Skilled Worker Visa for Turkish Professionals: UK Work Visa 2026

What is the Skilled Worker Visa for Turkish professionals?

The UK Skilled Worker Visa is the main work route for Turkish nationals who have a job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. It replaced the Tier 2 (General) route in December 2020 and operates on a points-based system. Grants run for up to five years, are renewable, and after five continuous years of qualifying residence you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain and, in due course, British citizenship.

For Turkish professionals, the application has a comparatively clean profile. Turkey is not on the Home Office tuberculosis testing list, which removes one time-sensitive requirement that applicants from many other countries have to manage. The biometrics appointment takes place at a VFS Global or Gerry’s centre in Istanbul, Ankara or another Turkish city, and the full application is submitted online before that appointment. Processing from Turkey is typically around three weeks on the standard service.

Glasgow is an active city for Turkish professional recruitment. The city’s engineering and construction sector, its hospitality industry, its NHS boards, and its technology companies have all sponsored Turkish workers on the Skilled Worker route. Glasgow also has an established Turkish and Kurdish community, meaning many Turkish professionals already have personal and community connections to the city before they arrive.

For the full core rules of the Skilled Worker route, see our Skilled Worker Visa guide. This page covers the application as it applies specifically to Turkish nationals: the absence of a TB test requirement, the English language routes available to Turkish degree-holders, qualification recognition via Ecctis, the VAC process through VFS Global and Gerry’s in Turkey, the closed ECAA route, and the Glasgow sectors where Turkish professionals are most active.

You can apply if you are aged 18 or over, you have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence, your job meets the required skill level of RQF 6 or above, and the salary meets the relevant threshold for your occupation code. You must also meet the English language requirement. If your employer does not yet hold a sponsor licence, they need to apply for one first. We cover sponsor licence applications separately at Sponsor Licences.

Turkish professionals and the Skilled Worker route

Turkey has a long history of labour migration to Western Europe, but the routes available to Turkish nationals for UK work have changed substantially in recent years. Until its closure to new applicants, the Turkish ECAA (Ankara Agreement) provided a distinct entry route for Turkish business owners and workers. That route is now closed. For Turkish nationals who want to work in the UK today, the Skilled Worker Visa is the main option, and it is a route that is open to Turkish professionals across a broad range of occupations.

The sectors where Turkish professionals most commonly use the Skilled Worker route in Glasgow reflect both the city’s employment base and the professional strengths Turkey produces. Engineering and construction is strong, drawing on Turkey’s substantial engineering graduate output and its tradition of large infrastructure projects. Hospitality management is another active area, with Turkish nationals in operational and senior management roles in Glasgow’s hotels and large hospitality businesses. Healthcare is growing, with Turkish doctors and allied health professionals entering NHS Scotland as the service expands its international recruitment. Information technology, including software development and systems infrastructure, is a fourth significant sector.

Glasgow’s Turkish and Kurdish community, which has been present in the city for several decades, plays a practical role in this picture. Many Turkish professionals applying from Turkey have family or community contacts in Glasgow who can provide initial support and local knowledge while a new arrival settles in. Engineering firms and hospitality businesses with Turkish management sometimes sponsor colleagues and staff directly.

Turkish applicants benefit from a straightforward application profile in one specific respect: Turkey is not on the Home Office tuberculosis testing list. This means no TB test is needed, which removes a step that costs time and money for applicants from countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. For Turkish professionals, the application timeline runs directly from the Certificate of Sponsorship stage to the online form and the biometrics appointment at a VFS Global or Gerry’s centre in Turkey, without the additional lead time a TB test requires.

The closed ECAA route and no TB test requirement

Before the Skilled Worker route became the standard path, Turkish nationals had access to the Turkish ECAA (Ankara Agreement) worker and business routes. These routes derived from the 1963 Association Agreement between Turkey and the European Community and gave Turkish nationals a right to work in the UK under specific conditions, including provisions about not being treated less favourably than other workers and the right of establishment for self-employed persons.

