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Updated UK Immigration Rules: Which Healthcare Roles Can Still Be Sponsored?
Know the immigration rules on Health and Care Visa, eligible roles, salary thresholds, and sponsorship guidance for recruiting skilled healthcare professionals
Know the immigration rules on Health and Care Visa, eligible roles, salary thresholds, and sponsorship guidance for recruiting skilled healthcare professionals
Discover how the UK’s Statement of Changes HC 997 impacts care worker recruitment, visa routes, and transitional rules, shaping the future of social care.
From 9 April 2025, new care worker sponsorship rules require hiring displaced workers, with exemptions and faster visa processing as added benefits.
Even though changes have been made to other visa routes, the latest one focuses more on skilled worker visas and the new salary thresholds.
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.
Many firms fail to factor in the whole cost of placing the people, systems, and procedures necessary to fulfil the obligations of a licence holder.
The Immigration Health Surcharge, commonly abbreviated to “IHS”, was introduced in 2015 and is a fee that you must pay as a part of your visa application.
