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At a Glance: Skilled Worker Salary Compliance – April 2026 From 8 April 2026, Skilled Worker salary compliance moves away from an annual assessment to a system based on defined pay periods, with ongoing assessment across those periods. This represents a significant shift in how compliance is measured in practice. For ease of explanation in this article, we refer to these continuous assessment periods as “rolling windows”. This is not terminology used in the Home Office guidan

For many international entrepreneurs entering the UK market, obtaining a sponsor licence is a critical step in building a team. A sponsor licence allows a company to hire overseas workers under immigration routes such as the Skilled Worker visa. However, new companies often encounter an unexpected administrative hurdle before they can even apply - opening a UK business bank account that satisfies Home Office evidence requirements. Recent developments involving Revolut obtai

The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruption to UK visa processing. Application centres closed, travel restrictions were introduced and immigration decisions were delayed for many months. In response, the UK government introduced several temporary concessions to prevent migrants and employers from being unfairly affected. One important rule introduced by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) applied to individuals applying in the UK under the Tier 2 (General) and Skilled Worker