The Home Office closed the ECAA business and worker routes to new applicants following the UK’s departure from the EU and subsequent policy changes. Turkish nationals currently in the UK on ECAA leave have their own transitional arrangements that are separate from this application process. This page is for Turkish nationals who are applying for the first time or who need to progress onto a standard work route. If you currently hold ECAA leave and need advice on your options as that leave approaches expiry, the position is route-specific and you should seek advice before your leave expires. We are available for a consultation to assess your individual circumstances.

Turkey is also not on the Home Office’s list of countries for which a tuberculosis test certificate is required. Turkish professionals applying for a Skilled Worker Visa do not need to book a TB clinic appointment, obtain a test certificate, or factor in a certificate’s validity window. Applicants from countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh must obtain a TB test certificate from a Home Office approved clinic before their application can proceed. None of that applies to Turkish nationals. In practical terms, a Turkish professional with a Certificate of Sponsorship in hand can move directly to completing the online form, paying the fees, and booking their biometrics appointment at a VFS Global or Gerry’s centre in Turkey, without the additional lead time a TB test requires.

English language requirement for Turkish professionals

Turkish nationals are not exempt from the English language requirement. For the Skilled Worker Visa you must demonstrate English at CEFR level B1 across speaking, listening, reading and writing. This is a higher standard than the A1 required for an initial partner visa, and it covers all four skills, not just two.

There are two main ways to meet the B1 requirement. The first is an approved Secure English Language Test, such as IELTS Academic, TOEFL, or Trinity ISE. The test must cover all four components and the certificate must be from a test approved for immigration purposes by the Home Office. Not all IELTS certificates qualify: the test must have been taken at an approved centre and the certificate must be current. A B1 score means at least 4.0 across all four skills on IELTS Academic, or the equivalent on another approved test.

The second route is a degree that was taught in English. If your Turkish university degree, Masters or doctoral qualification was taught in English, and if the institution is recognised, this can meet the English requirement without a test. Where the qualification was awarded outside the UK, Ecctis must verify that the degree is at the equivalent of UK degree level and confirm that the teaching language was English. Many Turkish universities, particularly in major cities such as Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, offer English-medium programmes and degrees. If your qualification was taught in English, we confirm whether Ecctis verification is needed and arrange it.

If your degree was taught in Turkish, you will need an approved Secure English Language Test. We advise which test best fits your timing and your employer’s start date, and we confirm that the test result covers the correct components before you submit.

Qualification recognition via Ecctis

Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) is the body that assesses whether overseas qualifications are equivalent to UK qualifications. For Turkish professionals on the Skilled Worker route, Ecctis is relevant in two situations: confirming that a Turkish degree is equivalent to a UK qualification at RQF 6 or above, and confirming that the degree was taught in English for English language purposes.

Whether Ecctis is required depends on your occupation and sponsor. For engineering, construction and healthcare roles, some sponsors and certain Home Office guidance refer to degree-level equivalency, and an Ecctis statement of comparability makes the position clear. For information technology roles, the Immigration Rules do not generally require a formal qualification equivalency check, though some sponsors ask for one. For hospitality management roles at senior level, qualifications and experience together determine whether the SOC code and RQF level requirements are met.

Turkish degree qualifications from recognised universities are generally well-regarded and Ecctis assessments for Turkish qualifications are routine. The process takes two to four weeks in most cases. We confirm at the first consultation whether Ecctis is needed for your specific role and qualification, and we manage the process alongside the main application so the statement is ready when you need it.

Ecctis is also the route for confirming English language through a degree taught in English, as described above. A single Ecctis statement can confirm both the qualification level and the teaching language, which covers both requirements in one document.

The Certificate of Sponsorship, points and salary thresholds

The Skilled Worker route is points-based. You need 70 points, with 50 mandatory points from having a Certificate of Sponsorship from an approved sponsor, a job at RQF 6 skill level, and English at B1 CEFR. The remaining 20 tradeable points come primarily from salary.

The general salary threshold is £41,700 a year or the going rate for your occupation code, whichever is higher. The going rate is set for each Standard Occupational Classification code, derived from labour market earnings data. Two Turkish professionals in different roles, one as a civil engineer and one as a hospitality manager, will face different minimum salary figures because their SOC codes are different and the going rates for those codes differ.

