HC 590: Statement of Changes laid on 14 March 2024
HC 590 set the Skilled Worker general salary threshold and the new-entrant floor that applied from . HC 997 later raised both figures.
From , the general threshold was £38,700 a year and the new-entrant floor £30,960. HC 997 substituted £41,700 and £33,400 in the same table after SW 4.4.
HC 590 also set three lower salary floors: £23,200 for listed health and education jobs, £30,960 with a relevant STEM PhD and £34,830 with a relevant non-STEM PhD. Later Statements replaced each one.
This Ledger starts with HC 590, so a page that compares figures goes back no further than .
Status and dates
Laid before Parliament on . Status: In force.
| Takes effect | Ledger entries |
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The changes it made
- 4 April 2024 In force
- 4 April 2024 In force
How this Ledger is kept
This Ledger starts on . It covers the Statements of Changes reviewed so far: HC 590, HC 217, HC 334, HC 733, HC 836, HC 997, CP 1373, HC 1298, HC 1333, HC 1491, HC 1691, HC 259 and HC 584.
Sources: the Statements of Changes collection (gov.uk), each Statement and its explanatory memorandum.
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- Dropped: a proposal or Statement withdrawn, with its source.
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Sources
- Statement of Changes HC 997 (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
APP SW2. In row A of the table following SW 4.4, for “£38,700”, substitute “£41,700”.
APP SW4. In rows C, D and E of the table following SW 4.4, for each instance of “£30,960”, substitute “£33,400”.
APP SW3. In row B of the table following SW 4.4, for “£34,830”, substitute “£37,500”.
- Statement of Changes HC 590 (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
The following paragraphs shall take effect on 4 April 2024.
APP SW9. In SW 14.3, for “£26,200, £23,580 or £20,960”, substitute “£38,700, £34,830, £30,960, £29,000, £26,100 or £23,200”.
The following paragraphs shall take effect on 4 April 2024. In relation to those changes, if an application for entry clearance or permission to stay has been made using a certificate of sponsorship issued by a sponsor to an applicant before 4 April 2024 (or is an application as a partner or dependent child of a person who has made such an application), such applications will be decided in accordance with the Immigration Rules in force on 3 April 2024:
- Statement of Changes HC 733 (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
APP SW2. In the table following SW 4.4, in the rows containing options H, I, J and K, for “£23,200”, substitute “£25,000” in each of the four places it occurs.
- Skilled Worker visa: Your job (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
You’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £41,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher.
- Skilled Worker visa: When you can be paid less (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
You can be paid 70% of your job’s standard going rate if your salary will be at least £33,400 per year and one of the following applies:
How each figure is checked: Sources and method.
This is general information about the rules, not legal advice. For advice on your own situation, use a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (gov.uk).