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"name": "What are the general requirements of the UK Skilled Worker visa?",
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"text": "An applicant must obtain at least 70 points.
The salary level, in general, will amount to £25,600. Payment to the applicant has to be at this rate, or the particular job’s standard rate, whichever is more.
The points for eligibility can be traded, due to which an applicant was chosen to occupation with a labor shortage with lesser than standard salary criteria could still qualify for sponsorship.
The skills requirements for roles are being toned down to Level 3 of NVQ, which makes many more roles from a wider range of sectors would be available for sponsorship (including administrative roles/ junior level).
An applicant must meet the requirement for the English language."
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"text": "The Tier 2 and Skilled Worker routes are both long-term work routes. The new Skilled Worker visa came in the place of Tier 2 (General) visa. It’s the main points-based immigration route offered by the Home Office to skilled migrants from beyond the UK.
Nevertheless, there are some Tier 2 visa routes existing. The Sportsperson visa and the Minister of Religion visa are notable ones among them.
The remaining Tier 2 routes, compared to the Skilled Worker visa, are narrower when it comes to their purpose. It covers a wide range of occupations deemed eligible.
Two other long-term visa routes are the Intra-company visa and the Health &amp; Care visa."
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"name": "How long does UK Skilled Worker visa take?",
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"text": "Depends on where you are applying from.
If applying from overseas: 3 weeks
If applying from within the UK: 8 weeks
You can expect a decision on your UK Work visa after you have – (1) applied online, (2) proved your identity, and (3) provided the required documentation."
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"name": "What is the earliest that I can apply for UK skilled migration?",
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"text": "You can apply for the Skilled Worker visa for the UK up to 3 months prior to the date of beginning work in the UK. This date will be mentioned on your Certificate of Sponsorship issued by your UK sponsor."
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"name": "How do I know if my UK sponsor is designated for the UK Skilled Worker Visa?",
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"text": "For this, you will have to check the “Register of Worker and Temporary Worker licensed sponsors”.
Currently, there are a total of 48,841 UK employers included in the database."
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"name": "Who is considered to be a skilled worker for UK skilled migration?",
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"text": "A skilled worker is an individual that will be taking up a job in the UK that needs a skill level of RQF3 or above, as per the Appendix Skilled Occupations to the Immigration Rules."
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"name": "What job is considered to be a shortage occupation for UK Work visa?",
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"text": "The Home Office of the UK Government maintains a list of skilled roles for which employers in the UK find it difficult to secure an adequate number of workers in keeping with the vacancies."
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"name": "Is the salary threshold same for all skilled workers exploring work abroad in the UK?",
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"text": "In certain situations, the minimum salary threshold will be adjusted. For example, an individual qualifying as a new entrant to the labour market will have the salary threshold requirement reduced."
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"name": "What is the minimum salary threshold for the UK Skilled Worker Visa?",
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"text": "The minimum salary that you must be paid to be eligible to apply for the Skilled Worker visa of the UK will be the highest of the three options given below –
£25,600 per year,
£10.10 per hour, or
the ‘going rate’ for the type of work you’ll be doing in the UK."
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"name": "Am I eligible to apply for the Skilled Worker UK Work visa?",
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"text": "To be eligible, your job must be on the list of eligible occupations.
You can get your 4-digit occupation code from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Occupation Coding Tool.
Once you have the UK job code with you, you can go through the UK Government’s list for “Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes”.
Ensure that the given job description exactly matches the job that you will be taking up in the UK. Some jobs, though similar, might have different codes. For instance, a chef is eligible for a UK Skilled Worker Visa. A cook, on the other hand, is not eligible for the Skilled Worker visa for the UK."
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"name": "What UK jobs are on the Shortage Occupation list for the Skilled Worker visa?",
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"text": "There are a total of 30 jobs on the Skilled Occupation list. These include – civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, electronics engineers etc.
Each of the jobs on the list is as per the area of the UK where there is a shortage for the same. For example, biological scientists and biochemists (SOC Code: 2112) are in demand in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Chemical scientists with SOC Code 2111 – only jobs in the nuclear industry – are in shortage in Scotland alone."
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"name": "How are jobs in the UK labour market classified?",
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"text": "Each of the occupations available in the UK labour market are classified into unique 4-digit codes as per the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)."
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"name": "How does it help to have a job on the shortage occupation list for UK Work visa?",
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"text": "A shortage occupation is a skilled job wherein there is a shortage of workers in the UK.
If your job is included on the shortage occupation list, you might be paid 80% of the going rate of your job. You will also be required to pay a comparatively lower fee for your UK Skilled Worker visa."
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"name": "I am a medical professional. Why is my job not on the skilled occupation list for UK immigration?",
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"text": "There are two separate lists –
1. Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations
2. Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education
Healthcare and education jobs in the UK have their own list."
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"name": "How many UK jobs are on the shortage occupations list for healthcare and education?",
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"text": "Currently, there are a total of 14 jobs on the shortage occupation list for healthcare and education. The list includes the following job codes, as per the Standard Occupational Classification Code – 2211, 2212, 2213, 2217, 2219, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2231, 2314, 2315, 2442, 3213, and 6141."
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