Self Sponsor Visa
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If you have an interest in establishing a new business in the UK or currently own a business in the country, you might qualify for a Skilled Worker visa through self-sponsorship. This entails being sponsored by your own UK company. Before applying for a Skilled Worker visa under self-sponsorship, it is imperative that your UK business obtains a Skilled Worker sponsor license.
Through the self-sponsored Skilled Worker visa route, individuals may have the opportunity to attain settlement in the UK. Furthermore, eligible applicants can be accompanied by their dependent partners and children.
Requirements for a Self-Sponsorship Skilled Worker Visa
In order to sponsor yourself for a Skilled Worker visa, you will need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that:
- You are aged 18 or over;
- There is an established UK company which is active and genuine;
- Your UK company has successfully applied for a Skilled Worker sponsor licence;
- Your UK company has assigned a valid Certificate of Sponsorship to you for the job you are planning to do;
- Your job offer is a genuine vacancy;
- Your job is at an appropriate skill level;
- You will be paid a salary which equals or exceeds a general salary threshold, the ‘going rate’ for the occupation and a minimum hourly rate (if applicable);
- Your sponsor has paid any required Immigration Skills Charge;
- You are competent in the English language to at least CEFR Level B1 (equivalent to IELTS 4.0);
- You have enough money to support yourself without relying on public funds;
- You have provided a criminal record certificate, if required; and
- You have provided a valid TB certificate, if required.
How to Apply for a Self-Sponsorship Skilled Worker Visa
In order to sponsor yourself for a Skilled Worker visa, you will need to complete 4 steps:
- Establish a UK company
- Apply for a Skilled Worker sponsor licence
- Assign a Certificate of Sponsorship
- Apply for a Skilled Worker visa
Stage 1: Establish a UK Company
In order to qualify for a Skilled Worker visa through self-sponsorship, you will first need to either register a new company in the UK or have already registered a company in the UK.
Stage 2: Apply for a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence
Requirements for a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence
Once you have registered a UK company, the next step towards obtaining a Skilled Worker visa via self-sponsorship is for your UK business to apply for and be granted a Skilled Worker sponsor licence.
We have prepared a detailed guide for UK businesses that are considering applying for a Skilled Worker sponsor licence. However, in outline, the Home Office will want to be satisfied that:
- Your UK business is a genuine business operating lawfully in the UK; and
- Your UK business is capable of carrying out its sponsor duties effectively; and
- Your UK business is offering genuine employment that meets the salary and skill level requirements of the Skilled Worker route.
Stage 3: Assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
Once your company’s sponsor licence application has been approved, your business will be able to apply for and then assign a Defined Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).
Certificates of Sponsorship are electronic records which must be assigned for each migrant worker you wish to employ. Each CoS will have a unique reference number which enables an applicant worker to apply for a self-sponsorship Skilled Worker visa.
Your Certificate of Sponsorship must have been issued not more than 3 months before the date of your Skilled Worker application.
Your Certificate of Sponsorship must include certain mandatory information, including:
- Details of your name, job and salary;
- A start date which is no more than 3 months after the date your Skilled Worker visa application;
- Confirmation that the Certificate of Sponsorship has not been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused and has not been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office.
Stage 4: Apply for a Self-Sponsored Skilled Worker Visa
Once a Certificate of Sponsorship has been assigned, you will be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa via self-sponsorship.
In order to sponsor yourself for a Skilled Worker visa, your visa application will need to demonstrate that:
- Your Certificate of Sponsorship is valid;
- Your job offer is a genuine vacancy;
- Your job is at an appropriate skill level;
- You will be paid a salary which equals or exceeds a general salary threshold, the ‘going rate’ for the occupation and a minimum hourly rate (if applicable);
- Your sponsor has paid any required Immigration Skills Charge;
- You are competent in the English language to at least CEFR Level B1 (equivalent to IELTS 4.0);
- You have enough money to support yourself without relying on public funds;
- You have provided a criminal record certificate, if required; and
- You have provided a valid TB certificate, if required.
You can apply for a Skilled Worker visa up to 3 months before the day you are due to start work in the UK.
If applying from overseas, you should normally receive a decision on your self-sponsored Skilled Worker visa application within 3 weeks. The standard processing time for an application to switch into or extend a stay in the UK as a Skilled Worker is 8 weeks. Priority services may also be available.
Processes and timeline from initial visa to getting British passport
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