Scale-up business can soon apply to become a Home Office registered scale-up sponsor and use the new Scale Up visa to attract overseas talent as a faster alternative to the Skilled Worker visa.
The sponsorship responsibilities end after 6 months and there is no requirement to pay the Immigration Skills Charge requirement. The worker requires 70 points under the Points Based Immigration System (PBS), to be skilled to Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 6 and receive a minimum salary of £33k or the going rate