Health and Care Worker Visa
Fast-track visa for qualified doctors, nurses, and care professionals to work in UK healthcare with reduced fees and exempt health surcharge.
Validity & settlement
- Up to 5 years per grant; extendable
- Eligible for settlement after 5 years
Benefits & eligibility
- Reduced fees; immigration health surcharge exemption (main applicant)
- Licensed health/care sponsor; eligible occupation & salary
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The Health and Care Worker visa is a streamlined work route for eligible health and adult social care roles with approved employers, offering reduced fees and an exemption from the immigration health surcharge, and a path to settlement.
Eligibility & key rules
Requires a licensed healthcare sponsor, an eligible occupation code, meeting salary thresholds and the English language requirement. Policy changes can affect specific care roles and dependant eligibility.
What you can / cannot do
Permitted: work in the sponsored health/care role, study, and usually bring dependants (restrictions may apply for some care roles). Not permitted: accessing public funds or work beyond permission terms.
Fees, documents & process
Apply online with your CoS and professional registrations where needed; reduced visa fees apply, and the IHS is generally not charged to main applicants on this route.
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