Written Question·Home Office·UIN 40547

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is any flexibility in the thresholds for (a) minimum working hours and (b) actual hours worked in the context of Skilled Worker visa applications.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The general salary threshold applies regardless of the number of working hours. The occupation specific going rates are assessed according to a worker’s contracted hours, which is consistent with the approach taken in national minimum wage guidance. Some ...

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