Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 40547 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
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
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 27 Mar 2025
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 ...