UK Work Visas

Overview:  Your skills could open the door to the UK. The right visa isn’t just paperwork — it’s your legal ticket to live, work, and thrive. Know the rules, and the opportunity is yours.

Temporary work visas under Tier 5 are usually granted to persons with a certificate of sponsorship from a licenced sponsor to work in the UK for a particular authorized purpose, usually for up to one or two years.  The main Tier 5 categories are detailed below.

Skilled workers can also apply under Tier 2.  Tier 2 (General is for those who have been offered a skilled job to fill a gap in the UK workforce that cannot be filled by a UK resident or citizen and can be valid for 3 years.

Other categories include:

• Tier 5 – Youth mobility scheme (for certain countries national only)
• Tier 2 – Intra company transfer Work Permits (closed category)
• Ministers of religion, missionaries an members of religious orders (closed category)
• Members of airport-based operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline (closed category)