Apply for an ILR in the UK on a Senior or Specialist Worker visa

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How to apply for an ILR in the UK on a Senior or
Specialist Worker visa?
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In this blog, we will discuss the different
options that are available for an applicant to
apply for an ILR in the UK on a Senior or
Specialist Worker visa. Our UK Senior or
Specialist Worker Visa Experts based in India
 Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore have received many
queries on how to apply for an ILR in the UK on
a Senior or Specialist Worker visa? Indefinite
Leave to Remain (ILR) in simple terms means
Permanent Residence in the UK.
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• What is a UK Senior or Specialist Worker visa?
• The UK Senior or Specialist Worker visa replaced
  the UK Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa
  Long-term Staff visa, from 11th April 2022. This
  visa is for overseas workers undertaking
  temporary work assignments in the UK.
• The applicant for a UK Senior or Specialist
  Worker visa must have a valid Certificate of
  Sponsorship issued by the UK employer, along with
  a minimum of 42,400 as a salary.
• The applicant is permitted to bring a partner
  and children (under 18 years) to the UK on this
  visa. However, the UK Senior or Specialist Worker
  visa DOES NOT permit Settlement in the UK.
• UK Senior or Specialist Worker visa explained in
  detail by The SmartMove2UK!

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• How to apply for an ILR in the UK on a Senior or
  Specialist Worker visa?
• There is a way out for UK Senior or Specialist
  Worker visa holders to apply for an ILR even
  though the visa falls under the Non-Settlement
  category.
• How to apply for an ILR in the UK on a Senior or
  Specialist Worker visa?
• The applicant can apply to switch to a UK
  Skilled Worker visa or a UK Innovator visa or
  a UK Global Talent visa , while they are still in
  the UK.
• The applicant must switch to another visa
  category before their current visa (Senior or
  Specialist Worker visa) expires.
• The Skilled Worker, Innovator and Global Talent
  visas permits Permanent Residence i.e. Indefinite
  Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK.

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• How to switch to another visa category from a UK
  Senior or Specialist Worker visa?
• UK Skilled Worker Visa
• The applicant must apply online to switch their
  visa category from within the UK.
• Also, the job role offered to the applicant
  must qualify for a UK Skilled Worker visa .
• The UK-based employer (Sponsor) must pay the
  applicant a minimum of 25,600 annually as a
  salary.
• Most importantly, the UK-based employer must
  provide a fresh Certificate of Sponsorship to the
  applicant.
• The applicant, without fail, must inform the
  Home Office about switching from one visa
  category to the other.
• Bonus If a person on a UK Skilled Worker visa
  qualifies for an ILR, then so will their family
  members (if they join the main applicant to the
  UK).
• Detail information on the new Skilled worker visa
  2022

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• UK Innovator Visa
• The applicant must apply online to switch their
  visa category from within the UK.
• UK Innovator visa is an ideal route for
  individuals who have a business/business idea
  that is Innovative, Viable Scalable.
• They must receive an endorsement from an
  approved endorsing body in the UK.
• It is mandatory to have 50,000 as investments,
  to fund the set up of the new firm in the UK.
• Bonus If a person on a UK Innovator visa
  qualifies for an ILR, then so will their family
  members (if they join the main applicant to the
  UK).
• Know everything about UK Innovator Visa

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• UK Global Talent Visa
• Applicants are required to obtain an endorsement
  from one of six UK Home Office-approved endorsing
  bodies.
• If the applicant is applying for endorsement in
  the field of Science, Engineering, Medicine,
  Social Science, Humanities, or other job roles
  and research, then the UK Home Office will
  forward the application to the Royal Society, UK
  Research and Innovation (UKRI), Royal Academy of
  Engineering, or the British Academy.
• One of these endorsing bodies will then make an
  endorsement decision based on the applicants
  profile and the evidence provided.
• If the applicant is applying for endorsement in
  non-academic fields like Arts and Culture, and
  Digital Technology, then the application will be
  forwarded to Arts Council England or Tech Nation.
• UK Global Talent visa explained in detail by
  consultant in India

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• Do you need assistance to apply for a UK Senior
  or Specialist Worker visa / UK Skilled Worker
  visa / UK Innovator Visa / UK Global Talent Visa?
• Get started with The SmartMove2UK a leading UK
  immigration law firm in India.
• We are a team of UK-qualified solicitors and
  immigration lawyers, well versed in all matters
  concerning UK work and business visas.
• We assist in legal advice, full representation
  service, and filling out appeals and reviews for
  refused UK visas.
• Our UK-qualified immigration lawyers in India
   Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru have successfully
  assisted many individuals in applying for their
  Indefinite Leave to Remain i.e. ILR Status.
• Get in touch with our team of UK Visa Experts!

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