Tier 1 Visa

• Tier 1 (General) – now closed to applicants outside UK
• Investor
• Entrepreneur
• Graduate Entrepreneur
• Exceptional Talent
• Post Study Work (closed)

Tier 2 Visa

You can apply for a Tier 2 visa with a skilled job offer and are not a native of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) countries. The total stay in this visa is 5 years.

Eligibility

• must have a certificate of sponsorship reference number
• must be offered a salary of 20,800 GBP or more
• meet B1 level English language
• must have savings of 945 GBP prior to 90 days of visa application
• must have 630 GBP for every additional dependent
• must have documents like the passport, color photographs, medicals and translation, wherever applicable

Process

• must apply online with all supporting documents
• get fingerprints for biometric residence permit at the visa application center
• pay fees and health surcharge

Fees