Hiring International Workers
Your guide to hiring international workers in the UK
Skilled Worker route, Health and Care Worker visa, salary thresholds, immigration skills charge — the practical employer playbook.
Topics
Explore by topic.
Getting started
Before you sponsor — visa route choice, eligibility, and budgeting.
Skilled Worker route
The Skilled Worker visa: thresholds, CoS, processing, and the operational basics.
Other routes
Health and Care, Graduate, ICT, Senior or Specialist Worker, Scale-up — when each fits.
Costs & fees
What it costs employers — visa fees, immigration skills charge, IHS, and indirect costs.
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