UK Working VISA

The veterinary profession in England is considered as a qualified job, whereby it is relatively easy to get a Visa following the steps detailed in the UK government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

To get a Visa for a job in the UK, a company must sponsor the employee, which facilitates personal information to the government and what type of job will be performed. With this certificate a personal number will be assigned to process the visa. For the veterinary profession the Working Visa fee to pay amounts to a bit less than £2,000 for the whole process.

Minimum salary to obtain the UK Working Visa is stipulated on the “Occupational Code”, for the case of veterinary profession this code is 2216, with a minimum salary of £32,500 per annum or £16.30 per hour.

You need an average of 7 on the IELTS exam to be able to practise the veterinary profession within the UK, if you didn’t register with the RCVS before Brexit. This will also be a requirement to process the registration with the Veterinary College (RCVS).

UK Working Visa is valid for 5 years, when you can opt for renewing it or applying for the UK residency.

The UK Visa application will be made online up to 3 months before the commencement of the employment.

You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks once you either attend your appointment at the visa application centre or use the ID Check app.

To apply for the UK Working Visa, the following documents will be required:

• Number of “Certificate of Sponsorship” (provided by the hiring company)
• English test (7 average scoring on IELTS minimum requirement)
• Passport
• Type of job (Veterinary) and annual salary (£32,500)
• Veterinary code (2216)
• Name of the hiring company and licence number

There are 2 ways to certify as true copies the above documents:

1. In person in any of the following locations :

• – Madrid

Avenida de Asturias, 9, Esquina Antonio González Echarte, CP 28029, Madrid, Spain

• – Barcelona

Barcelona World Trade Centre Moll de Barcelona, S/N Edificio Sur – 2nd floor, 08039 Barcelona.

2. Scanning the documents with a mobile phone through the “UK Immigration: ID Check” App which
can be downloaded on this link:
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.gov.HomeOffice.ho2&hl=en_GB&gl=US –
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uk-immigration-id-check/id1499891460)

Once all the above has been completed, you should be ready to apply to the UK Working Visa, upon filling the questionnaire and providing the information required on the UK government website, see link:

APPLY TO VISIT OR STAY IN UK