Expansion of UK’s Occupational List
Going to the UK has now become possible for more professions. Yes, on April 9, 2025, the UK Government added 200 new professions to its occupational list. This means that trades, tech, education, actors, and social media influencers have also been added to the new occupations list.
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UK Skilled Worker Visa Details
UK Skilled Worker Visas are awarded for three or five years. Depends on how many years of contract you have with the UK employer. ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain), also known as Permanent Residence, after working in the UK for 5 years. One can apply, and then after living in the UK for one and a half years, one can also obtain British nationality. Apart from this, you can also take your family along to most of the occupations that are present in this list.
Salary Requirements and Exceptions
Remember one thing that to get, UK Skilled Worker Visa, you must have a job offer from UK. Then only you can apply for UK Skilled Worker Visa, the a and that job should also be such that it is present in this occupation list. Apart from this, you should also be given an annual salary of 38,700 pounds for this job. The UK has released its immigration salary list separately. If you are an expert in any of those skills, then you can apply for a Skilled Worker Visa in the UK even with a low salary. What this means is that the UK desperately needs those people in its labor market.
New Occupations Added to the List
Apart from this, let us talk about the new Shujaat. Which has been made a part of the new occupation list. If we talk about IT and digital professionals, for example, there are software developers, cybersecurity experts, data analysts, UIUX designers, devas engineers. Apart from this, if we talk about healthcare roles. Then there are general practitioners, specialists, doctors, nurses, psychologists, and senior care workers. Apart from this, if we talk about engineering jobs, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, aerospace engineers, project engineers, etc., are also included in this list. Educators such as ESL instructors, teachers in early childhood, primary, secondary, and special education, creative arts and media, artists, musicians, photographers, actors, and social media influencers can now also obtain a UK Skilled Worker Visa. Talking about skilled trades, carpenters, roofers, electricians, plumbers, chefs, and welders are also part of the new list.
Application Process and Requirements
Friends, it is very easy to get a UK work visa. But only if you have a job offer, a genuine job offer, from a UK employer, that too from an employer who is a licensed or approved employer of the UK Government. For this purpose, the UK Government has maintained a Licensed Sponsor Register, and only employers included in this register can sponsor foreign workers.
Conclusion and Invitation for Opinions
You can see the complete occupation list in the comment box below which I will pin for you and there you will also get further information related to Skilled Worker Visa. Although the situation in the UK is difficult for skilled workers, what is your opinion about the inclusion of 200 new occupations by the UK? Take great care of yourself. Till next time, Allah half Nazir.
