Skilled Worker Visa Applications from Pakistan

Who Can Apply for the Skilled Worker Visa from Pakistan?

You may qualify for the Skilled Worker visa if you:

• Have been offered a position in the UK by an approved and licensed sponsor.
• Meet the salary threshold set by the Home Office for your category.
• Hold the qualifications or experience required for your role.
• Demonstrate the required English language ability.
• Can show proof of financial maintenance for yourself and your Skilled Worker dependents.

Bringing Dependents Under the Skilled Worker Visa

One of the key benefits of the Skilled Worker visa is that you can bring your family members with you. Eligible Skilled Worker dependents include:

• Spouse or partner (married or unmarried, subject to eligibility).
• Children under 18 at the time of application.
• In limited cases, older children if they are already in the UK as dependents

Dependents are granted visas in line with the main Skilled Worker applicant’s permission to stay. This means they can live, study, and access healthcare in the UK while you are in the UK on your Skilled Worker visa.

Documents Required for Skilled Worker Dependents

Dependents applying from Pakistan will generally need to provide:

• Valid passports.
• Proof of legal and subsisting relationship:
  • For spouses or partners: a marriage certificate and evidence that the relationship is genuine and continuing.
  • For children: a full birth certificate naming both parents, and evidence that the main applicant has care and responsibility for the child.
• Evidence of financial support and maintenance funds for Skilled Worker dependents unless the sponsoring employer has certified maintenance on the Certificate of Sponsorship, dependents must show that sufficient funds are available to support themselves in the UK.
• Tuberculosis (TB) test results, if applicable.

Each case is assessed individually, and the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) will expect comprehensive evidence that relationships are both legally recognised and genuinely subsisting at the date of application, and that the family meets the financial maintenance rules.

Processing Times for Skilled Worker Visa Applications from Pakistan

• Skilled Worker applications from Pakistan usually take around 3 weeks under standard processing.
• Priority services may be available in certain visa centres, reducing waiting times.
• Complex Skilled Worker applications, especially those involving dependents, may take longer if additional checks are required.

Refusal of Skilled Worker Visa Applications

Applications may be refused if:

• The sponsorship certificate is incomplete or invalid.
• Financial or maintenance requirements for Skilled Worker dependents are not met.
• Relationship evidence for Skilled Worker dependents is insufficient.
• Documents are inconsistent or missing.

At UK Visa Consultants, we carefully prepare both main Skilled Worker visa applications and dependent applications, ensuring all evidence is complete and compliant with Home Office requirements to minimise refusal risks.