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UK Shortage Occupation List 2023
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Shortage Occupation List has now been replaced by the Immigration Salary List.  Click here to read our comprehensive guide to the UK Immigration Salary List.  When sponsoring a worker for a particular role,...

 employers need to understand how to apply for a sponsor licence and that the worker is sponsored for a job in an eligible standard occupational classification (‘SOC’) code listed in the Appendix. The...

Fishing Jobs to Be Added to the UK Shortage Occupation List
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The UK’s seafood sector, known for its high-quality exports such as salmon and Cornish sardines, plays a crucial role in the country’s economy. To ensure that the fishing industry can continue to...

 access the talent it needs from overseas, several fishing jobs are being added to the UK Shortage Occupation List. What is the UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL)? The UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL) is a list...

Skilled Worker Salary Rate Transitional Arrangements
By Lucy Katko - Immigration Barrister

Changes to the Immigration Rules regarding salary can make extension and settlement applications nerve-wracking for Skilled Workers and sponsor licence holders.  For those originally granted as either Tier...

 2 (General) migrants or Skilled Workers and who have had continuous permission under Tier 2 (General) or as a Skilled Worker ever since, it is possible to rely on the transitional arrangements in relation to...

Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates Set To Increase
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Those in the UK under the Skilled Worker route, or looking to apply in this route, may be happy to know that the general salary thresholds for the route are to increase from 12 April 2023. This is likely...

 due to the fact that wages are rising, as is the national minimum wage (from £9.50 to £10.42 in April 2023). However, it is yet to be seen whether these increases make sponsoring workers in this route less...

Can A Skilled Worker Delay Their Work Start Date?
By Emilia Cieslak - Legal Associate

Moving to a different country for a new job is very exciting but also requires a lot of planning and organisation. No matter how organised a person can be, experience shows things may not always go according...

 to plan! In this post, I discuss when a Skilled Worker can delay their work start date, the 28 day rule and the responsibilities of a Skilled Worker  Sponsor. Where can I find my work start date? You can find...

Skilled Worker Dependent Visa Application Guide
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK Skilled Worker visa is for individuals who have an offer to work in the UK in an eligible role from an approved sponsor. In this Skilled Worker Dependent Visa application guide we explore the most frequently...

 asked questions on how a Skilled Worker can bring their dependents to the UK. Who is a Dependent of a Skilled Worker? You must either be the dependent partner or child of the person who is applying at the...

Skilled Worker Change of Employment: FAQs
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

We have recently published various posts relating to the Skilled Worker Visa, including Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates and Skilled Worker Visa – Evidence of Recruitment. In this post we look at a...

 selection of questions frequently asked by Skilled Worker migrants when changing employment.  Can a Skilled Worker Visa Holder Change Employer? Yes, but if you are going to change employers, you will need to submit...

Switching from the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme to the Skilled Worker Route
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Under the new Skilled Worker route in the new Points Based System, which will come into effect on 1 December 2020 at 9am, Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Migrants are able to switch into the Skilled Worker route....

 This is a welcome change to the Immigration Rules.  Under the prior Points Based System, Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Migrants were generally unable to switch from inside the country into the Tier 2...

What is work? Complying with your visa conditions
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Under the Immigration Rules, many people have restrictions on their right to work in the UK. This article will look at some of the main definitions of work used in the Immigration rules in the main work and study...

 based categories and discuss how this will impact people in different situations. Types of leave and their restrictions: Tier 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent): no employment as a Doctor or Dentist in Training,...

Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rates
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Employers seeking to recruit under the Skilled Worker route must ordinarily pay their skilled workers a salary which equals or exceeds both a general salary threshold (£25,600) and 100% of the ‘going rate’ for...

 the occupation (as set out in the relevant occupation code), whichever is higher. However, there are some exceptions to this.  How much must a Skilled Worker Migrant be paid? Are you a new entrant? A new...

The UK Expansion Worker & Skilled Worker Routes Compared
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Following the recent changes to the Immigration Rules, which took effect at 9:00am on 11 April 2022, it is clear that the Home Office is moving in one direction when it comes to business routes – sponsorship.  With...

 the closure of the Sole Representative route to new applicants, overseas businesses wishing to expand into the UK market must now consider the Global Business Mobility (“GBM”): UK Expansion...

Skilled Worker Visa - Evidence of Recruitment
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The Immigration Rules underwent major changes at the end of 2020. The new highly-anticipated Skilled Worker route was introduced and at 9:00am on 1 December 2020 and immigration lawyers across the country...

 were rejoicing the perceived abolition of the formulaic Resident Labour Market Test.  Whilst the new Appendix Skilled Worker does not strictly require a Resident Labour Market Test to have taken place, the Home...
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