Extension of Skilled Worker Visa

Extension of Skilled Worker Visa Applications

If your visa is running out and your employer would like to extend your leave to remain, you will need to have a new Certificate of Sponsorship and will be able to extend your leave to remain in line with the newly assigned Certificate of Sponsorship.

Requirements for the Applicant in Skilled Worker Visa Applications

It is mandatory to meet the validity, suitability and eligibility for all the skilled worker visa applicants. It is important to note that you will be required to have a certificate of sponsorship to be able to apply for leave to enter or leave to remain as a skilled worker. It is a PBS immigration route and would require successful applicants to score 70 points in order to qualify i.e.

Sponsorship 20 points

Job at appropriate level 20 points

English language 10 points

Tradeable points 20 points

Applicants will also need to meet the maintenance requirements, though if the sponsor certifies for maintenance the applicants will be exempt from this requirement. The applicants applying from outside the UK may also need overseas criminal record certificate, if they are apply for health care visa or some other positions.

Applicant’s Prospective Salary

The general threshold is the minimum salary which applies regardless of the applicant’s occupation code. This may be £38,700, £34,830, £30,960, £29,000, £26,100 or £23,200 depending on the tradeable points option and whether transitional arrangements apply. Please note that the general thresholds of £30,960, £29,000, £26,100 and £23,200 (tradeable points options F to J) are only available to individuals:

who are applying for the Health and Care visa in an occupation which does not use national pay scales to determine their going rate (as those are covered separately by option K)

whose application was before 4 April 2030, were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the rules in place before 4 April 2024, and have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then.

English Language Requirements

There are no further tests that the skilled workers need to take for visa extension applications.

Maintenance Requirements in Skilled Worker Visa Applications

There are no maintenance requirements for visa extensions of skilled workers provided the applicant has been living in the UK for at least 12 months or the sponsor certifies the application for maintenance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

The sponsor needs to issue a new CoS allowing the skilled worker to apply for visa extension application.

Visa Duration for Skilled Worker Visa Applications

The maximum stay with as a Skilled worker visa in the UK is up to 5 years and 14 days, or the time given on the issued certificate of sponsorship plus 1 month, whichever is shorter. The applicant needs to make sure that the duration of new CoS does not exceed total of 5 years of his stay in the UK as a skilled worker.

Dependents of Skilled Workers

The dependents of skilled workers already residing in the UK would be able to become part of the main skilled worker’s visa extension application.

Refusal of Leave to Remain

If the further leave to remain application is refused by the Home Office, the applicant is granted right of administrative review that must be exercised within 14 days of the date of service of decision. There will not be any general right of appeal against any such decision made by the Home office. If the administrative review also fails, the matter then can be taken to the Upper Tribunal by lodging judicial review proceedings.

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