You can apply for entry clearance for a Health and Care worker visa if you are sponsored by the NHS, an NHS supplier or a care home to do an eligible skilled job in the UK. Those applying for the Health and Care visa are exempt from paying the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) and have lower visa application fees. A person applying for a Health and Care worker visa entry clearance should meet the requirements as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker, Appendix Skilled Occupations and Appendix Shortage Occupations list of Immigration Rules. As the Health and Care Visa currently forms part of Skilled Worker, anyone wishing to apply for the Health and Care Visa must meet all of the requirements for the relevant route.
Health and Care Visa applicants will pay the reduced application fees. The visa fee reduction applies to partners and dependants of Health and Care Visa applicants. In addition to the reduced visa fee, applicants for the Health and Care Visa and their family are exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge. The Home Office UKVI will prioritise Health and Care Visa applications, aiming to have the vast majority processed within three weeks of the applicant providing their biometric information.
There is dedicated support available, enabling Health and Care Visa sponsors to contact UKVI’s specialist team if they have any issues with the application process or eligibility for the Health and Care Visa. Sponsors can contact UKVI’s dedicated NHS team at the following email address:
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Eligibility Requirements For Health and Care Worker Visa
Applicants for the Health and Care Visa must meet the requirements of the Skilled Worker route, as set out in Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules. To qualify for a Health and Care Worker visa, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- You must be a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional
- You must work in an eligible health or social care job
- You must score 50 points from mandatory non-tradeable points.
- You must score at least 20 points from tradeable points.
- Your employer must hold a sponsor licence to sponsor you for your job
- Your employer must have a certificate of sponsorship (CoS) from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK
- You must be paid a minimum salary - how much depends on the type of work you do
- You must be able to provide evidence of knowledge of the English language
- You must have sufficient personal savings to support yourself in the UK unless your employer has certified maintenance
- You must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel and travel history over the preceding five years
- You must provide a valid tuberculosis test result (if from a listed country)
- You must provide a criminal record certificate from any country where a migrant has lived for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, if working with vulnerable people
The employer is required to include a brief explanation in the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) setting out how the employee meets the Health and Care Visa eligibility requirement. The employer will also be responsible for informing the applicant that they are eligible for the Health and Care Visa so the applicant can correctly complete the visa application form. Where an employer is an organisation that provides services commissioned by the NHS, evidence of the contract arrangements with the NHS may need to be provided to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) as proof that applicants are eligible to apply for a Health and Care Visa.
Eligible Occupation Codes For Health and Care Worker Visa
You can apply for a Health and Care Worker visa if your job is in one of the following occupation codes:
- 1171: health services and public health managers and directors
- 1232: residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
- 2113: biochemists and biomedical scientists
- 2114: physical scientists
- 2211: generalist medical practitioners
- 2212: specialist medical practitioners
- 2221: physiotherapists
- 2222: occupational therapists
- 2223: speech and language therapists
- 2224: psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
- 2225: clinical psychologists
- 2226: other psychologists
- 2229: therapy professionals not elsewhere classified
- 2231: midwifery nurses
- 2232: registered community nurses
- 2233: registered specialist nurses
- 2234: registered nurse practitioners
- 2235: registered mental health nurses
- 2236: registered children’s nurses
- 2237: other registered nursing professionals
- 2251: pharmacists
- 2252: optometrists
- 2253: dental practitioners
- 2254: medical radiographers
- 2255: paramedics
- 2256: podiatrists
- 2259: other health professionals not elsewhere classified
- 2461: social workers
- 3111: laboratory technicians
- 3212: pharmaceutical technicians
- 6131: nursing auxiliaries and assistants
Approved UK Health and Care Sector Employers
You must have a job offer from an approved UK employer holding sponsor licence before you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa. Approved employers are also known as sponsors, because they are sponsoring you to come to or stay in the UK. You must have a job offer from:
- the NHS
- an organisation providing medical services to the NHS
- an organisation providing adult social care
If your employer is not currently approved, they can apply for a sponsor licence if they are eligible. Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can help your employer with an application for sponsor licence.
