for a Skilled Worker Visa, you must demonstrate English language proficiency to at least CEFR Level B1 (intermediate). You can meet this requirement by:

  • Being a national of a majority English-speaking country
  • Having passed a Secure English Language Test (SELT)
  • Having obtained a GCSE, A Level, or Scottish Higher in English while at school in the UK
  • Having been awarded a degree that was taught in English
  • Having already met this requirement as part of a previous application for entry clearance

The general salary threshold under the Skilled Worker Visa route is £25,600 per year. Your salary must meet or exceed this threshold, as well as 100% of the going rate for your occupation, whichever figure is higher. This assessment is based on your guaranteed basic gross pay.

Workers in certain categories may be paid less than this amount, provided they score additional “tradable points” through other attributes, such as:

  • Holding a PhD relevant to the job, or in a relevant STEM subject
  • Accepting a job on the shortage occupation list
  • Being a new entrant to the labour market
  • Applying for a job listed as a health or education occupation

In addition to meeting the minimum salary threshold, you’ll also need to satisfy other financial requirements. You must have cash funds of at least £1,270 available to support yourself in the UK, and this amount must have been held in your bank account for at least 28 consecutive days before your application.