UK Service Supplier Visa: Guide & Requirements
The UK Service Supplier visa is open to overseas service providers or overseas independent professionals looking to undertake a temporary work assignment in the UK. It is a specialist visa category designed to facilitate the entry of professionals who are engaged in providing services under a contract within the United Kingdom. It allows those who […]
Sponsor Licence Application 2025: Step-by-Step Guide
Under the UK’s immigration rules, organisations will, in most cases, need a sponsor licence to hire non-UK skilled workers from overseas. To make a sponsor licence application, you will need to show that your organisation has HR systems in place that comply with the sponsorship compliance duties and that the roles you are recruiting for and […]
Appendix Skilled Occupations: Guide 2025
Appendix Skilled Occupations plays an important role in the UK visa sponsorship system, as it sets out the job roles that are eligible under the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale Up routes. Sponsored work visa salary and skills thresholds, along with Temporary Shortage List and Immigration Salary List rules, are changing from […]
Sponsor Licence Compliance Support
Sponsors have to meet their sponsor licence compliance duties to avoid Home Office enforcement action. We can help you manage your licence, prepare for a compliance visit and avoid penalties. UK immigration rules place high demands on sponsor licence holders to meet their ongoing compliance duties. For already-stretched HR teams, sponsor licence compliance is resource-intensive […]
New Entrant Skilled Worker Visa Criteria
The Skilled Worker new entrant category allows UK sponsors to employ eligible individuals at a lower salary threshold than the standard rates under the Skilled Worker visa route. New entrants are those considered to be at the start of their careers, including graduates, workers under 26 and certain professional trainees. To qualify as a Skilled […]
Scale Up Sponsor Licence Guide 2025
The Scale Up Sponsor Licence is a mandatory requirement to sponsor workers under the Scale Up route. The Scale Up visa allows qualifying organisations to hire skilled workers from overseas, with the sponsorship requirement limited to only the first six months of employment. The route therefore offers enhanced flexibility to both the employer and worker […]
Immigration Salary List 2025
The Immigration Salary List is set to expire in December 2026, under proposals set out in the Government’s Immigration White Paper and the later Statement of Changes which bring the changes into force from 22 July 2025. The ISL will operate alongside the Temporary Shortage List. The Immigration Salary List is a table within […]
Skilled Worker Visa Fees & Sponsor Costs 2025
There are a number of Skilled Worker visa fees that will be payable when making an application. The UK employer will also have to factor in the costs of sponsoring the skilled worker. In this guide, we set out how much the Skilled Worker visa application costs, along with the related fees and charges that […]
UK Graduate Trainee Visa: Guide & Requirements
Under the UK’s Graduate Trainee visa, overseas companies can deploy graduates to the UK temporarily as part of qualifying structured graduate training programmes. The Graduate Trainee visa replaced the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee route and offers international graduates the opportunity to build both professional and personal experience in the UK. In this guide, we set out […]
Temporary Shortage List Guide 2025
The Temporary Shortage List (TSL) is being introduced under reforms announced in the Government’s May 2025 Immigration White Paper. A temporary version of the TSL will sit alongside the Immigration Salary List, until 31 December 2026. The permanent TSL will follow the MAC review in 2026. The Temporary Shortage List applies to occupations requiring RQF […]