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each job with an SOC, so businesses will need to confirm this before advertising and sponsoring a role. When it comes to the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker visa, the Immigration Rules say that the worker must be paid the minimum salary threshold of £25,600 or eighty per cent of the going rate for the job, whichever is higher. However, there are certain circumstances where the Health and Care Worker visa salary threshold can be reduced to £20,480 per year.
Further immigration support for the care industry The government has also taken other steps to reduce the cost of emigrating to the UK and speed it up. Those applying for a Health and Care Worker visa only face an application fee of £232 for visas of up to three years and £464 for visas longer than three years. In contrast, other visa fees are usually considerably more and would typically range from £610 to £1,408 for most visa routes.
Additionally, if an applicant is from any of the countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) they enjoy an additional £55 reduction in their fees. Those looking to work in care in the UK also do not have to pay the NHS surcharge, which costs £624 per year of
the visa for each applicant and dependant. The Home Office is also prioritising applications for those looking to work in care and this means that most visa applications will be completed within three weeks instead of the six weeks that most other routes take.
Seek help and guidance The new immigration rules are complex and while the new visa routes are already supporting many workers to come to the UK with the support of a sponsor, there
Skylar McKeith
Skylar joined
Mackrell.Solicitors in January 2019, having completed the Legal Practice Course with a Distinction at the University of Westminster and an LLB (Hons) Bachelor of Law from BPP Law School. Alongside her studies, she undertook pro-bono work at the Camden Community Law Centre. She has also worked for a Congressman at the United States House of Representatives. Skylar specialises in Immigration Law and has particular expertise in business &
are many more applicants and businesses out there who have little knowledge of the visa process. With the shortage of skilled workers in the care sector likely to continue for some time, overseas workers could be essential to the success of many care providers and so it is important they explore the possibility of being a sponsor. As such, it is important that they seek independent legal advice to make sure that they can support overseas workers with their applications.
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creative industry matters and citizenship applications. Skylar also has experience obtaining visas for those who have previously been denied entry clearance to the UK.
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