If you are coming to the UK for 6 months or longer, you will be required to pay a fee known as Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) in order to access any healthcare services offered by the National Health Service (NHS). The fee is paid in addition to the application fee. The IHS must be paid […]
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The health and care visa falls under the skilled worker route and allows eligible health workers to come or stay in the UK to work for the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care. The benefits of the health and care visa are fast-track entry, reduced visa application fees, exemption from paying the
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The Home Office has introduced a paid service where businesses seeking to apply for a sponsor licence can now request for their application to be processed within 10 working days. The standard processing time for a sponsor licence application is up to eight weeks. How do you apply for the priority service? After you have submitted your sponsor licence application and accompanying
Under most immigration routes you can bring your dependants to the UK including the Skilled Worker route. Who can be considered your dependants? Spouse/Civil Partner Unmarried Partner if you have been living together in a relationship for at least two years Children under the age of 18 If your child is over the age of
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To meet the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration rules, you will need to have an annual income of atleast £18,600. This amount will increase if there are dependent children. Cash savings over the amount of £16,000 can count towards meeting the financial requirement. £16,000 is the level of savings at which a
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