Health and Care ASHE Salary Jobs
The Health and Care ASHE salary job” means a job in one of the following SOC 2020 occupation codes:
- 1171 Health services and public health managers and directors
- 1231 Health care practice managers
- 1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
- 2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
- 2114 Physical scientists
- 3111 Laboratory technicians
- 3211 Dispensing opticians
- 3212 Pharmaceutical technicians
- 6135 Care workers and home carers
- 6136 Senior care workers;
Salary Requirements for Health and Care Worker Visa Entry Clearance
To succeed in the Skilled Worker visa application, the applicant must score 50 points from mandatory non-tradeable points and at least 20 points from tradeable points.
Mandatory Non-Tradeable Points For Skilled Worker Visa
The applicant must score 50 mandatory non-tradeable points to succeed in an application for a Skilled Worker visa, and the remaining 20 points can be scored from tradeable points. The mandatory non-tradeable points are given in the table below:
| Characterstics | Points |
| Sponsorship | 20 |
| Job at an appropriate skill level | 20 |
| English language | 10 |
Tradeable Points For Skilled Worker Visa UK
The application process for skilled worker visas asks applicants and sponsors to provide all relevant information that might attract tradeable points. Applicants can score tradeable points in more than one way (although they cannot mix and match different options). To secure a successful skilled worker visa, an applicant must amass 20 tradeable points. These points can be acquired through various options, each offering its own set of criteria for point allocation. However, please note that the applicant can claim 20 points from only one of the available options.
The applicant must be awarded 20 points from one of the options in the table below, and for the purpose of meeting these points:
(a) An applicant can only be awarded points from options A to E, unless they meet the requirements in (b) or (c).
(b) An applicant can only be awarded points from options F to J if:
(i) they are being sponsored for a Health and Care ASHE salary job; or
(ii) the date of application is before 4 April 2030, they were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the rules in place before 4 April 2024, and they have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then (except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded).
(c) An applicant can only be awarded points from option K if they are being sponsored for a job in an appropriate eligible SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 3 or Table 3a of Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary Requirements Under Options A to E
The salary requirements for skilled worker visa under options A to E changed from 22 July 2025. Various options to score 20 tradeable points for meeting the salary requirement as per the new skilled worker visa rules, effective from 22 July 2025, for a skilled worker visa UK are as follows:
Meeting Salary Requirements Under Option A
The applicant can score 20 tradeable points under Option A in accordance with the requirements of paragraph SW8.1 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules, the applicant’s salary equals or exceeds both:
- £41,700 per year; and
- The going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code, as set out in Table 1 or Table 1a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option B (PhD in a Subject Relevant To The Job)
The applicant can score 20 tradeable points under Option B as per the requirements of paragraphs SW9.1 to SW9.4 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant has a PhD in a subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £37,500 per year; and
- 90% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 1 or Table 1a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option C (PhD in a STEM Subject Relevant To The Job)
The applicant can score 20 tradeable points under Option C according to the requirements of paragraphs SW10.1 to SW10.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant has a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £33,400 per year; and
- 80% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 1 or Table 1a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option D (Job On The Immigration Salary List)
The applicant can score 20 tradeable points under Option D in accordance with the requirements of SW11.1 to SW11.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant is being sponsored for a job on the Immigration Salary List and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £33,4000 per year; and
- The going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 1 or Table 1a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option E (New Entrant)
The applicant can score 20 tradeable points under Option E as per the requirements of SW12.1 to 12.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant is a new entrant at the start of their career and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £33,400 per year and
- 70% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 1 or Table 1a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Salary Requirements Under Options F to J
An applicant for a skilled worker visa can only be awarded 20 points from options F to J if:
- They are being sponsored for a Health and Care ASHE salary job; or
- The date of application is before 4 April 2030, they were granted permission as a Skilled Worker under the rules in place before 4 April 2024, and they have had continuous permission as a Skilled Worker since then (except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded).
