UK Scale-Up Worker Visa | Work & Settle in the UK
The government of the United Kingdom unleashed a new visa route last week, known as the Scale-up Worker Visa Route. The Scale-Up worker visa permits talented and highly-qualified overseas workers to come to the United Kingdom to work in an eligible job recruited by a UK Scale-up Sponsor. Successful applicants can work for fast-growing UK businesses, called scale-up businesses.
The UK Home Office launched a new pathway to welcome skilled professionals across the globe, including India. The latest statistics by the British government also unveiled that Indians dominated the UK immigration under skilled visa streams with excellent numbers.
Launched recently from August 2022, the UK scale-up visa route is a way in which you can work in a qualified job for a swiftly growing business in the UK. This should happen for a minimum duration of 6 months and this route allows the UK businesses undergoing fast growth to recruit highly skilled overseas workers and they be the best ones.
Financial Funds for Scale-up Visa
The applicant must have £1,270 or more in their bank account and must have held these funds for at least 28 consecutive days before applying. Applicants already residing in the UK for one or more years are exempt from this requirement.
How to qualify as a Scale-up Worker
- You must have a confirmed job offer to work for at least six months from an approved scale-up business.
- The UK sponsor must be on the list of approved UK employers and listed as a scale-up business.
- The employer has to provide you with a certificate of sponsorship;
- Your job must be on the list of eligible occupations for this visa type
- You must be paid at least £33,000 per year or £10,10 per hour, or the ‘going rate’ for your occupation, whichever is the highest.
How Can Elegant Immigration Services Help?
Our team of talented and experienced immigration agents are expert at handling applications related to the new scale-up visa. Our range of services include:
1)Evaluating the needs of your the new Scale-Up visa
2)Advise suitable visa options as per your needs
3)Checking whether your sponsor meets the scale-up business license criteria
4)Applying for a Scale-Up visa
5)Follow-ups
Requirements for a Scale-up Visa – Sponsored Application
1)Have a confirmed job offer from the UK with a validity of at least six months.
2)Have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship issued by the UK-based Sponsor for the job you intend to do. The certificate must also contain information regarding the job role you have been offered.
3)Your salary must be equal to or exceed both £33,000 per year, £10.58 per hour, and the ‘going rate for the job;
4)Your Certificate of Sponsorship must have been issued no more than three months before your Scale-up Visa Sponsored Application date.
5)Show English language proficiency of at least CEFR Level B1.
6)Have sufficient funds to manage your expenses in the UK.
Your certificate of sponsorship must contain the below information:
1)Your name, job position, and salary;
2)Confirmation that you will work for your Sponsor for at least six months;
3)Confirmation that the Certificate of Sponsorship:
4)Has not been used in a previous application that was either issued or refused;
5)Has not been withdrawn either by the Sponsor or denied by the Home Office.
More documents may be needed for completing your visa process. It is better to contact a visa consultant and understand the procedure