Skilled Worker Visa Extension Lawyers

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Extending your Skilled Worker visa in the UK

You may need to make a new Skilled Worker application if your current permission is expiring, you are changing employer, your occupation code is changing or there is another significant change to your sponsored role.

The requirements depend on your immigration history, the date of your first sponsorship, the role you perform, your salary and whether transitional provisions apply. Applicants who previously held Tier 2 (General) permission may be assessed under different salary or going-rate provisions from newer Skilled Worker applicants.

Our immigration lawyers can review your current permission, new Certificate of Sponsorship, salary, occupation code and supporting documents before preparing and submitting your extension application.

• Current sponsor: your employer must hold a valid sponsor licence for the relevant route.
• Certificate of Sponsorship: you will normally need a new CoS covering the proposed period of employment.
• Eligible role: the job must use the correct occupation code and meet the applicable skill and salary requirements.
• Timing: the application should be submitted before your current immigration permission expires.

Current in-country Skilled Worker application fees are £943 for permission of up to three years and £1,865 for permission of more than three years. Reduced fees may apply to eligible roles on the Immigration Salary List. The Immigration Health Surcharge is usually payable separately.