🇬🇧 United Kingdom

How to apply

Steps for this pathway are still being reviewed.

What you'll need

• Get a confirmed job offerYou must have a confirmed job offer before applying. The employer must be approved by the Home Office, and the job must be on the list of eligible occupations.
• Have a certificate of sponsorshipHave a certificate of sponsorship from your employer with information about the UK role you have been offered.
• Prove your EnglishYou will usually need to prove that you can speak, read, write and understand English when you apply.
• Apply onlineApply online using the route for applying from outside the UK, extending your current visa or switching from another visa.
• Prove your identity and provide documentsProve your identity and provide your documents as part of the application. You will be told during the application if you need an appointment.
• Pay the application fee and healthcare surchargeYou and any partner or children applying must each pay the application fee and the healthcare surcharge for each year of your stay.
• Prove you have enough savingsYou and any partner or children applying must prove you have enough personal savings.

How to apply

Steps for this pathway are still being reviewed.

What you'll need

• Prepare your evidenceCheck what documents you can use as evidence for your application.
• Provide parental consent if you are 16 or 17You must have your parents' consent and provide evidence of it when you apply.
• Prove your EnglishProve your knowledge of the English language.
• Check whether you need a TB testCheck whether you need a tuberculosis test.
• Check whether you need an ATAS certificateIf you are doing a master's degree or above, you may need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate.
• Apply from outside or inside the UKApply from outside the UK, or apply to extend or switch from inside the UK if eligible. If applying from inside the UK, you must apply before your current visa expires.
• Prove your identityProve your identity as part of your application.
• Pay the visa fee and healthcare surchargePay the visa fee and healthcare surcharge as part of your application. You must also pay the visa fee for each person who joins you.
• Access your eVisaIf your application succeeds, set up a UKVI account to access your eVisa. Link the travel document you will use to come to the UK to your account.
• Check your visa start date before travellingDo not travel to the UK before the start date on your visa, regardless of when your course starts.

How to apply

Steps for this pathway are still being reviewed.

What you'll need

• Check whether you must apply from outside the UKYou will usually need to leave the UK to apply if you are a visitor or your visa is for 6 months or less. You might be able to switch in the UK if you have a 6-month family visa as a fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner, or permission to stay for the outcome of a family court case or divorce.
• Pay the application fee or check fee waiver eligibilityThe fee depends on who you are joining and where you apply. If you cannot pay, you may qualify for a fee waiver in certain situations.
• Pay the healthcare surcharge if requiredYou might need to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application.
• Apply to extend or switch before your permission expiresIf eligible, you can apply to extend your family visa or switch to a family visa before your current permission to stay expires.
• Check settlement timing before extendingBefore extending your family visa, check how much time you need to live in the UK to qualify for settlement.