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The Healthcare Worker visa is a specialized route within the UK’s Skilled Worker visa framework, designed specifically for healthcare professionals working in NHS trusts, private healthcare providers, and social care organizations. This visa offers several advantages including reduced visa fees, faster processing times, and exemption from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Healthcare workers play a vital role in the UK’s medical infrastructure, and this visa route recognizes that importance. Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, paramedic, radiographer, or care worker, if you have a job offer from a licensed healthcare sponsor, you may be eligible for this streamlined immigration route. Many healthcare roles are also on the UK’s shortage occupation list, offering additional benefits including reduced salary thresholds.
Healthcare workers pay significantly reduced visa application fees compared to standard Skilled Worker visas.
Health and Care visa holders and their dependants are exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Priority processing options are often faster for healthcare roles due to urgent workforce needs.
Many health roles are paid on national pay scales, such as NHS Agenda for Change, which set the salary you must meet instead of the standard going rate.
Eligible roles include doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals and other eligible health and care occupations with the NHS, NHS suppliers or adult social care providers. Overseas recruitment of care workers and senior care workers closed to new applicants on 22 July 2025.
Yes. Health and Care visa applications are usually decided faster than standard work visas, and the fee is lower: £324 for up to three years from 8 April 2026. Applicants and their dependants are also exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Most roles paid on national pay scales need at least £25,000 a year or the pay scale rate, whichever is higher. Roles not on a national pay scale have higher thresholds.
Yes. The Healthcare Worker visa is available for both NHS and private healthcare employers, provided the employer holds a valid sponsor licence and the role is eligible.
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Per applicant. Embassy and visa centre fees are paid separately.