Check the sponsored job, occupation-specific salary, English and dependant restrictions. An Immigration Salary List job still needs the full applicable going rate.
Published service fees for one applicant. Confirm your deliverables, availability and any extras in writing before ordering.
We are not VAT registered and do not add VAT to our service fees. Government fees, IHS, translation charges and VFS or courier charges are separate unless expressly included in your written quote. Premium coordination does not include the UKVI priority fee or guarantee a faster decision.
Rules and sources checked: 5 November 2026. General information; confirm the rules for your application date.
You need an eligible sponsored job with a licensed employer and the sponsorship reference required by UKVI. A Certificate of Sponsorship is an electronic record, not a paper work permit. The job’s occupation code and skill classification matter; most new roles must be graduate-level, with specified list-based or transitional exceptions. You do not necessarily need a degree yourself simply because the job is degree-level.
The standard salary requirement is usually the higher of £41,700 a year or the occupation’s going rate. Other salary options exist for specified new entrants, relevant PhDs, health or education jobs and transitional cases. Do not treat £33,400 as a discount available to everyone.
For an eligible Immigration Salary List job, the usual general threshold is £33,400, but the full standard going rate still applies. It is incorrect to say the list automatically reduces the occupation’s going rate to 80%. Check the occupation, location, applicable salary option and current list before accepting that a job qualifies.
New applicants normally need B2 English in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Transitional B1 treatment may apply to people extending or updating qualifying earlier Skilled Worker permission; accepted previous evidence and other exemptions are governed by the rules. A foreign English-taught degree needs the required assessment, rather than an unsupported statement that it was taught in English.
You normally need £1,270 available for 28 consecutive days, ending within 31 days before applying, unless an exemption such as eligible sponsor-certified maintenance applies. Where dependants are permitted, separate maintenance amounts apply: £285 for a partner, £315 for the first child and £200 for each additional child.
Official sources: Worker Job · Worker Lower · Worker English · Worker Cost · Worker Family
Not every Skilled Worker can bring dependants. Care-worker and senior-care-worker cases have restrictions linked to earlier continuous employment and permission, and medium-skilled occupations have further restrictions associated with the 22 July 2025 changes. Exceptions differ for family members inside and outside the UK. Check the exact occupation and immigration history before paying for family applications.
A visitor cannot normally switch to Skilled Worker permission from inside the UK. Students who switch must meet additional course-completion or qualifying PhD-study conditions. The employer’s sponsorship obligations and charges are separate from the applicant’s visa and IHS charges.
The current Skilled Worker route can lead to settlement after 5 qualifying years if all requirements are met. Proposed earned-settlement reforms must not be presented as already replacing that rule. Check the law in force when you apply, particularly if planning several years ahead.
Official sources: Worker Family · Worker Switch · Worker
You normally need a TB certificate when coming to the UK for 6 months or more if you have lived in a listed country, including Thailand, for at least 6 months and were living there within the last 6 months. The fiancé(e)/proposed civil partner family route can require screening even though permission is for 6 months. Nationality alone does not decide whether a test is needed.
GOV.UK lists both IOM Bangkok and BNH Hospital as approved providers in Thailand. Their published fees are IOM ฿3,800 for applicants aged 11 or over and ฿2,350 under 11; BNH ฿4,000 for adults and ฿2,500 for children. Confirm the applicable fee, location and any additional tests with the clinic before booking. A certificate is normally valid for 6 months from the chest X-ray date.
Tell the clinic about previous TB and pregnancy. The clinician decides which tests are necessary. Sputum testing can take several weeks; do not assume everyone with previous TB receives the same test or timetable. Children must attend the appropriate assessment even when an X-ray is not required.
Official sources: Tb · Tb Thailand
For documents not in English or Welsh, provide a full translation that UKVI can independently verify. The translation should confirm that it is accurate, give the date, and include the translator’s full name, signature and contact details. Include all relevant pages, stamps, annotations and reverse sides; submit the original-language document with its translation as instructed.
Use the passport spelling of names consistently and explain genuine differences with the relevant name-change or civil records. Do not alter an original document to make it match. A translation, notarisation and legalisation are different services: check the actual application instructions before paying for additional certification. A document written in English by its issuing authority may not need a separate translation, but it must still contain the required evidence.
Official sources: Translation · Family Evidence
Checked against the fee schedule effective 8 October 2026: Standard Visitor up to 6 months £135; 2 years £506; 5 years £903; 10 years £1,128. Partner/fiancé(e) entry clearance is £2,064; an in-UK family application is £1,407. Student is £558. Standard Skilled Worker entry clearance is £819 for sponsorship up to 3 years or £1,618 over 3 years. Immigration Salary List and Health and Care cases have different fees.
The IHS is normally £1,035 per year for adults, or £776 for students, their dependants and applicants under 18. It is based on permission length, not simply course or employment length, with part-years charged under the official half-year rules. Visitors do not pay it; an application from outside the UK for permission of 6 months or less is also exempt. Other exemptions exist.
A usual 33-month adult partner entry grant therefore costs £2,064 + £3,105 IHS = £5,169 before other costs. A usual 30-month adult partner extension or switch costs £1,407 + £2,587.50 IHS = £3,994.50 at today’s rates. Fees may change before a later application. Tests, translations, travel and optional VFS services are separate.
Our published service prices are in Thai baht and payment to us is by bank transfer only. Pound-to-baht conversions are estimates; the government and other providers determine their own payment amounts and exchange rates. Confirm your written service quote before transferring.
Start with the relevant GOV.UK application. If instructed to attend a visa application centre, book through the official VFS UK-in-Thailand portal after completing the online application and payment steps. VFS collects biometrics and documents; UKVI decides the application. Paid lounge, scanning or appointment services do not improve eligibility or the chance of approval.
Published standard times for applications outside the UK are usually 3 weeks for Visitor, Student and Skilled Worker applications, and 12 weeks for partner, parent, child and adult-dependent-relative family applications. The clock starts after the required identity/biometric step and submission, not when you first start filling in a form. These are service standards, not guarantees; additional checks can take longer.
Where offered, Priority costs £500 and normally targets 5 working days for most visas or 30 working days for family applications from outside the UK. Super Priority costs £1,000 and usually targets the next working day, with weekend and holiday adjustments. Eligibility and availability depend on the route and booking system. Confirm the actual option before relying on it and do not book travel until you have the decision.
Official sources: Processing · Priority · Vfs
An eVisa is the digital record of your immigration permission and its conditions. Access it through a free UKVI account and follow the instructions in your decision email. Check your name, dates, conditions and linked passport before travelling. A valid existing vignette remains valid until it expires.
Keep the passport or travel document in your UKVI account up to date. Use the appropriate GOV.UK service when asked to prove your status. Having an eVisa does not itself give permission to work: your particular visa conditions decide that.
Official sources: Evisa
This guide summarises the linked official sources and cannot determine an individual application. For eligibility, exceptions, refusals or appeals, consult a suitably authorised adviser. UKVI makes the decision. Our administrative service fees are separate from government and third-party charges.
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