UK public interest immigration services

We have over 20 years of experience working in public interest immigration and are proud to assist some of the UK’s largest NHS trusts. 

In addition to assisting with immigration issues and employee visa applications we also conduct regular training on immigration issues for HR staff. We can also assist with maintaining your sponsor licence duties by keeping all the necessary information updated on the Sponsor Management System (SMS) by acting as Level 1 and 2 users. 

By outsourcing this responsibility to us, you can ensure this essential duty is taken care of so that your license remains active and compliant. 

Exceptional immigration services

We assist with visa sponsorship matters and related immigration and citizenship applications for:

• Doctors (including General Practitioners and related staff)
• Dentists
• Nurses
• Paramedics 
• Healthcare Assistants
• Physiotherapists
• Pharmacists
• Optometrists and Opticians
• Social Workers
• Prison Officers and Prison Service staff
• Local Authority workers
• Employees of the Armed Forces of the UK
• Employees of any UK Police Force
• Employees of any UK Government Department
• All professionals involved in areas supplementary to medicine not mentioned above
• Employees of Registered Charities (e.g., Barnardo’s) 

Supporting public interest employers

We provide the following range of services to support employers:

• Manage and maintain the existing sponsorship license on behalf of UK employers as well as assign and request undefined and defined Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS).  
• Assist UK employers who wish to acquire a UK sponsor license for the first time. 
• Assist with submitting in-country or out of country visa applications for sponsored workers and their family members. This includes applications for Health and Care visas, indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and later applications for British nationality. 
• Provide right to work training for employers and give regular updates of any potential changes with the Home Office.  
• Audit existing HR records to ensure compliance with Home Office requirements for sponsors. 

The UK Health and Care Worker visa

The UK work visa specifically for healthcare professionals is known as the Health and Care Worker visa. This visa provides a skilled worker route for many jobs, including nurses, paramedics, and various technicians and therapists.

The Health and Care Worker visa is valid for five years with the option to extend it. After five years, you may be able to apply to settle permanently in the UK. You will need to apply for a status known as indefinite leave to remain (ILR). This gives you the right to live, work and study in the UK for as long as you like and apply for some benefits if you’re eligible.  After a year of holding ILR, you may be eligible for UK citizenship.

You must score 70 points on the points-based immigration system, 50 of those points are mandatory and the other 20 points can be made up from what is known as tradeable points.

How points are allocated for the Health and Care Worker visa:

Our Public Interest immigration service is regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) in the UK to give immigration advice and has specialised in immigration for NHS staff since 1994.