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Skilled Worker Visa Reforms: New Skill & Salary Thresholds Announced

Home Office Reform to the Skilled Worker Route Following the  Immigration White Paper published in May 2025, today, 01 July 2025, further details of the”first of sweeping reforms to the immigration system”...

Closed UK Visas Routes and Alternative Immigration Options

In This Article 1. Closure of the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visa 2. Alternatives to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visa: Innovator Founder and Self-Sponsorship Options 3. Closure of the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa 4. Alternatives...

Losing Your Job As A Sponsored Skilled Worker

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Skilled Worker Route 2. I Am A Skilled Worker, How Long Do I Have to Decide What To Do? 3. Can I Switch to Another Visa Route? 4. Can I Stay on the Skilled Worker Route? 5....

UK to Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights from the 2025 White Paper

In This Article 1. A Clear Political Mandate for Change 2. Skilled Worker Route: Higher Thresholds, Fewer Eligible Roles 3. The Temporary Shortage List: A New, Time-Limited Pathway 4. Closing the Social Care Visa...

Skilled Worker Visa & Senior or Specialist Worker Visa Compared (Part 2)

In This Article 1. Skilled Worker and SSW Routes: Key Considerations for Businesses and Migrants 2. How Salary Thresholds and Going Rates Affect Route Selection 3. Cost Considerations for Sponsoring Skilled Workers 4....

Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence: New Rules on Pay and Fees

In This Article 1. Salary Deductions and Investments by Sponsored Workers 2. Further Clarification on Salary Deductions in Sponsor Guidance 3. Call for Examples and Clarification on “Related Organisations” 4....

New Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers:  Further Challenges for Self-Sponsorship

In This Article 1. New Restrictions on Salary Calculations for Self-Sponsored Skilled Workers 2. What this means for Employers and Skilled Worker Applicants 3. The UK’s Shifting Stance on Business Migration...

New Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers: What’s Changing in April 2025?

In This Article 1. New Recruitment Rules for Care Workers in England 2. Government Crackdown on Exploitation and Visa Abuse 3. Increase in Minimum Salary for Skilled Worker Visa Applicants 4. Changes...

Skilled Worker Route & Senior or Specialist Worker Route Compared

In This Article 1. Understanding the Skilled Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker Routes 2. An Overview of the Skilled Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker Routes 3. Key Similarities Between the Skilled...

Sponsor Duties: Managing Third-Party Work for Skilled Workers

In This Article 1. Sponsor Duties for Contracted Skilled Workers 2. Is Working for Third Parties by a Sponsored Worker Prohibited? 3. How Sponsors Can Retain Control Over Sponsored Workers in Third-Party Contracts 4....

UK Expansion Worker & Senior or Specialist Worker Routes Compared

In This Article 1. Overview of the UK Expansion Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker Routes 2. Sponsorship Requirements for UK Expansion Workers and Senior or Specialist Workers 3. Salary Requirements for UK...

Health and Care Worker Visa: Your Questions Answered

In This Article 1. Overview of the Health and Care Worker Visa: Eligibility and Family Provisions 2. What Are the Eligibility Requirements? 3. Which Occupations Are Eligible for the Health and Care Worker Visa? 4....