Taking on additional work

You can do additional paid work on a Health and Care Worker visa as long as you鈥檙e still doing the job you鈥檙e being sponsored for. You can also do unpaid voluntary work.

If you complete your GP training, you can do 4 months of additional paid work.

You may need to apply to update your visa to do additional paid work. This will depend on the type of work you鈥檙e doing and the hours you鈥檙e going to work.

Your additional work must be in an eligible Skilled Worker occupation code.

When you need to update your visa

You must update your visa if your additional job is more than 20 hours a week.

You don鈥檛 need to update it if you鈥檙e:

  • working overtime in the job you鈥檙e being sponsored for

  • working 鈥榖ank shifts鈥� for your NHS sponsor

Apply to update your visa

To apply, you鈥檒l need to:

  • get a new certificate of sponsorship from your second employer

  • include a letter with your application explaining that you want to change your current permission to stay

Apply to update your visa.