Immigrating on a Professional Visa: What You Need to Know

A Professional Visa or the UK Skilled Workers Visa is the basic requirement for people desiring to work in the UK. This visa is in replacement of the Tier 2 Visa Scheme and now allows for a longer stay within the country if you have work opportunities in IT, accountancy, teaching, or healthcare.

The occupations that allow people to obtain this visa have now been revised to accommodate more lower-skilled occupations as per the changes from the UK Immigration law.

Once you have a job offer from a legitimate company, a certificate of sponsorship is needed to apply for the visa. The new point system revised on 1 December 2020 states that 70 points need to be scored on the Skilled Worker point test. You can read up more on that here.

Work Visa Categories in the UK

• Skilled Worker Visa – This category is for employees with a genuine skilled job offer and a sponsorship certificate from a UK employer.
• Tier 2 Visa(Intra Company Transfer) – Multinational employees transferred to the company’s UK branch. There are two categories within this visa which are long-term staff and graduate trainee.
• Tier 2 Visa(Minister of Religion) – This category is for missionaries, ministers of religion, or any position within the religious community organization within the UK.
• Tier 2 Visa(Sportsperson) – This category is for sportspeople and coaches. The sport’s governing body must verify and endorse the applicant.

Shortage Occupation List

The occupation under which you secure a job must be on the shortage occupation list. The categories include IT people, engineers, nurses, and other occupations. You may find the list here.

Dependents Pass

A UK Professional Visa allows bringing along your spouse and children provided that you have enough funds to support their stay within the country. You can apply for your family visa through our immigration solicitors in Wembley.

Documents Needed

• Valid Passport and other traveling documents
• Proof of financial eligibility (i.e., A-rated sponsor or show 28 days of maintenance funds)
• English Proficiency Test (IELTS or qualification equivalent to a bachelors degree or other English language tests)
• Tuberculosis (TB) results from countries listed on the Home Office

Get In Touch With The Best UK Immigration Lawyers

For assistance with filing for a UK Professional Visa or finding out more information about it, please contact our team of experts for the right advice in making your dream to work in the UK come true.