A lower threshold of £33,400 a year, or 70 percent of the going rate for the occupation, applies in certain situations. These include new entrants who are within their first five years after graduating, applicants under 26, those switching from a Student visa, and roles on the Immigration Salary List where the Migration Advisory Committee has designated a shortage. Glasgow engineering firms sometimes sponsor Turkish engineers in roles that appear on the Immigration Salary List, which may lower the required salary for that specific application.

The Certificate of Sponsorship is the reference number your employer generates through the Home Office sponsor management system. It records your job title, SOC code, salary, start date, and weekly hours. Every field matters. A mismatch between the SOC code on the Certificate of Sponsorship and the salary your employer has offered is one of the most common preventable causes of a refusal. We check every field of the Certificate of Sponsorship before submission. Turkish professionals applying in engineering, IT and hospitality management each sit under different occupation codes with different going rates, and confirming the correct rate before submission takes a fraction of the time and cost of dealing with a refusal.

Applying from Turkey or switching in-country

If you are in Turkey, you apply for entry clearance through VFS Global or Gerry’s, which operate UK visa application centres in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities across Turkey. The process is: submit the online application and pay the Home Office fee, book a biometrics appointment at the nearest centre, attend the appointment to give fingerprints and a photograph, and await the decision, which is made by UK Visas and Immigration rather than by the centre. Processing is typically around three weeks from the biometrics appointment on the standard service, though peak periods and specific centres may run longer.

The biometrics appointment is straightforward. You attend with your passport, the application reference number, and the documents the centre requires on the day. Your fingerprints and a photograph are taken and your supporting documents are forwarded to UK Visas and Immigration for the decision. The centre does not decide the application. We advise on what to bring, how to organise your documents, and which centre is nearest for Turkish professionals in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities.

A priority service is available at some centres in Turkey for applicants who need a faster decision. We advise on whether priority is available for your centre and whether the additional cost is justified given your employer’s start date. If your employer has set a firm start date, we build the application timeline backward from that date to confirm when the Certificate of Sponsorship needs to be issued, when the online application needs to be submitted, and when the biometrics appointment needs to be booked.

If you are already in the UK on a Student visa, Graduate visa, or another work route that permits switching, you can apply for the Skilled Worker Visa from inside the UK without leaving. Some Turkish students at Glasgow’s universities switch directly from the Graduate route onto the Skilled Worker route once they have a job offer. You need a valid Certificate of Sponsorship before the in-country application is submitted. In-country applications are usually decided within eight weeks on the standard service. We confirm at the first consultation which route applies to your situation.

If you are in the UK on leave that does not permit switching, for example as a Standard Visitor, you cannot switch in-country and must return to Turkey to apply for entry clearance. We advise upfront on whether your current leave category allows an in-country switch.

Sectors where Glasgow employers sponsor Turkish professionals

Turkish professionals working in the UK on the Skilled Worker route concentrate across four main sectors, each with its own salary profile, Ecctis position, and professional registration requirements. The following sets out what applies in each.

Engineering and construction

Engineering and construction is one of the main sectors where Glasgow employers sponsor Turkish professionals on the Skilled Worker route. Turkey produces a large number of engineering graduates each year, with Istanbul Technical University, Middle East Technical University, Bogazici University and other institutions consistently ranking well for engineering and applied sciences. The city’s construction, civil engineering and infrastructure employers have access to a pool of well-qualified Turkish engineers who can meet the RQF 6 skill level requirement and, in many cases, the salary thresholds.

Civil engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers, site managers and quantity surveyors are among the occupation types that appear in west-of-Scotland Skilled Worker sponsorships in this sector. The going rate for many engineering roles is above the general £41,700 threshold, so the salary must be confirmed against the specific SOC code rather than assumed. Glasgow has ongoing infrastructure investment, including projects related to housing, transport and energy, and engineering employers across the wider west of Scotland are active in international recruitment.

Where a Turkish engineer’s qualification needs to be assessed for UK equivalency, Ecctis handles this routinely. Turkish engineering degrees from recognised universities are generally assessed as equivalent to a UK Bachelor’s degree at RQF 6, but the Ecctis process confirms this formally and provides the documentation your employer and the Home Office may ask for. We coordinate the Ecctis application alongside the main visa application so the statement arrives before your Certificate of Sponsorship expires.

