UK sponsored visa routes

Every visa route that allows employer sponsorship under the 2026 Home Office rules. Pick a route to see its registered sponsors, salary expectations and a short explainer.

• Skilled Worker visa sponsors

  The Skilled Worker route is the UK’s main work visa for overseas professionals. Sponsors must hold a current licence and pay at least the going rate for the role’s SOC 2020 code.

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• Health & Care Worker visa sponsors

  A discounted variant of Skilled Worker for nurses, doctors, paramedics, social workers, and adult-care staff. Lower salary floor and no Immigration Health Surcharge.

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• Global Business Mobility — Senior or Specialist Worker

  For senior or specialist staff transferring to a UK branch of an overseas employer. Replaces the old Intra-Company Transfer route.

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• Global Business Mobility — UK Expansion Worker

  For overseas businesses setting up a UK footprint. The sponsor licence is provisional until the UK branch is trading.

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• Global Business Mobility — Graduate Trainee

  For overseas-recruited graduates on a structured rotational programme at a UK branch of a multinational employer.

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• Scale-up visa sponsors

  For high-growth UK businesses meeting the Home Office’s scale-up criteria. Workers gain unrestricted right-to-work after six months.

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• Creative Worker visa sponsors

  Temporary route for performers, models, dancers, and other creative-industry workers. Up to 12 months per CoS.

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• Religious Worker visa sponsors

  For people coming to work in a religious organisation in roles such as preachers, missionaries, and members of a religious order.

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• Charity Worker visa sponsors

  For unpaid voluntary work for a UK charity. Up to 12 months.

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• Ministers of Religion visa sponsors

  For ministers, missionaries, and members of religious orders taking a long-term role in the UK.

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• International Agreement visa sponsors

  For contractual service suppliers and independent professionals covered by a UK-international trade agreement.

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