United Kingdom Senior or Specialist Work Visa

A senior or specialist worker visa allows you to enter the UK to do an eligible job at your employer’s UK branch.

Senior or specialist worker visa requirements

• You must be an existing employee of an organisation that’s been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
• You must have a certificate of sponsorship from your employer with information about the work you will do in the UK
• The job must be on the list of eligible occupations
• You must be paid at least £42,400 per year

You must provide the following

• Sponsorship certificate reference number
• A valid passport or other or another document that shows your identity and nationality
• Your job title and annual salary
• Your job’s occupation code
• Your employer’s name and their sponsor licence number
• Evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the United Kingdom
• Proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they’re applying with you
• Your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a listed country

You might also need to provide the following

• Evidence you’ve worked for your employer outside the UK
• A valid ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) certificate if your employer tells you that you need one

You must apply for the worker visa online. The exact steps depend on whether you’re outside the UK and are coming into the country, are in the UK and are applying for an extension, or are inside the UK and switching visas.

You can add your partner and children to the senior or specialist worker visa in the application if they are eligible.