Hospitality management

Hospitality management is a second active sector for Turkish professionals on the Skilled Worker route. Turkey’s hospitality and tourism industry is one of the largest in Europe, and the sector produces experienced managers and operators at a high level. Turkish hospitality professionals with experience in hotel management, food and beverage operations, and large-scale event management bring expertise that the city’s hotel and hospitality businesses value.

Glasgow is a significant hospitality city, with a growing hotel stock and a large conference and events market. Skilled Worker sponsorship in hospitality management sits under SOC codes for hotel and accommodation managers, restaurant and catering establishment managers, and event organisers, among others. The going rate for management-level roles in hospitality varies, and some senior positions comfortably exceed the general £41,700 threshold while others, particularly for newly promoted managers, require careful checking against the going rate for the specific code.

For Turkish hospitality professionals, the English language requirement is met in one of the ways described above, and Ecctis may be needed if the role or sponsor requires formal confirmation of degree-level equivalency for a Turkish hospitality management qualification. We advise on this at the assessment. The absence of a TB test requirement and the availability of VFS Global and Gerry’s centres in Istanbul and Ankara, cities with major hospitality industries, means the practical logistics of the application are well-established for Turkish applicants in this sector.

Healthcare and NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland boards are among the most active Skilled Worker sponsors in the country, and Turkish doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are part of the international NHS Scotland workforce. For Turkish healthcare professionals, the Skilled Worker route intersects with professional registration in a way that requires careful sequencing.

Doctors need registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) before they can practise in the UK. Nurses and midwives need registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Other healthcare professions have their own regulatory bodies. In some cases the Home Office will not grant a Skilled Worker Visa until the registration with the relevant body is in place. Getting the sequence wrong, applying for the visa before registration is confirmed or expecting registration to happen after arrival, can add months to a start date.

For Turkish healthcare professionals, the English requirement is met through an approved test or, where the training was conducted in English, through an Ecctis-verified degree. Some Turkish medical schools and nursing training programmes are conducted in English, and where this is the case the degree route is available. Healthcare roles also frequently require Ecctis confirmation of qualification equivalency, both for the Home Office and for the relevant registration body. We advise NHS Scotland applicants from Turkey on the correct order of steps for their specific profession and registration pathway.

Information technology

Information technology is a fourth sector where Turkish professionals use the Skilled Worker Visa. Turkey has a growing technology industry, with Istanbul in particular developing as a technology hub, and Turkish software developers, IT systems administrators, data engineers and cybersecurity professionals are in demand from UK employers.

The city’s technology sector, including financial technology, health technology and general software development, sponsors international workers on the Skilled Worker route. For IT roles, the skill level requirement at RQF 6 is met through a relevant degree or through demonstrable professional experience in some cases. The going rate for IT roles varies significantly by SOC code: software developers sit under one code with a specific going rate, IT operations and user support roles sit under others, and the salary must be confirmed against the right code before the Certificate of Sponsorship is issued.

Turkish IT professionals often meet the English requirement through a degree taught in English, which is common in Turkish technology courses at universities with international programmes. Where the degree was taught in English, an Ecctis statement confirms this and removes the need for a separate language test. For Turkish IT professionals who studied in Turkish, an approved Secure English Language Test is the route. We confirm at the assessment what English and Ecctis evidence is required for your specific role.

Document checklist for Turkish applicants

A standard Skilled Worker application from Turkey requires a current passport valid for the duration of the visa, the Certificate of Sponsorship reference number, English language evidence (test certificate or Ecctis statement confirming a degree taught in English), and, where the occupation or sponsor requires it, proof of a relevant professional qualification or registration.

Because Turkey is not on the TB testing list, no tuberculosis certificate is needed. This simplifies the checklist compared to applicants from countries where a TB test is required.

For Turkish applicants, documents not in English need certified translation. A Turkish marriage certificate, academic certificate in Turkish, or professional registration document will need to be translated by a professional translator before it is submitted. The translation must accompany the original document.

For healthcare professionals, proof of GMC or NMC registration or an offer letter confirming registration is pending will be needed depending on the specific role and timing. For engineering roles where Ecctis is being used, the statement of comparability must be current.

