United Kingdom · National (United Kingdom)
Skilled Worker
Skilled Worker Visa
For workers with a confirmed job offer from a UK employer approved by the Home Office to sponsor skilled workers.
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Pathway overview
For workers with a confirmed job offer from a UK employer approved by the Home Office to sponsor skilled workers.
Verified directly from GOV.UK: you must have a certificate of sponsorship (CoS) from a UK employer approved by the Home Office, for a job on the list of eligible occupations, paid at least £41,700 per year or the job's own published 'going rate' (whichever is higher — this tool checks only the £41,700 general floor, not the per-occupation going-rate table, which this tool does not model), and speak, read, write and understand English to at least CEFR level B2.
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Job offer
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Age
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Language
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Experience
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Government fee
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
Application process
Apply online after your employer issues a certificate of sponsorship
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Renewal
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Work rights
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Study rights
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
Family inclusion
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Citizenship
Not yet confirmed in structured format
Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
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- Last published
- 2026-09-05
- Last source verification
- 2026-09-08
- Effective from
- Not yet confirmed in structured format
- Effective to
- No end date published
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