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UK Visas & Immigration
Plain-English guidance on Skilled Worker visas, sponsorship, dependants and settling permanently in the UK.
7 UK Visas & Immigration articles
Proving Your Right to Work to Your NHS Employer
How to prove your right to work to an NHS employer: who needs to, acceptable documents, share codes and eVisas, how checks work and common issues to avoid.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationStandard Visitor Visa for the UK
Visiting the UK for PLAB, an interview or a clinical attachment? What the Standard Visitor Visa allows, who needs one and how to apply as an overseas doctor.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationCertificate of Sponsorship Explained
What is a Certificate of Sponsorship? How UK hospitals assign a CoS to overseas doctors, why you need its number for your visa and the deadline to apply.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationIndefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
Indefinite Leave to Remain for doctors on a Skilled Worker visa: five-year eligibility, absences, qualifying visas, the Life in the UK test and decision times.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationSkilled Worker Visa – Dependent Applications
Bringing your family on a Skilled Worker visa: who counts as a dependant, the documents and funds required, proving identity and how long decisions take.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationSkilled Worker Visa – TB Testing
Do you need a TB test for your UK visa? Which applicants must test, approved clinics, exemptions, what happens at the appointment and certificate validity.
Read guide UK Visas & ImmigrationSkilled Worker Visa
How doctors apply for the Skilled Worker (Health and Care) visa: job offer and CoS, the online application, appointments, fees and typical decision times.
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