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Greece → United Kingdom: Skilled Worker visa

What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.

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Required documents

7 items

Identity

Financial

  • Proof of funds for your dependants

    Required

    £285 for a partner, £315 for your first child, and £200 for each further child, held the same way as your own funds (at least 28 consecutive days, ending within 31 days of applying).

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa: your partner and children

  • Proof you have enough personal savings

    Required

    You must show £1,270 available in your bank account, held for at least 28 days in a row, ending no more than 31 days before you apply. You don't need to prove this if you've already been in the UK with a valid visa for at least 12 months, or if your employer certifies on your Certificate of Sponsorship that they'll cover your costs for your first month, up to £1,270.

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa: how much it costs

Purpose of travel

  • Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) reference number

    Required

    Your UK employer must hold a Home Office sponsor licence and give you a Certificate of Sponsorship reference number, confirming your job, occupation code, and salary. Your job must be on the eligible occupations list and pay at or above the required rate, how much depends on the type of work and the date you got your CoS.

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa (overview)

Other

  • Criminal record certificate

    If you're applying from outside the UK for a job in education, healthcare, therapy, or social services (for example a teacher, nurse, doctor, psychologist, or social worker), you need a criminal record certificate for every country you've lived in for 12 months or more (continuously or in total) in the last 10 years, while you were 18 or older. If a country doesn't issue certificates, you must show evidence you tried to get one.

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa: criminal record certificate

  • Proof of relationship for a partner or child joining you

    Required

    A marriage or civil partnership certificate for a partner, or a birth certificate for a child, plus identity documents for each dependant.

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa: your partner and children

  • Proof of your English language ability

    Required

    You must show you can speak, read, write and understand English at CEFR level B1, using a UK school qualification, a degree taught in English (a UK degree, or a foreign degree checked by Ecctis), or a Secure English Language Test (SELT) pass. You don't need to prove it if you're a national of an exempt country, or you've already proved your English in a previous UK visa application.

    Source: UK Home Office, Skilled Worker visa: knowledge of English

Why applications on this route get refused

  • Invalid or withdrawn Certificate of Sponsorship

    A Certificate of Sponsorship that's invalid, expired, or has been withdrawn by the sponsor means the application doesn't meet the sponsorship requirement.

    How to avoid it: Check your CoS details with your employer before you apply, and apply promptly after it's assigned, a CoS has a limited validity window.

  • Insufficient or unclear financial evidence

    Not showing the required £1,270 personal savings, held for the full 28-day period ending within 31 days of applying, is a common reason for refusal when your employer hasn't certified maintenance.

    How to avoid it: Check whether your employer will certify maintenance on your CoS; if not, make sure your bank statements clearly cover the full 28-day period.

  • Job or salary doesn't meet the requirements

    The role must be on the eligible occupations list and pay at or above the going rate for that occupation, a job or salary that doesn't meet this doesn't qualify.

    How to avoid it: Confirm your occupation code and salary with your sponsor against the current gov.uk eligible occupations list before your CoS is assigned.

  • Missing criminal record certificate

    If your job is in education, healthcare, therapy, or social services and you're applying from outside the UK, not providing the required criminal record certificates can lead to refusal.

    How to avoid it: Check if your occupation needs a certificate and apply for one, from every qualifying country you've lived in, well before you submit your visa application.

Sources

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