{"id":57,"date":"2025-09-19T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.tribesofandrew.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:00:14","slug":"57-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.tribesofandrew.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"UK eVisa 2025 &#038; Skilled-Worker Salary Hike: 7 Must-Know Rule Changes for Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<hr style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin-bottom: 16px; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">1. Digital eVisa roll-out (15 July 2025)<\/h3>\n<ul start=\"1\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: disc; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">What changed?<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>Most new study- and work-visa applicants no longer receive a passport sticker; instead they are issued an <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">electronic visa<\/strong> that is viewed and \u201cshared\u201d online through a UKVI account.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Who is affected?<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>Nigerians applying for a Student, Skilled-Worker, Health &amp; Care, Graduate, etc. visa on or after 15 July 2025.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Practical to-dos<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Create a UKVI account as soon as you receive the \u201cset-up\u201d e-mail.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Carry the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">same passport you used in the application<\/strong> when you travel; e-gates scan the chip and match it to your eVisa record.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Employers, landlords and banks can check your status instantly if you give them the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">share code<\/strong> generated in your UKVI dashboard.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Biometric enrolment is still compulsory; you will still visit a VAC for fingerprints\/photo.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Visit visas are <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">not<\/strong> in scope yet; tourists still get a vignette.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin-bottom: 16px; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">2. Tougher Skilled-Worker rules (22 July 2025)<\/h3>\n<ul start=\"1\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, Arial, 'PingFang SC', 'Source Han Sans SC', 'Microsoft YaHei UI', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', sans-serif; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 24px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: disc; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); letter-spacing: 0.5px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Salary thresholds jumped<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 General minimum: \u00a338,700 \u2192 <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a341,700<\/strong>.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 \u201cNew entrant\u201d discount: \u00a330,960 \u2192 <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a333,400<\/strong>.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Anyone who already held a Skilled-Worker visa before 4 April 2024 keeps a lower extension floor (<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a331,300<\/strong>) until they settle or break continuity.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Skill level raised<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Eligible jobs must now be <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">graduate-level (RQF 6)<\/strong>; roughly 110 medium-skilled codes (care workers, many construction &amp; hospitality roles, etc.) are <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">out unless<\/strong> they appear on the new <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Temporary Shortage List (TSL)<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Dependants restricted<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 If the job is sponsored through the TSL (or was formerly on the old Immigration Salary List), <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">you cannot bring dependants<\/strong> unless they are already in the UK with you.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Social Care Worker route closed<\/strong> to overseas applicants from 22 July 2025; existing visa holders can switch\/extend only until 22 July 2028.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: 0px; max-width: 100%; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word; text-shadow: none;\"><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Action checklist<\/strong><br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Check that any new job offer is <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">SOC-coded at RQF 6+<\/strong> and that the offered salary beats both the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a341,700 general floor<\/strong> and the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">occupation-specific \u201cgoing rate\u201d<\/strong>.<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 If you are on a pre-April 2024 visa and plan to extend, make sure your salary will meet the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a331,300 transitional threshold<\/strong> (or the going rate if higher).<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 If your role is now excluded, explore alternative visas (Graduate, Scale-up, Global Business Mobility, Health &amp; Care if you are a clinical care worker meeting the \u00a325 k minimum).<br style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent;\" \/>\u2013 Employers must assign the <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; scrollbar-color: transparent transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\">Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)<\/strong> before 22 July 2025 <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; 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Digital eVisa roll-out (15 July 2025) What changed?Most new study- and work-visa applicants no longer receive a passport sticker; instead they are issued an electronic visa that is viewed and \u201cshared\u201d online through a UKVI account. 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