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This study evaluates factors that may influence the probability of a graduate gaining highly skilled employment.
This document sets out the UK Visas and Immigration position on reviewing applications following the High Court judgment.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
A Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an…
You must meet both the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled…
There are lower salary requirements if either: you got your certificate of…
You might still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa if your job is…
There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or…
You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…
When you apply for a Skilled Worker visa, you’ll need to have enough money…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
You must apply online for a Skilled Worker visa. Check which documents…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can usually apply to extend a Skilled Worker visa or a Tier 2…
You’ll need to apply to update your Skilled Worker or Tier 2 (General)…
You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Skilled Worker visa…
If you work overtime in the job you’re being sponsored for, you do not…
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) analysis of the Labour Force Survey.
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
FOI 4092 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: ‘Available statistics for the number of…
Find out if your university qualification means you're eligible for a High Potential Individual visa.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Live firings of the British Army’s highly lethal future tank – the Challenger 3 - have taken place in Germany this week, witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge.
This briefing paper offers an analysis of the impact transnational companies and global value chains may have on the future of the labour market.
Check which jobs are on the immigration salary list in each area of the UK. For the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
This report assesses high level STEM occupations according to labour market need in order to inform the development of work-based skills solutions, including higher apprenticeships.
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