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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 all the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled…
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 may also be able to apply to join you or stay in…
You can usually apply to extend a Skilled Worker visa or a Tier 2…
There are lower salary requirements if both of the following apply: you…
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…
This report examines key themes from our regulation of social landlords over the past year, covering our governance, financial viability and consumer standards.
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.
You may be able to settle permanently in the UK if you have one of the…
You must have lived in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for…
You need to be paid at least a minimum salary if you hold a T2, Skilled…
You can include your partner and children on your application if they’re…
You must apply online to settle in the UK. Once you’ve started your…
You’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship…
Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people.
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
The government is committed to improving the quality of social housing in England. In response to the tragic death of 2-year-old Awaab Ishak, we are reforming the sector so that every tenant has a decent, safe and secure home. We...
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Pittaway and Ms A Flynn MRICS on 21 September 2021
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