We issue every client a tailored checklist specific to their occupation, sector and individual circumstances, rather than a generic one. A Turkish civil engineer in Glasgow applying for entry clearance from Ankara needs a different checklist from a Turkish software developer switching in-country from a Student visa in Edinburgh, and we treat each case accordingly.

Fees and costs in 2026

The Home Office application fee starts at £819 for entry clearance for up to three years and £1,618 for entry clearance over three years. In-country applications start at £943 for up to three years and £1,865 for over three years. These figures reflect the April 2026 fee increase.

The Immigration Health Surcharge is £1,035 per year of leave granted, payable in full when you apply. A three-year grant adds approximately £3,105 in surcharge. Dependants pay the same surcharge per person.

Because Turkey is not on the TB testing list, you do not face the additional cost of a TB clinic appointment and certificate that applicants from some other countries incur. This is a straightforward saving that Turkish applicants benefit from.

Additional costs to budget for include: an Ecctis statement of comparability if required for your qualification or English language evidence, certified translation of any documents not in English, the biometrics appointment fee at the VFS Global or Gerry’s centre in Turkey, and any English language test fee if a Secure English Language Test is needed. We give a full written cost breakdown at the first consultation so you know the total cost before you commit to anything.

Bringing your family to Glasgow

Your spouse or civil partner, an unmarried partner of two years, and dependent children under 18 can apply as dependants on your Skilled Worker Visa. Each makes a separate application and pays their own Home Office fee and Immigration Health Surcharge. Dependants have unrestricted permission to work and study in the UK, which means your spouse can take any job and your children can attend Glasgow’s schools and universities without restriction on their leave.

For Turkish professionals whose family is based in Turkey, the dependant applications are usually submitted at the same time as the main application, so the whole family’s visas are in process together. We prepare the family applications as part of the same service, using the same document base where there is overlap, so nothing needs to be assembled twice.

Glasgow has an established Turkish and Kurdish community across several neighbourhoods, with schools, community organisations and social networks that can support newly arrived families. For Turkish professionals with children, Glasgow’s schools are strong and the city’s Turkish community provides a degree of familiarity that many other UK cities do not offer to the same extent.

If you and your spouse are both applying for Skilled Worker Visas, each with your own Certificate of Sponsorship from different employers, that is a separate main application rather than a dependant application, and both are handled as main applicants. We advise on the interaction between the two applications.

Extending your Skilled Worker Visa

You can extend your Skilled Worker Visa before it expires, provided your employer’s sponsor licence remains valid and they issue a new Certificate of Sponsorship. The salary and points requirements apply again at the extension stage, and the going rate for your occupation code is assessed at the time of the extension application, not at the time of your original visa. If your salary has grown in line with or ahead of the going rate for your role, the extension is straightforward. If salary progression has not kept pace, it needs to be addressed before you apply rather than during the process.

For Turkish professionals in engineering, hospitality management and IT roles, salary progression over the course of a five-year Skilled Worker grant typically keeps pace with or exceeds the going rate, because these sectors have seen sustained salary growth. But this should be confirmed rather than assumed, because the going rate data is updated and the figure that applied at your original application may be lower than the figure that applies at extension.

We begin extension preparation around three months before your visa expires. This gives time to identify any issues, work with your employer on the Certificate of Sponsorship, and submit the extension application before your current leave lapses. Working unlawfully, even unintentionally because an extension was filed late, has consequences for the ILR application.

From Skilled Worker Visa to ILR

After five continuous years of qualifying residence on the Skilled Worker route, and provided you have not exceeded 180 days’ absence in any rolling 12-month period, you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. You also need to pass the Life in the UK Test and meet the English language requirement at the ILR stage. ILR gives you full settlement in the UK with no time limit on your stay and unrestricted permission to work, without needing to renew leave or meet a continuing salary requirement.

Twelve months after ILR you can apply for British citizenship, subject to the standard naturalisation requirements including the absences calculation and the good character assessment. For Turkish professionals who have built their careers and family life in Glasgow over five years, ILR and naturalisation are the natural progression from the Skilled Worker route.

Absences from the UK during the Skilled Worker period matter for the ILR calculation. The 180-day rule applies per rolling 12-month period, not per calendar year. Extended trips to Turkey for family occasions, holidays or business travel need to be tracked. We advise on the absence calculation throughout the Skilled Worker period and confirm you are on track before we submit the ILR application. Our ILR service continues from the same file we built from your first Skilled Worker application.

