Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS): Cost, Types and Timing
What is a certificate of sponsorship, who pays the £525 fee, defined vs undefined CoS, and how long you have to use your reference number. Explained in plain English.
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DevOps engineer based in the UK who has been through UK and Irish visa processes himself. Writes about sponsorship, settlement and tech careers.
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Graduate Visa to Skilled Worker: How to Switch in 2026
The Graduate visa drops to 18 months from 1 January 2027. Here's how to switch to a Skilled Worker visa: new entrant salary rules, costs and timing.
ILR for Skilled Workers 2026: Requirements, Fees, Timeline
Planning to settle after 5 years? See the 2026 ILR requirements for Skilled Workers: the £3,226 fee, the 180-day rule, salary, the Life in the UK test and timing.
Skilled Worker Visa Fees 2026: The Full Cost Breakdown
£819 is only the start. See every Skilled Worker visa cost in 2026: application fees, the £1,035 a year health surcharge, savings, family costs and employer fees.
Visa Sponsorship Jobs UK: How Tech Workers Find Them
Over 122,000 UK employers can sponsor Skilled Workers. Here's how to find visa sponsorship jobs in UK tech, check the salary bar, and spot fake sponsorship offers.
How to check whether a UK employer can sponsor you: using the register of licensed sponsors
A practical walkthrough of the Home Office register of licensed sponsors: where to download it, what each column means, how to search it properly and what it cannot tell you.
DevOps and cloud salaries vs Skilled Worker salary thresholds in 2026: do the numbers work?
We put the official Skilled Worker going rates for IT occupation codes next to current UK job-advert salary data for DevOps, cloud and SRE roles. Here is where the lines cross.
Earned settlement explained: the proposed 10-year route to ILR, and where it stands in October 2026
The Home Office wants to move the standard wait for indefinite leave to remain from 5 to 10 years, with discounts and penalties. Here is what was proposed, what is decided and what to do now.