Health and Care Worker visa
Documents you'll need to apply
When you apply you鈥檒l need to provide:
- your certificate of sponsorship reference number - your employer will give you this
- proof of your knowledge of English
- a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality
- your job title and annual salary
- your job鈥檚 occupation code
- the name of your employer and their sponsor licence number - this will be on your certificate of sponsorship
Ask your employer for a copy of your certificate of sponsorship if you do not have one.
Other documents you might need
Depending on your circumstances, you might be asked to provide:
- evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK, for example bank statements (unless your certificate of sponsorship shows your employer can support you)
- proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they鈥檙e applying with you
- your tuberculosis test results if you鈥檙e from a listed country
- a criminal record certificate - if you鈥檙e working in certain jobs
- your UK PhD certificate, or your unique Ecctis reference number (formerly unique UK NARIC reference number) if your qualification is from outside the UK - you鈥檒l need to
You鈥檒l need a blank page in your passport for your visa if you鈥檙e:
- from outside the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
- from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein but do not have a biometric passport with a chip in it
If your documents are not in English or Welsh you鈥檒l also need to provide a certified translation.
Criminal record certificate
You鈥檒l need to provide a criminal record certificate if you鈥檙e applying from outside the UK, unless your job is in one of the following occupation codes:
- 2113: biochemists and biomedical scientists
- 2114: physical scientists
- 3111: laboratory technicians
- 6132: ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
Check how to apply for criminal records checks.
If you鈥檝e lived in more than one country
You might need to provide a certificate from each country you鈥檝e lived in, depending on your age and how long you stayed in each country.
If you鈥檙e under 28, you鈥檒l need a certificate from any country you鈥檝e stayed in for a total of 12 months or more since you turned 18.
If you鈥檙e 28 or over, you鈥檒l need a certificate from any country you鈥檝e stayed in over the last 10 years.