Work in the UK

The Skilled Worker Visa is the main visa route for foreign workers to live and work in the United Kingdom under the new immigration system. This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (General) work visa.

If you are an organisation wishing to employ foreign workers, you must first obtain a sponsor licence. If your application for Sponsor Licence is successful, you will be able to hire skilled workers from outside.

The Youth Mobility Scheme Visa is for young adults between the age of 18 and 30 from certain qualifying countries to live, work and experience life in the UK.

The Global Talent Visa UK is for exceptionally talented and promising individuals in the fields of academia or research, arts and culture or digital technology who wish to work in the UK.

A Health and Care Worker Visa was launched in August 2020 to help healthcare professionals to come to the UK and work in an eligible job with the NHS or NHS-related bodies.

The Temporary Worker (T5) visa category offers a variety of options for overseas nationals to take on short-term work in the UK that will satisfy cultural, charitable, religious, or international objectives.

The Intra-company Visa allows existing employees of multinational companies outside the UK to transfer to a job in their company’s UK branch.

The Graduate route is an opportunity for international students in the UK to continue to stay, work, or look for work. This route is a part of the Global Talent Visa policy that focuses on recruiting talented individuals in the STEM sector.

A Frontier Worker permit lets you come and work in the UK if you live in another country and you are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.