Skilled Worker visa eligibility checker
Got a sponsored job offer? Check salary, English and financial requirements, see your full cost breakdown, and know exactly where you stand before you apply.
Step 1 of 6 — Job offer
Your job offer
A Skilled Worker visa always starts with a sponsored job offer — no offer, no visa.
Do you have a confirmed job offer from a UK employer?
Does that employer hold a Home Office sponsor licence?
Check the register of licensed sponsors on gov.uk if you're not sure.
Has your employer issued (or agreed to issue) a Certificate of Sponsorship?
The CoS is an electronic reference, not a document — your employer generates it once they've decided to sponsor you.
Is your occupation on the eligible occupations list?
Look up your 4-digit SOC code with the CASCOT tool, then check it against gov.uk's eligible occupations table.
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