The salary requirements for skilled worker visa under options F to J changed from 22 July 2025. Various options to score 20 tradeable points for meeting the salary requirement as per the new skilled worker visa rules, effective from 22 July 2025, for a skilled worker visa UK are as follows:
Meeting Salary Requirement With Option F
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa can score 20 tradeable points under Option F as per the requirements of SW8.1 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant’s salary equals or exceeds both:
- £31,300 per year; and
- The going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 2, Table 2aa or Table 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option G (PhD in a Subject Relevant To The Job)
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa can score 20 tradeable points under Option G in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs SW9.1 to 9.4 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant has a PhD in a subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £28,200 per year; and
- 90% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 2, Table 2aa or Table 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option H (PhD in a STEM Subject Relevant To The Job)
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa can score 20 points under Option H in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs SW9.1 to 9.4 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant has a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the job and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £25,000 per year; and
- 80% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 2, Table 2aa or Table 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option I (Job On The Immigration Salary List)
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa can score 20 tradeable points under Option I in accordance with the requirements of SW11.1 to SW11.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant is being sponsored for a job on the Immigration Salary List and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £25,000 per year; and
- the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 2, Table 2aa or Table 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option J (New Entrant)
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa can score 20 tradeable points under Option E as per the requirements of SW12.1 to 12.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant is a new entrant at the start of their career and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £25,000 per year and
- 70% of the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 2, Table 2aa or Table 2a of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Option K (Job in a Listed Health or Education Occupation)
Some health and education occupation codes are listed in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations. The going rates for these occupations are taken from national pay scales, and no discounts to the going rates are available. If an applicant is being sponsored in an occupation code in Table 3, they can only score tradeable points based on option K.
The applicant applying for a skilled worker visa UK can score 20 tradeable points under Option K in accordance with requirements of SW13.1 to 13.3 of Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules if the applicant is being sponsored for a job in a listed health or education occupation and their salary equals or exceeds both:
- £25,000 per year; and
- The going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code as set out in Table 3, 3a, 4 or 5 of Appendix Skilled Occupations of the Immigration Rules.
Financial Requirement (Mandatory) for a Health and Care Worker
If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or has been in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application, either:
- the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270 held for at least 28 days as required in Appendix Finance; or
- the sponsor must certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment, to an amount of at least £1,270.
Criminal Record Certificate Requirement (Mandatory) For Health and Care Worker Visa
If the applicant is applying for entry clearance and is being sponsored for a job in any of the health and care occupations codes, they must provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant authority in any country in which they have been present for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the 10 years before the date of application, and while aged 18 or over.
The requirement to provide a criminal record certificate does not apply if the applicant provides a satisfactory explanation why it is not reasonably practicable for them to obtain a criminal record certificate from any or all of the relevant authorities.
Period and Conditions of Grant for Health and Care Worker Visa
The applicant will be granted entry clearance until 14 days after the end date of their certificate of sponsorship (which may be up to 5 years after the start date of their certificate of sponsorship).
The grant will be subject to all the following conditions:
- no access to public funds; and
- work is permitted only in the job the applicant is being sponsored for; and
- supplementary employment is permitted, providing the person continues to work in the job for which they are being sponsored; and
- voluntary work is permitted; and
- working out a contractual notice period is permitted, for a job the applicant was lawfully working in on the date of application; and
- study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS.
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Our specialist team of immigration solicitors and lawyers can provide a Priority Service for your entry clearance application, so you can receive a faster decision. If you submit your entry clearance application via a Priority Service option, it will be decided within 5 working days.
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The costs involved in the entry clearance application for a health and care worker visa from outside the UK are as detailed below:
Our Fees For Skilled Worker Visa Entry Clearance Application
Our fixed fee for your health and care worker visa entry clearance application ranges from £1,000 to £1,500 (VAT not applicable). Our fixed fee will cover all our work on your health and care worker visa entry clearance application, including advising on documents, checking your documents, completing the application form and submitting the application online, booking an appointment for biometrics enrolment, preparing a cover letter in support of the application, uploading all supporting documents to be considered in support of the application, and carrying out all other follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on your application.
Our agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of your case and the volume of work involved in your entry clearance application. You will make an initial payment of half our fee when we start our work on your matter, and the remaining half is due once we have fully prepared the application and it is ready for submission.
UKVI Fees for Your Health and Care Worker Visa Entry Clearance Application
The standard health and care worker visa application fee from inside and outside the UK is as follows:
- up to 3 years - £324 per person
- more than 3 years - £628 per person
If you want your health and care worker visa application to be processed through Priority Service for a decision within five working days, you have to pay an additional fee of £500.
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