A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care. An application for Health and Care Worker visa is made under Appendix Skilled Workers. To qualify for a Health and Care Worker visa, you must:
- be a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional
- work in an eligible health or social care job
- work for a UK employer that’s been approved by the Home Office
- have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK
- be paid a minimum salary - how much depends on the type of work you do
The Health and Care Worker visa is a Point Based System (PBS) visa category and points can be awarded for the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), job skill level, English language, appropriate Salary, Phd level qualifications, job in the Immigration Salary List, and applicant being new entrant. A total of 70 points are required to be eligible to apply for Health and Care Worker visa; 50 points from mandatory non-tradable points and the remaining 20 from tradable points.
The Health and Care Worker visa is a route to settlement and a person who has spent 5 years in the UK on Health and Care Worker visa can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a Health and Care Worker. A dependent partner and dependent children can apply on this route to stay in the UK with the Health and Care Worker.
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- Ask a Question for Free Advice
- Applications for Health and Care Worker Visa
- Our Team of Work Visa Solicitors
- Book An Appointment
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Applications for Health and Care Worker Visa
The following are various applications for a health and care worker visa for which our specialist team of UK immigration solicitors can provide expert legal services:
- Entry Clearance for a Health and Care Worker visa UK
- Switching to a Health and Care Worker visa
- Extension of a Health and Care Worker visa
- ILR as a Health and Care Worker
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following are various Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the health and care worker visa applications:
A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care. An application for Health and Care Worker visa is made under Appendix Skilled Workers.
To qualify for a Health and Care Worker visa, you must:
- be a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional
- work in an eligible health or social care job
- work for a UK employer that’s been approved by the Home Office
- have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK
- be paid a minimum salary - how much depends on the type of work you do
The Health and Care Worker visa is a Point Based System (PBS) visa category and points can be awarded for the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), job skill level, English language, appropriate Salary, Phd level qualifications, job in the Immigration Salary List, and applicant being new entrant. A total of 70 points are required to be eligible to apply for Health and Care Worker visa; 50 points from mandatory non-tradable points and the remaining 20 from tradable points.
The Health and Care Worker visa is a route to settlement and a person who has spent 5 years in the UK on Health and Care Worker visa can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a Health and Care Worker.
A dependent partner and dependent children can apply for health and care worker dependent visas to stay in the UK with the Health and Care Worker. The only exception to this is that the dependants are not allowed where the main application is a care worker or a senior care worker who submitted his/her initial application for the care worker or senior care worker visa after 10 March 2024.
Yes, you can submit your health and care worker visa application through a Priority or Super Priority Service for a faster decision on your application.
A person applying for a health care worker visa from outside the UK can use the Priority Service to get a decision on the application within 5 working days.
A person applying for a health and care worker visa from inside the UK can apply for a health and care worker visa either through a Priority Service (decision within 5 working days) or Super Priority Service (decision within 24 hours).
The processing time for the Health and Care Worker visa application varies depending on the type of service you use to apply for your Health and Care Worker visa.
The processing times for Health and Care Worker visa applications are as follows:
Standard Service: An out-of-country application through standard service takes up to 3 weeks, and an in-country application through standard service takes up to 8 weeks.
Priority Service: An application for a Health and Care Worker visa submitted through Priority Service takes up to 5 working days.
Super Priority Service: An application for a Health and Care Worker visa submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours.