UK Visas and British Citizenship

  When we prepare a Spouse or Partner visa application for our clients, we start the application form here:  https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse  If you scroll down the page, you'll see:  Outside the UK You must  apply online from outside the UK . In the UK You must  apply online in the UK . Choose accordingly and follow the screens. To remind it is for partners and spouses of British citizens. Also f Irish citizens, of those who have ILR , settled or pre-settled status under EU Settlement Scheme. If you need a visa as a parter of a Skilled Worker, you need a Skilled Worker Dependant visa, which is different, also called PBS Partner or Dependant Partner.  Online consultation with a lawyer – book here  WhatsApp, Zoom or email. As always, a consultation fee counts towards our future services! 1st 4Immigration  is one of the most experienced UK immigration law companies, OISC – accredited at the highest Level 3. We have been in...

  The UK Government has been using similar thresholds for different categories because they (deliberately) mix the term “dependants”. The overall “look” now is that it is harder to come to work or join a partner in the UK. Details, however, are different.  Salary £38,700 per year:  Applies to those sponsored on a work visa, called Skilled Worker, from 4 April 2024. Even then there are concessions on a lower salary, such as for health and care workers, or Students switching after completing a degree; or to under 26yo.  Dependants of workers do not need any minimum salary or income (only the main worker doesn’t,a s above). Instead, they need savings of  £1,270, plus about £285 per dependant,  held for 28 days.  Hardly a bank-breaking amount!    Even that can be certified by the Sponsor. Dependants include a spouse, partner of 2 years and children under 18yo.  Salary £29,000 per year:  Applies to those on a Skilled Worker who...

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  We have already covered when to use the old and new salaries for a Skilled Worker visa in a  post here . Then we covered how to use a blanker minimum (such as £38,700) and the going rate together  here . Now we consider when a lower salary can be offered.  Firstly, you can use the same logic to determine whether to use the old or new rules, before or after 4 April 2024. Once you know, you can look at the table in  Appendix Skilled Worker  , under Eligibility. Options A to E cover the new rules. The main salary is under Option A and is £38,700 - unless a concession applies.  Options B and C require only £30,960 salary if a migrant has a PhD relevant to the job. Option D allows a salary £30,960 for a migrant sponsored for a job in the Immigration Salary List (formerly Shortage Occupation List), such as care workers.  Option E allows a salary £30,960 for new entrants. That's workers under 26 years of age; those switching from a Student or Graduate ...

In the earlier  post here , we covered how to determine a salary for a Skilled Worker visa, using the blanket minimum (like £38,700) and the going rate. However, you also need to use what blanket minimum applies, £38,700 or £29,000. In other words, should you use the Rules before or after 4 April 2024?  The short answer: those who already had a Skilled Worker visa under the Rules in place before 4 April 2024, can continue under the old rules. They continue for a Skilled Worker extension, change of Sponsor and even for ILR. They don't need to be paid £38,700. Assuming they had this category continuously and apply before 4 April 2030. Where do we find this? In the Rules: in  Appendix Skilled Worker here  , under Eligibility, we have  SW 4.2. (shortened version):  (b) An applicant can only be awarded points from  options   F to J  if: (ii) the date of application is before 4 April 2030, they were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the ...

From 4 April 2024, the minimum salary is £38,700. It is, still, however, subject to the going rate. What is a going rate and how to use it together with the blanket minimum of £38,700?   The going rates can be found in the Immigration Rules, Appendix Skilled Occupations  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-occupations  .    You’ll see each code has a going rate. The figure you need is “per hour”. The annual figure is based on X number of hours, in this case 37.5 per week, but you need to be careful because it used to be based on 39-hour week while your job may be 40 hours per week. However, if you use the hourly rate, you won’t get it wrong. Then the Sponsor needs enough hours to get the minimum £38,700.     Example: £38,700 is higher than the going rate   On the above link, a code 5434 Chefs needs £15.88 per hour, so the Sponsor needs enough hours to achieve £38,700 per year. It would be £38,700 /...