Overview-of-Skilled-Worker-Points.pdf

Overview of Skilled Worker Points Overview The Skilled Worker route is points based; all applicant are required to score a total of 70 points in order to make a successful visa application. 50 of those points must come from the mandatory categories for sponsorship, skill level, and English proficie...

Overview of Skilled Worker Points Overview The Skilled Worker route is points based; all applicant are required to score a total of 70 points in order to make a successful visa application. 50 of those points must come from the mandatory categories for sponsorship, skill level, and English proficiency. The remaining 20 points are based on salary but are tradable so can be achieved through a number of means. Mandatory Points You will need to achieve 50 points, 40 of which will be provided by the University for appointing you to an eligible job and assigning you a Certificate of Sponsorship. For the remaining 10 points you will need to provide that your English language is proficient to level B1. You will satisfy the language criteria if:  You are from a majority English-speaking country;  You were educated to degree level or above in a majority English-speaking country; or  You have proven your proficiency for a previously grant of leave in the UK. Otherwise, you will need to take an approved English Language test before submitting an application. Tradeable Points The remaining 20 points needed for a valid application will be based on your salary, and where necessary can be supported by additional factors. The minimum salary level for the Skilled Workers route is the greater of the general salary threshold or the going rate for the role.  If your job meets the minimum salary requirements you will automatically be awarded the necessary 20 points.  Where your salary is under the minimum requirements, you may be able to achieve the necessary 20 points from other available categories. See table below. Non-tradeable mandatory points – 50 required Offer of a job by an approved sponsor 20 Job at an appropriate skill level 20 English language skills at level B1 (intermediate) 10 Tradeable points (may only score from one entry from each of the two sections below) – 20 required Salary Other General Salary Going rate Points Points threshold Salary of at least At least 80% of the 0 Education qualification: PhD in a subject 10 £20,480 going rate for the relevant to the job profession (70% if a new entrant). Salary of at least At least 90% of the 10 Education qualification: PhD in a STEM 20 £23,040 going rate for the subject relevant to the job profession. Salary of at least At least the going rate 20 Job in a shortage occupation (as 20 £25,600 for the profession. designated by the MAC) Salary of at least Listed 20 Applicant is a new entrant to the labour 20 £20,480 health/education job market and meets the relevant national pay scale hr.qmul.ac.uk Page 1 of 1 V1.0. Nov 2020