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Shortage Occupation List UK – Skilled Worker Visa [2026]

The Shortage Occupation List UK 2026, now officially known as the Immigration Salary List (ISL), highlights the job roles currently in demand across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This list helps employers sponsor overseas workers for roles facing national skills shortages, including scientists, engineers, healthcare professionals, IT specialists, and construction trades. Although the Shortage […]

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Youth Mobility Visa UK 2024 [Updated]

The Youth Mobility visa UK is a working holiday scheme that allows young people to work in the UK without job sponsorship. This visa is a popular one as it allows you to travel around the UK whilst gaining work experience for two years. You do not have to be sponsored by an employer, meet […]

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How to work as a UK nurse from overseas [2024]

Registered nurses are in high demand in the United Kingdom and are currently on the Skilled Worker Occupations List. Nurses (2231 to 2237) are needed in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with the National Health Service (NHS) hiring from overseas to close the skills shortage gap. Once you are registered and can work as […]

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India Young Professionals Scheme 2024

The India Young Professionals Scheme was launched in early 2023. It became the best visa option for young Indians that want to live and work in the United Kingdom. The scheme is ideal as it allows young people to live and work for two years without job sponsorship. This allows time for you to find […]

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What is the Skilled Worker Visa UK?

The Skilled Worker visa is one of the most popular long-term immigration routes for international professionals looking to live and work in the United Kingdom. This visa is designed to attract skilled workers across industries such as healthcare, IT, engineering, education and construction. In article, we cover everything you need to know about the UK […]

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Moving to UK – How to Immigrate to the UK

Moving to another country is a big decision but can be a huge opportunity to improve your life. The United Kingdom is a popular choice for skilled workers with over 1.2 million skilled people moving here in 2023, this is more than Canada and Australia. Most people immigrate to the UK for the British culture, […]

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Top 13 Skilled Jobs needed in the UK for 2024

The United Kingdom like many countries around the world, is going all out to attract skilled workers to help fill vacancies in many industries. The UK is looking to fill jobs of the future such as computer science and artificial intelligence, these industries amongst others are expected to increase over the next five years. With […]

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6 UK Cities Best in the World to Live 2024

London, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds were voted 6 UK cities best in the world to live. They were named in the annual World’s Best Cities Report for 2024 by Resonance. London ranked the highest at number one, not only for the UK but the world. Scotland’s biggest city Glasgow came in at #61 […]

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