Guidance and regulation

A list for employers to check if their staff have the right to work in the UK.

• From: Immigration Enforcement and 1 others
• Updated: 9 April 2024

• Employers' right to work checklist (accessible)

  You may conduct one of the three checks to establish a right to work: if…

Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

• Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes

  Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. The table is…

Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

• Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes

  Find out the annual going rate for occupation codes that are eligible for…

Check if your job or occupation code is on the list of eligible healthcare and education jobs.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 6 August 2021

Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 9 September 2023

Check the national pay scales for healthcare jobs by area of the UK and pay band.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 8 March 2022

Check the minimum annual salary you'll need to be paid on a Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa if you're under 26, studying, training or in a postdoctoral role.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Information for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens on proving your right to work from 1 July 2021.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 10 June 2021

This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Check the national pay scales for teaching and education leadership jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care or certain Global Business Mobility visas.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Information on EU, EEA and Swiss citizens' right to work in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 19 March 2021

Information for overseas domestic workers in a private household and their employers.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 6 May 2021

Advice for employers carrying out right to work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2023

Guidance for employers on how to avoid discrimination when carrying out right to work checks.

• From: Immigration Enforcement and 1 others
• Updated: 22 March 2022

Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for certain Global Business Mobility visas.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Check if an occupation code is eligible for the PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa routes - and how much you'll need to be paid.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Information for employers on the UK’s points-based immigration system.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 25 February 2022

A video explaining how employers can make right to work checks before hiring new employees.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 6 April 2020