How does the new immigration policy impact hospitality jobs in the UK for foreigners?

• The UK Points Based Immigration System has gone through an improvement as a part of its new UK immigration policy with the aim to relax immigration rules to enable the UK hospitality industry to hire more overseas employees, highly trained professionals and skilled workers
• Britain also introduced & revised many specialty career visas, including visas for global leaders and innovators
• The new UK Points Based Immigration System was launched with the aim to ensure a fair assessment of all work visa applications based on relevant parameters
• Whether you are looking to move to the UK as a professional chef, F&B manager, general manager, concierge, or any other job profile in the hospitality sector; the UK Points Based Immigration System along with some revisions and new visas have made it easier to employ UK hospitality jobs for foreigners

• During the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of Brexit – hospitality and immigration were the 2 industries that were affected the most by witnessing staff-shortages
• This may be a lesser-known fact, but the UK also largely relies on overseas workers for front house jobs as well as significant background jobs like kitchen work and cleaning
• Despite the extensive support from the government, UK was forced to make-do with the only hospitality sector workers available in the UK
• All migrants who were in the UK then, moved back to their home countries because there was no scope anymore
• Even though hospitality is a growing industry, it was largely affected by the pandemic; not just in the UK but in many other countries
• However, the UK Hospitality Industry is bouncing back, staffing challenges still remain and the UK Home Office has decided to relax immigration rules to support the UK Hospitality Industry
• If you are looking for hospitality jobs in the UK with visa sponsorship – a UK Skilled Worker visa is the route to go for
• If you get a job in your field, you will have to meet the requirements of the UK Skilled worker visa, under the UK Points Based Immigration System; to be able to work in the UK

The Skilled Worker Visa UK Eligibility Criteria is mentioned below:

• Work for a UK employer who has received an approval from the UK Home Office to hire foreign nationals for their business
• Obtain a ‘Certificate of Sponsorship’ (CoS) from your UK company detailing the job role you have been offered in the UK
• The UK employer must be approved as a Sponsor Licence holder by the Home Office
• You can find that out on the UK Home Office’s list of licenced UK employers
• Ensure that you are offered a minimum wage, your wage amount varies according to the type of job role you are offered in the UK

• The UK Skilled Worker Visa is valid for 5 years
• When your visa expires or if you change your employment or employer, you will need to apply to renew your UK SKilled Worker Visa and also inform the UK Home Office about the same
• If you want to stay in the UK for a longer period of time, you can apply for a UK Skilled Worker Visa Extension, as long as you meet the Skilled Worker Visa UK Requirements
• After 5 years of continuous residence in the UK on a UK Skilled Worker Visa, you may be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK – also known as Permanent Residence

• New immigration & employment issues in the UK Hospitality Industry gave rise to a need of new visas for those looking to set up a restaurant/hotel in the UK, or work in the UK Hospitality Industry

• While opening a branch of your existing business in the UK with the UK Expansion Worker Visa, keep in mind that the this visa is only valid if your current business is not registered and operational in the UK
• If the company is currently operating in the UK, workers should instead apply for a ‘Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker visa’
• With a UK Expansion Worker visa, you can expand your business (can also be restaurant, hotel, etc.) to the UK
• In order to do that, you will first have to establish a footprint in the UK
• You can do that by registering your business online or by offering evidence of purchase or lease of business pemises
• You must demonstrate sufficient and adequate funds to for business expansion to the UK
• The visa holder must identify as someone who has been working with the current business for at least 12 months
• The existing business must be operational for at least 3 years

• The Senior or Specialist Worker visa is for foreign workers who are working in the UK on a temporary basis
• In that foreign company, the worker must be a senior management or a specialist staff
• An employee must be assigned to a UK business that is linked to their foreign employer on this visa
• An ‘Intra-Company Transfer,’ or ICT, is a term used to describe this type of assignment
• Hotel chains with subsidiaries can benefit the most from this visa, for instance, THE INDIAN HOTELS COMPANY LIMITED are an Indian hotel industry with presence in the UK and 8 other countries

The applicant must:

• Have a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from a licenced UK-based employer, who is recognised by the UK Home Office
• Ensure that the job must be on the list of eligible occupations
• Have worked for the overseas employer for 12 months or more
• Be paid a minimum salary of approx. £42,400 annually

• There are many hospitality jobs in the UK for foreigners
• And thanks to the new UK immigration policy, applicants from the hospitality sector now have visa options to move to the UK
• Britain also started new visas and modified some existing ones to relax immigration rules to enable the UK hospitality industry to hire more overseas employees, highly trained professionals and skilled workers
• If you want to know more about the immigration options for applicants from the hospitality sector – Make The SmartMove2UK
• Contact our UK immigration lawyers and we will guide you through your visa process, successfully
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