🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Work Visa
Work permit categories, eligibility, sponsorship, application steps, and processing times.
Work visas are administered by UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office). The main route is the Skilled Worker visa, which requires sponsorship by a licensed employer.
- The Skilled Worker visa requires a job offer from a licensed sponsor and meeting salary/skill thresholds.
- Employers must hold a sponsor licence before they can sponsor workers.
- Other routes include the Global Talent and Health and Care Worker visas.
Official authorities
- GOV.UK — Visas and immigration
Work visas and sponsorship.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- UK Government (GOV.UK) — UK's unified government services portal — visas, taxes, driving licences, benefits and more
- UK Visas and Immigration — UK visa applications, Biometric Residence Permits (BRP), and work authorization
- HM Revenue & Customs — Self Assessment tax returns, National Insurance, VAT registration and payment