Applicant must have a confirmed job offer before you apply for your visa.
You should get a job which has the minimum salary £25,600 per year
You must mention 4 digit code for your occupation.
You can bring your partner and children in your application to stay in the UK.
Once you’ve applied online, and provide your documents, you’ll usually get a decision on your visa within:
Applicant can work up to 20 hours a week in additional work.
Occupation Code | Job types included on the shortage occupations list |
1181 | Health services and public health managers and directors – all jobs |
1242 | Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors – all jobs |
2111 | Chemical scientists – only jobs in the nuclear industry |
2112 | Biological scientists and biochemists – all jobs |
2113 | Physical scientists – only the following jobs in the construction-related ground engineering industry: engineering geologist, hydrogeologist, geophysicist |
2113 | Physical scientists – only the following jobs in the oil and gas industry: geophysicist, geoscientist, geologist, geochemist technical services manager in the decommissioning and waste areas of the nuclear industry senior resource geologist and staff geologist in the mining sector |
2114 | Social and humanities scientists – only archaeologists |
2121 | Civil engineers – all jobs |
2122 | Mechanical engineers – all jobs |
2123 | Electrical engineers – all jobs |
2124 | Electronics engineers – all jobs |
2126 | Design and development engineers – all jobs |
2127 | Production and process engineers – all jobs |
2129 | Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified – all jobs |
2135 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers – all jobs |
2136 | Programmers and software development professionals – all jobs |
2137 | Web design and development professionals – all jobs |
2139 | Information technology and communications professionals not elsewhere classified – only cyber security specialists |
2216 | Veterinarians – all jobs |
2425 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians – only bio-informaticians and informaticians |
2431 | Architects – all jobs |
2461 | Quality control and planning engineers – all jobs |
3111 | Laboratory technicians – all jobs |
3411 | Artists – all jobs |
3414 | Dancers and choreographers – only skilled classical ballet dancers or skilled contemporary dancers who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK ballet or contemporary dance companies. The company must be endorsed as being internationally recognised by a UK industry body such as the Arts Councils (of England, Scotland or Wales). |
3415 | Musicians – only skilled orchestral musicians who are leaders, principals, sub-principals or numbered string positions, and who meet the standard required by internationally recognised UK orchestras. The orchestra must be endorsed as being internationally recognised by the Association of British Orchestras. |
3416 | Arts officers, producers and directors – all jobs |
3421 | Graphic designers – all jobs |
5215 | Welding trades – only high integrity pipe welders, where the job requires 3 or more years’ related on-the-job experience. This experience must not have been gained through illegal working. |
6146 | Senior care workers – all jobs |
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