To enable you to continue to work in the UK, the University has assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to you, and you can now apply for your visa. Please see the guidance below regarding the visa application process.
General guidance
Further guidance
As you are making a Skilled Worker Visa application from inside the UK, the type of application you make will be classed as either a Switch, Extension or Change of Employment application.
Please select the appropriate option below to see further guidance which applies to the type of application you are making:
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Switching from a different visa route
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Extending an existing Tier 2 (General) or Skilled Worker visa
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Change of Employment, if you are (a) employed by a different sponsor and coming to work at the University, or (b) already employed by the University and moving into a different type of job
When/how do I become eligible for Settlement in the UK?
After you have spent five years in the UK holding a combination of Tier 2 and/or Skilled Worker Visas, you are eligible to apply for Settlement (also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain). If you are successful in gaining settlement, you are no longer subject to visa restrictions in the UK and you will have the unlimited right to work.
In order to become eligible after the minimum five-year period, you need to be aware of the following criteria:
- You should not have more than 180 days’ absence outside the UK in any 12-month rolling period across the five years holding Skilled Worker Visas.
- The above includes all personal and business-related travel. However, absences in excess of 180 days will be waived where you are in an academic or research role and the absences were for ‘research purposes’. If your total absences are fewer than 180 days, you do not need to be concerned about whether they can be waived.
- You can download guidance on the ILR process from our Indefinite Leave to Remain/settlement webpage.