You can switch into Scale-up worker visa from inside the UK only if you meet the
immigration status requirement and other eligibility requirements. An application for switching into
Scale-up worker visa is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix Scale-up of the
Immigration Rules.
Our specialist team of work visa solicitors can provide expert immigration and legal representations
on fixed fee basis concerning your application for switching into Scale-up Worker visa from inside the
UK. We can prepare and submit your application to the Home Office UKVI through Super Priority
Service to get a decision on your application within 24 hours.
Ask a question to our specialist team of work visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book
an appointment online for a detailed immigration advice and consultation session in relation to your
application for switching into Scale-up Worker visa UK.
Requirements For Switching Into Scale-up Worker Visa UK
The applicant must meet the following requirements of the Immigration Rules to successfully switch into
Scale-up Worker visa from inside the UK:
Valid Application
The applicant must submit a valid application for switching into scale-up worker visa from inside the UK.
Valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
The applicant must have a certificate of sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more
than 3 months before the date of application.
Applicant's Age
The applicant must be aged 18 or over at the date of application for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Immigration Status Requirement
An applicant who is applying for switching into scale-up worker visa must be in the UK on the date of
application and must not have, or have last been granted, permission:
as a Visitor;
as a Short-term student;
as a Parent of a Child Student;
as a Seasonal Worker;
as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household;
outside the Immigration Rules.
Type of application | Relevant requirements to be met |
---|---|
Unsponsored Application | UK earnings during most recent permission on the Scale-up route |
All applications | English language requirement at level B1 |
All applications | Financial requirement |
The applicant must have had monthly PAYE earnings in the UK equivalent to at least £33,000 per year
during at least 50% of their permission as a Scale-up Worker (for example, an applicant with 2 years’
permission as a Scale-up Worker must have had this level of earnings during at least 12 months of that
permission).
For the purpose of meeting the requirement, periods of absence from work, in a job with PAYE earnings
of at least £33,000 per year, for any of the following reasons will be treated as periods during which the
applicant was paid the equivalent of at least £33,000 per year:
statutory maternity, paternity, parental, or shared parental leave;
statutory adoption leave;
sick leave.
For example, an applicant with 2 years’ permission, who spent 6 months on the above types of leave
during a 2-year permission as a Scale-up Worker, must have had PAYE earnings in the UK equivalent to
at least £33,000 per year during at least 6 months of the remaining 18 months of that permission.
PAYE means the guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and
national insurance contributions), recorded through PAYE.
Earnings do not include other sources of income, such as any of the following:
earnings from self-employment;
earnings from outside the UK;
payments not recorded through PAYE;
employer pension and employer national insurance contributions;
income from savings, investments, property, inheritance, gambling or competitions.
The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the PAYE earnings, or any part of the
PAYE earnings, the applicant is relying on have been fabricated or inflated or do not relate to genuine
employment.
To support the genuineness assessment, the decision maker may in particular consider any of the
following:
whether the business from which the earnings are claimed can be shown to exist and be lawfully
and genuinely trading;
any payments made by the applicant to other parties;
any additional information.
If the earnings requirements are met, the applicant will be awarded 50 points for meeting the
Unsponsored Application requirements.
The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part 9: grounds for refusal.
If applying for switching into scale-up worker visa the applicant must not be:
in breach of immigration laws, except that where paragraph 39E applies, that period of
overstaying will be disregarded;
on immigration bail.
An applicant applying for switching into scale-up worker visa, who has received an award from a
Government or international scholarship agency in the 12 months before the date of application which
covers both fees and living costs for study in the UK, must have provided written consent to the
application from that Government or agency.
English Language Requirement For Scale-up Worker
Unless an exemption applies, the applicant must show English language ability on the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages in all 4 components (reading, writing, speaking and
listening) of at least level B1. The applicant must show they meet the English language requirement as
specified in Appendix English Language. If the English language requirement is met, the application be
awareded 10 points for meeting the English language requirement.
If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been in the UK with permission for 12 months
or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show
funds.
If the applicant has been in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application, either:
the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270. The applicant must show that they have held
the required funds for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance;
the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must certify that they will, if necessary, maintain and
accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment, to an amount
of at least £1,270.
If the applicant was awarded 50 points for meeting the Sponsored Application requirements, they will
be granted entry clearance for 2 years.
If the applicant was awarded 50 points for meeting the Sponsored Application requirements, the grant
will be subject to all the following conditions:
no access to public funds;
for the first 6 months of their permission, the applicant must be employed in the job for which
the applicant is being sponsored;
after 6 months employment as a Sacle-up Worker, work (including self-employment and
voluntary work) is permitted, except for work as a professional sportsperson (including as a
sports coach);
study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS.
As specialist work visa solicitors based in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Priority or Super Priority Service for switching into scale-up worker visa whereby decision on your scale-up worker visa application will be made within 24 hours if you submit your application through Super Priority Service or within 5 working days if you submit your application through Priority Service. Our work visa solicitors can prepare and submit your application for switching into scale-up worker visa faster and get you a decision on your application faster through Priority or Super Priority Service. This way, you will not have to wait for the decision on your scale-up Worker visa application for months (sometimes years).
Our specialist team of fast-track immigration solicitors can provide a one-off service to submit your completed UK visa and immigration application through Priority / Super Priority Service so that you get a decision on your UK visa and immigration application faster. We will submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service on the basis of no submission no fee which means if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of fees being paid to us, we will issue the full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions. We will act for you under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), under which we will issue a full refund of the fees paid to us, without any deductions if we fail to submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us. If we successfully submit your application through Priority / Super Priority Service within 48 hours of payment being made to us, we will charge a fixed fee of £250 + VAT (£300 including VAT) on the basis of a conditional fee agreement (CFA) signed between you and us.
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal
representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your application for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Our fixed fee for your immigration application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on
your immigration application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application for
switching into scale-up worker visa. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in
relation to your immigration application will entail the following:
Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements
you have to meet for your immigration application to succeed.
Advised on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive
list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your application for switching into
scale-up worker visa;
Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure
that all the documents you provide in support of your application are in accordance with the
requirement of the immigration rules.
Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application
form for your application for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our
immigration lawyers will submit your online immigration application through priority or super
priority service to get faster decision on your application for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your
application, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for
you to enrol your biometrics.
Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed
cover letter in support of your application explaining how you meet all the legal requirements
for your application to be approved by the Home Office UKVI.
Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers
will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of your application
for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by
the Home Office UKVI on your application for switching into scale-up worker visa.
Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications
Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa and
immigration applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full
service for the immigration application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered
for UK visa and immigration applications:
One-Off Immigration Advice and Consultation
Immigration Documents Checking Service
Application Form Completion Services
Submitting Application Through Priority and Super Priority Service
Preparing Cover Letter For Immigration Application
Uploading Supporting Documents Online
Our Fixed Fees For Scale-up Worker Visa Applications
Our immigration solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £800 to £1,500 (no VAT) for your
application for switching into scale-up worker visa UK. The agreed fixed will depend on the
complexity of the application and the volume of work involved in the scale-up worker visa visa
application.
Our fixed fee for the application does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the
application and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the
application.
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