UK Work Visa 2026: Eligibility, Salary Requirements & Application Guide
Today we're talking about the skill worker visa in the UK what was earlier known as the tier 2 General work visa I've made lots of content about this in the past but since then there have been more changes than I can actually count and it's the most important Visa in the UK it allows you to take your family along it allows you to do more than one job and it allows you to apply for residency all of which we're going to discuss today in today's video we'll be breaking down the
eligibility for a skilled work Visa how to apply for a skilled worker visa how much it's going to cost you the best job portals to get a job in the UK what work you can do on a skilled worker visa and a lot more so remember to watch all the way till the end if you're new I'm Ashoka and on this channel we talk about moving to the UK or any other country in the world to either study or work and with that let's dive in now the reason why this Visa is so important and popular is because this Visa not only
allows you to move to the UK and do a job but it also allows you to take Pi up additional work on this Visa you can work for up to 20 hours a week in a second job or work on your own business and if you take the minimum wages that's 11.44 an hour that's about additionally £900 a month you can also study in the UK you can bring your partner and your children along with you and you can apply for permanent residency what is known as indefinite leave to remain or IL after just 5 years.
UK Skilled Worker Visa 2026: Complete Guide for International Workers
About the normal way of successfully Landing a job you start off by coming across a relevant open opening then you apply for this opening by sending in your CV but remember your CV needs to be really strong for you to stand a chance and if you need help reviewing your CV you can book a one-on-one consultation with our CV consultant who has helped hundreds of people to book a session just visit this page after this you would give typically multiple rounds of interviews for this job and if you're
successful you receive a job offer while applying for a job to work in the UK from outside the country all of these steps are exactly the same the difference begins from after you get the job offer so the first step for you to get is a job offer the important point for you to remember is that not all jobs are eligible for sponsorship in the UK many jobs are eligible but some jobs aren't you should know if your job is eligible or not so you don't waste your time now to know if your job is eligible
you need to know the particular job code for that particular job and in the UK every job has a job code attached to it to find out the code visit this page enter your designation here and assume you're the head of digital media the code is 1132 next visit this page and hit crl F on your keyboard the last column here mentions if the job is eligible for sponsorship or not and like you can see it's eligible for sponsorship the next step is to ensure the job is from a licensed sponsor to work in the UK you
Move to the UK with Your Family on a Skilled Worker Visa
need to get a job offer but only from a licensed sponsor If an employer is not a licensed sponsor they can apply to become licensed sponsors and then you can apply for a Visa but if they aren't licensed sponsors and they don't apply for the license either you cannot move to the UK even if they make you a job offer so how do you know if somebody is a licensed sponsor or not well there are two ways you can either check the government registry and it's an Excel sheet that you can download from here
and search and look for it or you can visit this website because it's a lot easier to use and they have a search option right there the next thing you need to do is check the salary offered for you to get a skilled worker visa you need to meet the salary requirements for your specific job your job would need to pay whichever is higher either £ 38,700 a year or the going rate for the type of work that you'll be doing the going rate is basically the minimum you can be paid for a particular job to
so you would need to be paid the going rate so if you're ahead of digital media and you want to get a sponsored job to work in the UK you would need to be paid at least £83,000 per year but assume you're a data analyst the going rate is 33,200 but since it needed the higher of the two you need a job that offers you at least 38,700 now there are certain scenarios of course in which you could be paid less one is if you're under 26 studying or a recent graduate or in professional training then you can be paid 70% .
UK Skilled Worker Visa: Costs, Benefits, Jobs & Permanent Residency
Your job standard going rate if your salary is at least 3,960 if you have a stem PhD level qualification that's relevant to your job you can be paid 80% of your go jobs going rate as long as you'll be paid at least $3,960 a year year if you have a post-doctoral position in science or higher education you can be paid 70% of your job's standard going rate if you have a relevant PhD level qualification in any subject other than a stem subject your salary should be at least 26,100 you can also be paid less .
job is on the immigration salary list but that's a little tricky you get a 20% discount on the minimum rate which is 30,700 but it also depends on the going rate for your job and you can find the whole immigr ation salary list here for instance if you're an archaeologist the job falls under the immigration salary list with a 20% discount it makes 3,960 but unfortunately the going rate for an archaeologist is £ 36,400 and it is whichever is higher so for an archaeologist to be eligible for
sponsorship it would need to be at least 36,400 in salary now assume you get a job offer and the employer is a licensed sponsor and you meet the salary criteria you need to start the process of applying for a Visa for that you first need a coos or a certificate of sponsorship a coss is an e dont that has a specific reference number that is needed to apply for a Visa only a licensed sponsor can give you a coso and only after you get a job offer from them you cannot apply for a coss yourself now while only your employer
can apply for a csos when it comes to applying for a visa either you or your employer can apply for it some companies cover the entire cost other companies ask the employee to pay for it so when you discuss the Visa with your employer you would need to bring up this point in case they don't the Visa by itself costs anywhere from $79 to £ 1,639 you can apply online from here and you'll have to give your Biometrics later either at a center or use the ukvi app you'll also have to pay the IHS or
the immigration Health sir charge which is about £135 a year so depending on the number of years your Visa is for this amount gets multiplied and this is for each person so if you're applying with a family each person needs to pay the IHS now when you apply for your Visa you will need to provide the following your cosos number proof of knowledge of English which is the is test your passport your job title and your annual salary your jobs occupation code the name of your employer and their sponsor
UK Skilled Worker Visa Salary Rules and Sponsorship Requirements
license number which will be available on your cosos and depending on which country you're from you might need to take a TB test you'll also need to provide proof of your relationship if you're applying with your family and proof of funds which is basically to prove that you can financially support yourself in the UK which is £ 1,270 or your employer would need to prove that they can cover you for up to £ 1,270 for a month now let's talk about how you can actually get a job you can
either apply for a job online and when it comes to portals I'd say check indeed LinkedIn read gov.uk CV Library Google jobs total jobs and glass door and also remember to set an alert so you know as soon as a job opening that's relevant to you goes out what you also need to do is check the career section of websites that you're interested in sometimes Jobs go up there before they even go onto job portals or you can network with recruiting managers in the UK in companies that you're interested in and
I cannot emphasize enough the power of networking which I probably will make an entire video on later because it's a very vast topic but remember to get a job you need a CV that isn't just a good CV but it's a great CV that is tailored for that job because you aren't going to be the only person applying for a job if you see openings in the UK there are sometimes openings which have more than 100 people applying for each job so if you want that job your CV better be pretty good it needs to detail .
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