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Health and Care Visa

HEALTH CARE WORKER VISA

Health and Care Visa. Advantage Solicitors immigration solicitors can advise companies wishing to recruit overseas health professionals not elsewhere classified on Tier 2 applications – as well as advising on recruiting recent overseas graduates who have qualified as health professionals in the UK.

The Health and Care Visa is generally available for the following healthcare occupations :

• 1181: health services and public health managers and directors
• 1242: residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
• 2112: biological scientists and biochemists
• 2113: physical scientists
• 2211: medical practitioners
• 2212: psychologists
• 2213: pharmacists
• 2214: ophthalmic opticians
• 2215: dental practitioners
• 2217: medical radiographers
• 2218: podiatrists
• 2219: health professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as audiologists and occupational health advisers
• 2221: physiotherapists
• 2222: occupational therapists
• 2223: speech and language therapists
• 2229: therapy professionals that are ‘not elsewhere classified’, such as osteopaths and psychotherapists
• 2231: nurses
• 2232: midwives
• 2442: social workers
• 3111: laboratory technicians
• 3213: paramedics
• 3216: dispensing opticians
• 3217: pharmaceutical technicians
• 3218: medical and dental technicians
• 3219: health associate professionals not elsewhere classified
• 6141: nursing auxiliaries and assistants
• 6143: dental nurses
• 6145: care workers and home carers
• 6146: senior care workers

It’s important to note that individuals applying for the Health and Care Visa should have a job offer from the NHS, a relevant employer, or an eligible sponsor. The visa is aimed at addressing the shortage of skilled healthcare professionals in the UK.