Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68947

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of using the certificate of sponsorship start date to start the qualifying period for care workers on skilled worker visas to apply for indefinite

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The requirement to hold a certificate of sponsorship is part of the eligibility criteria of the skilled worker route and does not confer any permission to enter or stay in the UK. An applicant for settlement must show a period of lawful continuous residen...

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