Who can qualify for a Health | Care Visa in the UK
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Launched in 2020 the Health and Care Worker Visa is open to qualified doctors, nurses and allied health professionals of all nationalities (except British and Irish) who have been trained to a recognized standard. The route can lead to settlement after 5 years and applicants can be joined by dependent partners and children.
What are the eligible roles to qualify for a Health and Care Visa?
In order to qualify for a Health and Care Worker Visa, you will need to show that you are a qualified doctor, nurse, health professional or adult social care professional who works or will work within one of the following roles (as organized by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes):
- 1181: health services and public health managers and directors
- 1242: residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
- 2112: biological scientists and biochemists
- 2113: physical scientists
- 2211: medical practitioners
- 2212: psychologists
- 2213: pharmacists
- 2214: ophthalmic opticians
- 2215: dental practitioners
- 2217: medical radiographers
- 2218: podiatrists
- 2219: health professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as audiologists and occupational health advisers
- 2221: physiotherapists
- 2222: occupational therapists
- 2223: speech and language therapists
- 2229: therapy professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as osteopaths and psychotherapists
- 2231: nurses
- 2232: midwives
- 2442: social workers
- 3111: laboratory technicians
- 3213: paramedics
- 3216: dispensing opticians
- 3217: pharmaceutical technicians
- 3218: medical and dental technicians
- 3219: health associate professionals not elsewhere classified
- 6141: nursing auxiliaries and assistants
- 6143: dental nurses
- 6146: senior care workers
This is an exhaustive list and roles which are within the general health and care sector but fall under different codes would not be eligible for the Health and Care Visa. However, some roles may still be eligible within the general Skilled Worker category.
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