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You must meet all the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled Worker visa:

• your job is eligible for this visa
• you鈥檒l be working for a UK employer that鈥檚 been approved by the Home Office
• you鈥檒l be paid at least the minimum salary rate for the type of work you鈥檒l be doing

The minimum salary for the type of work you鈥檒l be doing is whichever is the highest of:

• 拢38,700 per year
• the 鈥榞oing rate鈥� for the type of work you鈥檒l be doing

Your employer must make sure your job pays at least the minimum wage and follows the UK rules for how many hours a week you work. If your employer does not do this, your application will be refused.

Check if your job is eligible

Before you can find out if your job is eligible, you need to know its 4-digit occupation code.

Look up your job鈥檚 occupation code

If you do not know your code, you can search for your job in the 鈥�.

Not every job title is included. If you cannot find your exact job title, try searching for similar jobs.

Make sure the job description matches what you鈥檒l be doing. Some similar jobs have different codes, for example chefs and cooks. Chefs are eligible for a Skilled Worker visa, but cooks are not.

Check if an occupation code is eligible for this visa

When you know your occupation code, view the table of eligible jobs to see if it鈥檚 included.

The table is very large. It鈥檚 sorted in order of occupation code, with the smallest numbers at the top. You may be able to use your web browser to search for your code on the page.

Salary requirements

You鈥檒l usually need to be paid the 鈥榮tandard鈥� salary rate of at least 拢38,700 per year, or the 鈥榞oing rate鈥� for your job, whichever is higher.

Each occupation code has its own annual going rate. Check the going rate for your job in the going rates table.

If you work in healthcare or education

There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or education jobs, where the going rate is based on national pay scales.

When you can be paid less

If you do not meet the usual salary requirements, and you do not work in healthcare or education, you might still be eligible if your salary will be at least 拢30,960 per year.

Check when you can be paid less.

You may also be able to meet lower salary requirements if you鈥檙e:

• extending your Skilled Worker visa听
• updating your Skilled Worker visa - for example if you have a new job or employer

Approved UK employers

You must have a job offer from an approved UK employer before you apply for a Skilled Worker visa. Approved employers are also known as sponsors, because they are sponsoring you to come to or stay in the UK.

View the list of approved UK employers.

If your employer is not currently approved, they can apply for a sponsor licence if they鈥檙e eligible.

They鈥檒l need to pay a fee - 拢536 for small businesses and charities or 拢1,476 for medium and large organisations. It usually takes around 8 weeks to process a licence application.

If you鈥檙e a care worker or senior care worker听

Your employer must be registered with the Care Quality Commission if you鈥檙e a care worker (code 6135) or senior care worker (code 6136) working in England.听听

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If you already have a job offer from an approved employer

Your employer - also known as your sponsor - will check that you meet the eligibility requirements. They鈥檒l give you a 鈥榗ertificate of sponsorship鈥� (CoS) to prove this.

The certificate of sponsorship is an electronic record, not a physical document. It will have a reference number, which you鈥檒l need for your visa application.

You must apply for your visa within 3 months of getting your certificate of sponsorship.

Check which documents you鈥檒l need to apply.