If your Skilled Worker application is refused

A refusal on the Skilled Worker route is usually caused by a specific, identifiable problem rather than a broader eligibility failure. Common causes include a Certificate of Sponsorship that does not match the submitted documents, a salary declared at a figure below the going rate for the SOC code, a missing or invalid English language certificate, an Ecctis statement that was required but not obtained, or a document not in English that was not accompanied by a certified translation.

For Turkish applicants, the absence of a TB test requirement means the TB certificate errors that affect applicants from some other countries do not arise. But the English language and Ecctis requirements are areas where errors do occur, particularly when a Turkish professional assumes their degree taught in English meets the requirement without confirming whether Ecctis verification was needed.

Where the refusal contains a caseworker error, administrative review is available and is typically faster and cheaper than a formal appeal. A fresh application is sometimes the better route where the underlying issue is one that can be corrected, for example an error on the Certificate of Sponsorship that the employer can reissue, or a missing document that can be obtained. We review every refusal letter against the current Immigration Rules and give you a direct assessment of the realistic options. Where an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal is the appropriate path, we advise on the merits and refer you to a representative for the tribunal hearing. We do not conduct tribunal advocacy ourselves, but we prepare the factual record and advise on the strength of the grounds.

Turkish professionals and Glasgow

Glasgow has hosted a Turkish and Kurdish community for several decades. The community is present across a number of the city’s neighbourhoods and includes long-established businesses, community associations, mosques and cultural organisations. For Turkish professionals moving to Glasgow on the Skilled Worker route, this means arriving in a city that already has a degree of Turkish cultural presence, and where practical support, familiar food, and established social networks exist from day one.

The engineering and construction sector in Glasgow includes firms where Turkish professionals have worked for years and in some cases moved into senior positions, meaning routes into the sector via community and professional networks are not uncommon. Hospitality businesses with Turkish management or ownership similarly provide a route for Turkish professionals in that sector. Glasgow’s NHS boards have Turkish and Kurdish staff at various levels, including doctors and nurses who navigated the Skilled Worker route and the NHS registration process.

Most of our casework with Turkish professionals is conducted by phone, video call and secure document upload. You do not need to be in Glasgow, or even in the UK, to engage with us. Your biometrics appointment takes place at VFS Global or Gerry’s in Turkey, and we guide you through that process remotely. Turkish professionals based in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa or any other city in Turkey can work with us on the full application without needing to come to the UK.

We are available for initial assessments by phone or video at a time that works across the time difference between the UK and Turkey. Call 0141 496 0321 or use our callback form to request a time.

How UK Visa Assistance helps Turkish professionals

UK Visa Assistance is a Glasgow immigration practice. We prepare Skilled Worker Visa applications end to end for Turkish professionals: checking the Certificate of Sponsorship and SOC code, confirming the correct salary threshold for the specific occupation, advising on the English language route and Ecctis position, preparing the full document bundle, completing the online form, and submitting on your behalf.

Turkish Skilled Worker applications have a distinct profile compared to applications from other nationalities. The absence of a TB test requirement simplifies the timeline. The English language routes are well-defined but require confirmation in each case. The ECAA route is closed and Turkish professionals working with advisers who are not current on this may receive outdated information. We are current on the route and advise accurately on what applies now.

Our fees are fixed and agreed in advance. There are no hidden charges and no fee surprises partway through. For Turkish professionals in engineering, hospitality management, healthcare and IT who have a job offer from a Glasgow or other UK employer, we are available for a free initial assessment by phone or video call at 0141 496 0321. For Turkish professionals already in Glasgow or elsewhere in the UK who need to switch or extend, the same service applies. You can also link to our sibling page for Turkish nationals joining a partner in the UK at Spouse Visa for Turkish Nationals.

For the full Skilled Worker Visa rules, return to our Skilled Worker Visa guide. For Turkish professionals who are also considering how their spouse or partner could join them, see our Spouse Visa for Turkish Nationals page. For comparison with another Skilled Worker diaspora page, see Skilled Worker Visa for Indian Professionals. Once you are settled and approaching five years, our ILR service is the natural next step.