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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…
The benefits of recruiting people who have served in the armed forces and services offered by the Career Transition Partnership (CTP).
Explore the specialist skills you need to grow professional expertise - part of the Government Campus learning curriculum.
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.
Defining the roles of geographers in government.
Information about development and career opportunities in purchasing and contract management in the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Tech Minister Saqib Bhatti's speech to the National Cyber Security Centre's CyberUK 2024 conference in Birmingham.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
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