HC 733: Statement of Changes laid on 12 March 2025
HC 733 raised the Skilled Worker salary floor for listed health and education jobs to £25,000 a year, from . The job’s going rateGoing rate The yearly pay listed for each occupation code in Appendix Skilled Occupations. A Skilled Worker's salary must meet both the going rate for the job and the threshold that applies. still applies if it is higher. Applications using a certificate of sponsorshipCertificate of sponsorship (CoS) The reference a licensed sponsor gives a worker for one job, used to apply for a Skilled Worker visa. It lists the date the job is due to start. issued before that date were decided under the earlier rules.
| Skilled Worker: money the worker pays the sponsor or a related organisation is subtracted from salary (new SW 14.2A) |
| Skilled Worker settlement: SW 21.2 amended so the qualifying time is permission not as a dependant, and Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) is excluded (APP SW11, SW12) |
| Appendix Student and Appendix Graduate amended, including removal of the postgraduate doctor or dentist course entry from the ST 25.3 table (APP ST8) and GR 5.2(d) (APP GR1) |
Status and dates
Laid before Parliament on . Status: In force.
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Other parts of this Statement take effect on 12 March 2025, 2 April 2025, 29 May 2025, 4 August 2025, 5 August 2025 and 13 August 2025 and do not change the rules this handbook covers.
The changes it made
- 9 April 2025 In force
The salary floor for listed health and education jobs rose.
No longer applies: £23,200Applies today: £25,000
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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- Scheduled: already in the rules, but it applies only from a later date.
- Laid: in a Statement laid before Parliament that has not yet taken effect.
- Proposed: a government statement or consultation only. Never a rule.
- Dropped: a proposal or Statement withdrawn, with its source.
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Sources
- 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.
The following paragraphs shall take effect on 9 April 2025. 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 9 April 2025, or if an application which does not require a certificate of sponsorship has been made before 9 April 2025, such applications will be decided in accordance with the Immigration Rules in force on 8 April 2025:
- Statement of Changes HC 590 (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
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”.
- Skilled Worker visa: If you work in healthcare or education (gov.uk). Checked .
The passage relied on
There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or education jobs. Your salary must be at least £25,000
How each figure is checked: Sources and method.
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