Skilled Worker Route Changes
Written by Recruitment Solvers on 18/07/2023
The UK Home Office have announced significant changes to the Skilled Worker Route, in particular with relation to Students present in the UK who are looking to switch into the Skilled Worker Category.
From 15:00 on 17th July the student must have:
Completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned; or
The student must be studying a full-time course of study at degree level or above with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and their Certificate of Sponsorship must have a start date no earlier than the course completion date; or
The student must be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and their Certificate of Sponsorship must have a start date no earlier than 24 months after the start date of that course.
Effectively this means that a student will be unable to switch Immigration category into Skilled Worker without completing their course of study.
