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This category is specially designed for highly skilled people, who wish to come to U.K to look for work or self employments opportunities. You will have to spend continuous period of five year in this route, in order to be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain. You need not to have a job offer in order to apply under Highly Skilled Worker, but you should meet the requirement of minimum 80 points.What do I need to make my application?
- Your passport or travel document;
- The application forms VAF9 and Appendix 1 with all mandatory sections completed;
- The fee as published on the visa fees page on this website. This cannot be refunded and you must pay in local currency;
- Your biometric details (see below);
- A recent passport sized photograph (please note that photographs should measure 45mm x 35mm and be:
- in colour taken against a white background;
- clear and of good quality and not framed or backed;
- printed on normal photographic paper;
- full face and without sunglasses, hat or head covering (unless it is worn for cultural or religious reasons but the face must not be covered)
(If the application is successful, the photographs provided will be reproduced on the visa vignette).
- All documents as specified in the Tier 1 (General) Guidance as stated in the Immigration Rules. If you do not submit relevant documents, your application is likely to be refused as we will be unable to award the relevant points.
You must be able to demonstrate that you have funds to support yourself and any dependants. For the main applicant this is £2,800 with a further £1,600 needed for each dependant accompanying you or planning to join you within 12 months of your arrival in the UK. These amounts must be held in your personal bank account for a minimum period of 3 months, for which you must show bank statements/other evidence immediately preceding and dated no more than 1 month prior to the date you submit your application. The balance should not fall below the required minimum at any time during the 3 month period. See also the Maintenance part of the question below telling you what documents you will need to include with your application.
How are the points calculated?
Points are awarded for what are called “Attributes”, for which you need to score a minimum of 80 points. These are awarded for:
- Age;
- Qualifications;
- Previous earnings and
- UK experience.
Separate points are given for English language ability (10 points) and the availability of funds for maintenance (10 points). In addition to reaching the pass mark for the attributes you must demonstrate that you have the level of English prescribed in the Immigration Rules and produce evidence of the required funds. Entry Clearance Officers will only award points for the sections for where you have indicated that you wish to claim them, and for which you have supplied the required supporting evidence.
Points scoring
Attributes: Age
Points are awarded according to your age at the time the fee is paid and your biometrics received in the Visa Section of the British mission.
| Under 29 years | 20 points |
| 30 to 34 years | 10 points |
| 35 to 39 years | 5 points |
Attributes: Qualifications (*can include equivalent level professional qualifications)
Points are only awarded if your qualifications are equivalent to British Bachelors, Masters, PhD, or in some cases an MBA (see below) (as validated by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC) database). UK NARIC is a private company that specialises in the comparison of qualifications to UK academic levels and is accessible through the points calculator.
Points can be scored for vocational and professional qualifications if they are at least equivalent to one of the academic levels shown, but only if they can be verified either through UK NARIC or by the appropriate UK professional body. If you are unable to find details of your qualification on UK NARIC you should obtain written confirmation from the appropriate UK professional body of the qualification’s equivalence to UK academic levels.
Attributes: Previous earnings (from 12 out of the 15 months preceding the application)
Points are awarded for your previous earnings from work for a period of up to 12 months out of the 15 months preceding your application. This applies to both salaried staff and self-employed persons. You may claim for a period of less than 12 months, but these earnings will not be considered on a pro rata basis. Earnings from salaried employment will be assessed before deduction of tax. If you are self-employed and the business profits are retained within your business, your share of the business’s net profits generated over the earnings period can be considered. If you take a salary from your business you will need your managing agent or accountant to confirm this in writing, indicating the precise amounts received.
You may claim points for UK earnings only when you were legally entitled to engage in the activities which generated these earnings, for the period claimed. Please consult the Tier 1 (General) Guidance for further for further advice.
You may claim points for a 12 month period other than as described above if you can establish that during the last 12 months immediately prior to your application, you have had maternity or adoption related leave. You should provide the dates for which either of these circumstances applies on your application form. Please consult the Tier 1 (General) Guidance for further advice.
To reflect differences in income levels across the world, countries are divided into 5 income bands and local incomes adjusted to the levels shown in the salary ranges below. First convert your salary into sterling, then multiply that figure by the multiplier allocated for your country in the bands in the table below. For example, if your money was earned in India, which is in Band D, you need to multiply your sterling equivalent salary by 5.3. Then locate the resulting figure in one of the salary ranges and read the points allocated. If, during the period, you earned a salary in more than one country you will need to repeat the process. The Self-Assessment Points Calculator will automatically make the calculation for you. You should also consult the Tier 1 (General) Guidance for more information.
Earnings
| £150,000 or above | 75 points |
| £75,000 – £149,999 | 45 points |
| £65,000 – £74,999 | 40 points |
| £55,000 – £64,999 | 35 points |
| £50,000 – £54,999 | 30 points |
| £40,000 – £49,999 | 25 points |
| £35,000 – £39,999 | 20 points |
| £30,000 – £34,999 | 15 points |
| £25,000 – £29,999 | 5 points |
| Under £25,000 | 0 points |
Attributes: UK experience
5 points can be claimed if either:
- £25,000 or more of the earnings for which you successfully scored points under Previous Earnings were for UK employment or
- you studied at Bachelor degree level or above in full-time higher education in the UK; or at an overseas campus of a UK-based educational institution for at least one full academic year or three consecutive academic terms during the last five years.
Points will be awarded only if you were legally entitled to work or study in the UK throughout the period when these earnings or studies took place.
You are advised to confirm the level of your qualification on the UK NARIC database before claiming points under this attribute. If you are unable to find details of your qualification, please contact UK NARIC for an assessment of the level of your qualification. If this is the required level, you should obtain a confirmation certificate from UK NARIC and submit this with your application. There will be a charge for this service.
English language [10 points available]
The ability to meet the required English standard is a mandatory requirement. If you cannot meet this level, your application will be refused regardless of any points you may have scored in the Attributes section. 10 points are awarded in this section if you meet the required standard and 0 if you do not.
There are three ways in which you can meet this requirement. You can:
- be a national of a majority English speaking country on the following list – Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America or
- hold an English language qualification equivalent to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework for Language Learning level C1 (approximately IELTS level 6.5, GCSE Grade C) or
- hold a degree that was taught in English as confirmed by the UK NARIC database as equivalent to a UK Bachelors degree.
Maintenance (Funds) [10 points available]
Even if you have attained the pass mark of 80 in the Attributes section and have the required standard of English, your application will be refused if you do not pass the Maintenance (Funds) requirement.
You must be able to support yourself for the entire duration of your stay in the UK without needing any help from public funds. In order to qualify under Tier 1 (General) Migrant you must be able to demonstrate that you have £2,800 for yourself and (where applicable) £1,600 for each dependant accompanying you and that you have held these amounts for a minimum period of 3 months immediately preceding and dated no more than 1 month prior to the date you submit your application. The balance should not fall below the required minimum at any time during the 3 month period.
Is Same Day Service Available?
Yes! This service is available for the highly skilled worker’s who make Tier 1 (general) applications. Home Office charges Higher Fees for same day service.
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