Work in the UK
You can relocate to the UK as an existing overseas employee or an initial hire. Nationals from outside the UK can face momentous challenges in obtaining the appropriate immigration permission. Our team will ensure you, as our client, will move through the application process as swiftly and smoothly as possible.
SKILLED WORKER
COMING TO THE UK FOR LONG TERM WORK
The Skilled Worker allows enables licensed employers to sponsor non-UK nationals (including from the European Economic Area (EEA)/Switzerland) to take up skilled positions that cannot be filled from within the resident labour workforce.
WHAT IS THE SKILLED WORKER ROUTE?
The Skilled Worker route is for employers to recruit people to work in the UK in a specific job. This enables licensed employers to sponsor non-UK nationals (including from the European Economic Area (EEA)/Switzerland) to take up skilled positions that cannot be filled from within the resident labour workforce.
BENEFITS
WORK:
Additional part-time employment, voluntary work and study is permitted with restrictions.
DEPENDANTS:
The spouse or partner and/or children of Skilled Worker migrants may join or remain with them in the UK as dependants. Generally, these individuals may work and study in the UK subject to certain restrictions.
SWITCHING:
Individuals will now be able to switch from within the UK into the Skilled Worker route from most other UK immigration routes.
SETTLE:
Individuals in this route may extend their stay in the UK indefinitely. After five years of continuous residence in the UK, Skilled Worker migrants may qualify to apply for settlement.
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