The UK has relied on overseas doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers for decades. The primary reason for this is the shortage of staff that is unable to meet the rising demands from an aging population. To cater to the demand, the UK launched the Health and Care Worker Visa on 4 August 2020 as a fast-tracked route for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible role with the NHS (National Health Service), an NHS
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The UK Skilled Worker route comes with several mandatory costs that both sponsoring companies and visa applicants must consider carefully. Employers wanting to sponsor foreign workers under the Skilled Worker route should be aware of the skilled worker sponsorship costs involved in this visa process. They are required to pay different fees at different stages of the sponsorship, both for the initial application and for the ongoing visa process. The skilled worker sponsorship cost is a key compon
...By visaandmigration.com - 1 week ago
The Home Office has ensured victims of domestic violence can regain an independent immigration status (indefinite leave to enter or remain) from their spouse, civil partner, or unmarried or durable partner, whereby the victims’ relationship with their partner broke down permanently due to domestic violence from their partners or their partner’s family.
In other words, UK Immigration law allows non-UK nationals who currently have or were last granted a UK spouse, civil partner, or unmarried pa
...By visaandmigration.com - 2 weeks ago
The UK Youth Mobility Scheme Visa provides a unique opportunity to young individuals—especially from partner countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Korea to live, work, and explore the UK for up to two years. Designed to promote cultural exchange and global mobility, this visa allows young individuals from participating countries and territories who are aged 18 to 30 (or 18-35 for some nationalities) to take up employment in the UK, travel across the country, and gain significa
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A UK company or organisation that has received a UK sponsor licence from the office to hire foreign workers is required to comply with their sponsor’s duties to retain its licence. If they fail to meet their sponsorship duties, their licence can be suspended, downgraded, or even revoked. The primary duties of a licenced sponsor include:
Reporting Duties
Record Keeping Duties
Complying with the UK’s Immigration Laws, including the Worker and Temporary Worker route specifi
By visaandmigration.com - 3 weeks ago
Driving in a different country can be extremely stressful - especially when the driving laws differ to the ones you’re used to in your home country. Whether you’re visiting another country, you’ve just got a fiance visa or you’ve just received a settlement visa, you’ll find there are many different (and bizarre) driving laws you will need to adhere to. !--more-- In the UK and other countries, if you fail to adhere to immigration rules or break the law in some instances, you may see your visa rev
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A UK spouse visa is effectively a subcategory of the UK Family Route. A spouse visa allows overseas nationals to come to the UK to join their spouses/partners who are either British Citizens or have settled status in the United Kingdom. Therefore, if you are a non-UK national and married to either a British citizen or someone who is settled in the UK, you need to apply for a spouse visa in order to join your spouse/partner in the UK.
For a UK spouse visa, you will also need to meet the finan
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The UK dependent visa route allows family members of certain visa holders to join or stay with them in the UK. The visa route for dependants is available to spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners, and children under 18. It is commonly used by families of individuals who are in the United Kingdom on work or study visas, such as the Skilled Worker visa, Health and Care Worker visa, or Student visa.
Primary visa holders need to sponsor their family members applying as dependents. Applicant
...By visaandmigration.com - 1 month ago
International students currently in the UK on a previous Tier 4 (General) Student visa (the current student visa has replaced this) can switch to a Skilled Worker Visa (formerly known as Tier 2 visa) without being required to leave the country. This route is popular among Tier 4 holders who have secured a job offer from a UK employer.
The Skilled Worker visa allows qualifying overseas nationals to come to or stay in the UK to work in an eligible role for an approved sponsor. An approved spons
...By visaandmigration.com - 1 month ago
The Scale-up Worker visa allows high-growth businesses to hire overseas talent with greater ease and flexibility compared to other UK work visas.
The UK Scale-up Worker visa, on the other hand, allows qualifying workers to come to the UK to work for an employer initially (first six months) in a sponsored role. However, after the first six months, the Scale Up worker visa holders no longer require sponsorship by their UK employer.
Once the visa is granted, it opens several doors for oversea
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