Immigration - Work in the UK
Short-Term Work
Graduate Visa
The Graduate visa enables international student who have studied in the UK to remain for at least 2 years after completing their studies.
Temporary Work
The Temporary Worker visa allows certain types of temporary workers to enter the UK to satisfy their objectives.
Youth Mobility Scheme
The Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) enables migrants from specific countries aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in the UK for up to two years.
Graduate Visa
The Graduate visa enables international student who have studied in the UK to remain for at least 2 years after completing their studies.
Temporary Work
The Temporary Worker visa allows certain types of temporary workers to enter the UK to satisfy their objectives.
Youth Mobility Scheme
The Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) enables migrants from specific countries aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in the UK for up to two years.
Long-Term Work
Global Business Mobility
This visa is for senior managers or specialists who are being transferred to the UK from an overseas entity of a UK company to undertake specific work.
International Sportsperson
The International Sportsperson visa is for internationally established athletes and coaches who can make a significant contribution to the development of their sport.
Minister of Religion
The Minister of Religion visa is for an authorised person who has been sponsored to perform and conduct religious worships for a faith-based organisation.
Skilled Worker
The Skilled Worker route is available to skilled migrant workers with a job offer in the UK or to those already in the UK who want to switch to a new employer.
High Potential Individual
This visa enables those who have been awarded a degree level qualification within 5 years from an institution on the Global Universities List to come to the UK.
Global Business Mobility
This visa is for senior managers or specialists who are being transferred to the UK from an overseas entity of a UK company to undertake specific work.
International Sportsperson
The International Sportsperson visa is for internationally established athletes and coaches who can make a significant contribution to the development of their sport.
Minister of Religion
The Minister of Religion visa is for an authorised person who has been sponsored to perform and conduct religious worships for a faith-based organisation.
Skilled Worker
The Skilled Worker route is available to skilled migrant workers with a job offer in the UK or to those already in the UK who want to switch to a new employer.
Other Routes
Global Talent
The Global Talent visa is an exciting category designed to enable those who are endorsed as a recognised or emerging leader in their field to come to the UK to work.
Representative of an overseas business
A Representative of an Overseas Business visa allows a sole representative of an overseas company to come to the UK.
UK Ancestry
The UK Ancestry route enables Commonwealth citizens who have at least one grandparent born in the UK to come to work, study and eventually settle in the UK.
Global Talent
The Global Talent visa is an exciting category designed to enable those who are endorsed as a recognised or emerging leader in their field to come to the UK to work.
Representative of an Overseas Business
A Representative of an Overseas Business visa allows a sole representative of an overseas company to come to the UK.
UK Ancestry
The UK Ancestry route enables Commonwealth citizens who have at least one grandparent born in the UK to come to work, study and eventually settle in the UK.
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