The UK offers the Skilled Worker visa and Graduate visa for international talent. London is a global hub for finance, tech, and creative industries.
Typical process time: Approximately 30 days once documents and employer requirements are ready. Timelines vary with employer responses, appointments, document gaps and government decisions.
Most work visas need a licensed UK sponsor.
Role must fit eligible occupations and salary rules.
Standard requirements explained upfront.
We do not deal in unverifiable certificates of sponsorship.
A UK Skilled Worker visa generally requires a Certificate of Sponsorship from a licensed employer, an eligible occupation, salary thresholds, English language, and other UKVI requirements. We help you validate whether an offer looks structurally sound before you pay anyone.
The UK system is built around the employer. Your prospective employer must hold a sponsor licence and appear on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which is published and which you can search yourself before accepting any offer. An employer who is not on that register cannot sponsor you, whatever they promise.
Salary is tested twice. There is a general threshold for the route, and a separate going rate for your specific occupation code, and your pay normally has to meet the higher of the two. A salary that clears the general threshold can still fail because the going rate for that occupation code is higher.
Once a Certificate of Sponsorship is assigned, the visa decision itself is usually one of the faster parts, with a priority service available at extra cost. What takes longer is everything before it: the employer assigning the CoS, your TB test appointment, and biometrics at a visa application centre.
The cost surprises more applicants than the timeline. Alongside the visa fee there is the Immigration Health Surcharge, which is charged per year of the visa and is normally paid upfront for the whole period. For a family this becomes the largest single item, so budget for it before you accept an offer.
A Certificate of Sponsorship is not a paper document. It is an electronic record with a reference number that your employer assigns to you, and it has to be used within a limited window after assignment or it lapses.
The refusals we see most often are mechanical. Salary below the going rate for the specific occupation code is the leading cause, followed by maintenance funds that were not held for the full qualifying period before applying - a balance that dipped mid-period will fail even if the closing figure is fine.
Others are an English test taken with a provider not approved for UKVI purposes, and a TB certificate from a clinic that is not on the approved list. All of these are checkable in advance.
Sponsor licence and role credibility check.
Identity, English, TB and funds.
Online forms and biometrics.
Grant conditions explained.
These are live roles we are recruiting for right now. Details come from the employer requirement and change as positions fill.
Book a free eligibility check before applying — we will tell you honestly whether your profile fits one of these roles.
Standard Skilled Worker routes are employer-sponsored. Be cautious of agents selling “visa without job” narratives.
The Home Office publishes a register of licensed sponsors. Search the employer name there before accepting an offer or paying any fee. An employer not on that register cannot sponsor a Skilled Worker visa, whatever they tell you.
There is a general threshold for the route and a separate going rate for your specific occupation code, and you normally need the higher of the two. Because both are revised, check the current figures for your occupation code on GOV.UK for the date you apply.
After the Certificate of Sponsorship is assigned, the decision is usually among the faster stages, with a priority service at additional cost. Allow longer for the employer to assign the CoS, and for TB test and biometric appointments.
A charge for access to the NHS, payable per year of your visa and normally paid upfront for the whole period, for each family member. It is separate from the visa fee and is often the largest single cost. Check the current rate on GOV.UK before accepting an offer.
Most commonly a salary below the going rate for the specific occupation code, or maintenance funds not held for the full qualifying period. An English test from a provider not approved by UKVI, or a TB certificate from an unapproved clinic, are also frequent.
Besides our urgent vacancies, we also receive regular job openings for work visas in many other countries. Tell us the country and job you are interested in and our team will share the openings currently available for your profile.
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Immigration rules, fees, eligibility requirements and processing times change often. The information on this page is general guidance only and may not reflect the latest official rules. Always check the official government source before you apply or pay any fee.
Visa decisions rest with the relevant immigration authority, and hiring decisions rest with the employer. Eligibility, processing times, fees and outcomes vary from case to case.
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