General information, not a personal recommendation
Use these guides to understand published UK immigration requirements and questions to check. Confirm the current rule on GOV.UK and obtain regulated advice for your own circumstances.
Plain-English starting point
What the published framework generally means
A Graduate visa is unsponsored; Skilled Worker requires an eligible job, approved sponsor and Certificate of Sponsorship.
Build the facts
Check these points now
- Graduate permission expiry date
- Employer’s sponsor status
- Eligible occupation code and salary
- Application timing before permission expires
Avoid assumptions
Watch for these risks
- Waiting until the final days to start sponsorship
- Assuming current job duties match the selected code
- Overlooking dependant applications
- Travel after submitting an in-country application
Official starting points
Read the current source
Personal circumstances?
Verify a regulated professional →Know when a guide is no longer enough
Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.