What are the benefits of a UK Skilled Worker visa?

What are the benefits of a UK Skilled Worker Visa?

The individuals are granted a UK Skilled Worker Visa to work in the country under a UK employer. They can avail many benefits like free healthcare, tax benefits, and free education for their children, high standard of living and more.

 

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Why apply for a UK Skilled Worker Visa?

Individuals applying for a UK Skilled Worker Visa have access to a lot of benefits, as follows.

 

Settle in the UK with your family

• You are allowed to bring in dependents like legal spouses, children, and parents with the UK Skilled Worker Visa.
• Upon meeting eligibility requirements, the legal partners of the primary applicants can work in the UK.

 

No cap on the number of skilled worker visas issued

• There is no limitation on the number of skilled workers migrating to the UK with a UK Skilled Worker Visa.
• The government issued around 69,421 UK Skilled Worker Visas in the year 2023.

 

More demand for skilled professionals

• Due to the increase in demand for the following 5 sectors, individuals applying for these occupations have more chances of getting a visa
• Finance
• IT
• Engineering
• Teaching
• Healthcare
• Professionals in the healthcare sector, like nurses and doctors, can get fast-track visas.

 

Employer sponsorship

• The UK employers with a sponsor license are eligible to sponsor skilled workers.
• The UK employer must provide a Certificate of Sponsorship to the skilled worker recognizing their recruitment.
• The employer must pay for sponsoring the skilled worker. The maximum years a UK employer can pay is 5 years.

Organization	Fees
Small sponsor	£1,820
Charitable sponsor	£1,820
Medium sponsor	£1,000
Large sponsor	£1,000

 

Earn 5 times more than your current salary

There are more than 1 million jobs in the UK across various sectors. You can apply for a job in a related field and earn money in pounds with regular salary hikes.

 

Salary threshold for freshers

Individuals who are willing to start their careers in the UK meeting a lower income requirement of £20,960 are considered for the visa.

 

No cap on visa validity and extension

• The validity of the UK Skilled Worker Visa is for 5 years.
• You can renew and extend the UK Skilled Worker Visa multiple times.

 

Pathway to Permanent Residency

• UK Skilled Worker Visa paves a permanent pathway for ILR. You can apply for ILR after living in the UK for 5 years.
• Later, based on the eligibility, you are free to apply for British citizenship.

 

Free Healthcare

You need to pay an immigration surcharge while applying for a UK Skilled Worker Visa that allows you to avail free healthcare services while staying in the UK.

 

Free education for your children

• You can bring your children as dependents to the country with the UK Skilled Worker Visa.
• They can avail free education while staying in the UK.

 

Scope for citizenship for new-borns

Individuals can convert their UK Skilled Worker Visa into an ILR upon eligibility. The children born to individuals with an ILR are considered as citizens of the UK.

 

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