How to Calculate Sponsored Worker Salary: 2026 Guide
Section A: Select the Correct Salary Requirement A sponsored worker’s salary cannot be checked against a single universal figure. The minimum payable amount depends on the worker’s occupation code, the applicable salary option, the date on which the relevant sponsorship arrangements began and the number of hours they will work. For most new […]
Temporary Shortage List Guide 2026
Section A: What is the Temporary Shortage List? The Temporary Shortage List (TSL) is part of the Skilled Worker route. It allows specified occupations below the usual RQF Level 6 skill threshold to remain eligible for sponsorship on a time-limited basis. The list was introduced on 22 July 2025 when the general Skilled […]
Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026: First Draft Published
Section A: What is the Immigration and Asylum Bill? Introduced to Parliament on 30 June 2026, the Immigration and Asylum Bill proposes reforms across UK immigration, asylum and modern slavery law. Its provisions cover immigration appeals, asylum decision-making, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, immigration enforcement, age assessments, modern slavery […]
SMS Level 1 & 2 User Training
Section A: Interactive SMS Level 1 & 2 User Training Sponsor licence holders have to comply with the Immigration Rules and the duties set out in the sponsor guidance, or face enforcement action. A substantial part of the compliance burden falls on the company’s Level 1 and Level 2 SMS users, who have […]
Student Visitor Visa UK Guide
Section A: Is there a UK Student Visitor Visa? The Student Visitor Visa is not an official term in the Immigration Rules but is widely used to describe short-term study in the UK under two distinct visa routes. In legal terms, short courses of up to six months are covered by the Standard […]
UK Service Supplier Visa: Requirements & Costs 2026
Section A: What is the UK Service Supplier Visa? The UK Service Supplier visa is one of five Global Business Mobility (GBM) immigration work routes introduced in 2022. The Service Supplier route allows employees of an overseas service provider (or contractual service suppliers) and self-employed people established outside the UK (or independent professionals) […]
Student to Skilled Worker Visa: Employer Guide 2026
Section A: International Graduate Recruitment UK employers are permitted to employ student visa holders within certain restrictions and where the individual’s visa conditions allow. For example, where the visa holder is still studying, they may carry out paid employment up to 20 hours per week during term time if studying at degree level […]
eVisa UK: How to Access, Check & Use Your Status 2026
Section A: What is an eVisa in the UK? The UK eVisa is a secure digital record of an individual’s immigration status and the conditions attached to their permission to be in the UK. It records whether a person has the right to live, work or study in the UK, or rent in […]
Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) Cost & Rules 2026
Section A: What is the Immigration Health Surcharge? The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is an upfront charge paid as part of most UK visa and immigration applications for time-limited immigration permission, including most grants exceeding 6 months and in-country applications to extend or vary permission. It applies each time limited leave is granted, […]
Biometric Residence Permits & Proof of ILR 2026
Section A: How Do You Prove ILR After Your BRP Has Expired? The expiry of a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) does not mean that Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) has expired. Many people who previously relied on a BRP as evidence of their immigration status continue to hold valid ILR even though their […]