UK Secondment Worker Visa: Guide & Requirements
The UK Secondment Worker visa is for overseas nationals being seconded to the UK as part of either a high value contract or investment by their employer overseas. This is a specialist work visa designed to support the transfer of skills and knowledge between international offices and facilitate UK-based operations, as well as development and […]
How to Get a UK Sponsorship Licence in 2025
To hire most non-UK resident workers, your organisation will need to hold a valid sponsorship licence. We are specialists in sponsor licence applications & compliance. Sponsoring overseas nationals can provide UK businesses with significant benefits, not least being able to fill much needed skills gaps with talented migrant workers. However, applying for a sponsor licence […]
Skilled Worker Visa Extension Guide
Skilled Worker visas are issued for a period of up to five years. To remain in the UK beyond this, the worker has to make an application for a Skilled Worker visa extension before their current visa expires to avoid overstaying. As with the initial visa application, the worker will need to show when they […]
Work Permit UK: Options & Advice
The term “work permit” is not an official term under the current UK immigration system. It is a general, informal way of referring to the Skilled Worker visa, which is the primary work visa for foreign nationals who wish to work in the UK. The Skilled Worker visa is part of the UK’s points-based immigration […]
Shortage Occupation List 2025
The Shortage Occupation List is no longer used for applications under the Skilled Worker visa. It was replaced by the Immigration Salary List (ISL) in April 2024. The ISL specifies salary thresholds for specific occupations under the Skilled Worker route. Under changes announced in the Immigration White Paper, the Immigration Salary List will operate alongside […]
Global Business Mobility Visa Guide
The Global Business Mobility visa is an umbrella category of five different types of UK work visas. These visas are designed for employees of overseas companies to undertake specific types of work or assignments in the UK. As each of the Global Business Mobility visas have their own eligibility and application requirements, the GBM rules […]
Skilled Worker Going Rate 2025
One of the eligibility requirements under the Skilled Worker Visa route is that the role being recruited for pays at least the relevant minimum salary threshold or the role’s specified ‘going rate’. The going rate is the occupation-specific salary benchmark the Home Office assigns to every Standard Occupational Classification code under the Skilled Worker route. […]
SOC Codes for Skilled Worker Eligible Occupations
Matching the role you are recruiting for with the relevant occupation code, or SOC code, is a crucial step when hiring a new sponsored worker under the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility or Scale Up routes. It will be important for the sponsor to allocate the correct occupation code to avoid issues with the Home […]
UK Expansion Worker Visa Requirements
The UK Expansion Worker Visa allows overseas companies to deploy key personnel to the UK to set up operations and expand their business. The route is aimed at overseas companies without a trading presence in the UK that require senior personnel to establish their business in the UK. The Expansion Worker visa requirements are strict, […]
Scale Up Visa UK: Eligibility, Process & Benefits
The Scale Up visa allows high-growth companies to hire talent from overseas with greater ease and flexibility compared with other UK work visas. As a hybrid work visa, the Scale Up route allows qualifying workers to come to the UK to work initially in a sponsored role, and after six months, the Scale Up worker […]