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Smart Mode — UK Skilled Worker visa adaptive decision tree
Adaptive intake. The AI branches on SOC 2020 code, salary vs general threshold + going rate, Immigration Salary List discount, sponsor licence status (A-rated / B-rated), and English at B1 — to recommend the best Skilled Worker route variation.
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Build a UK Skilled Worker route application strategy under Appendix Skilled Worker of the Immigration Rules based on the answers I gave you. §1 — APPENDIX SKILLED WORKER ELIGIBILITY DECISION Confirm each test: (a) Valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from a licensed A-rated sponsor (SW 4) (b) Eligible SOC 2020 code listed in Appendix Skilled Occupations (SW 6) (c) Salary at or above (i) general threshold (currently GBP 38,700 — verify) AND (ii) going rate AND (iii) any permitted discount floor (Immigration Salary List 80% / New Entrant 70% / PhD-relevant 90% / Health & Care subset lower) (d) English at B1 CEFR under Appendix English Language (e) Financial requirement under FIN.SW — GBP 1,270 for 28 consecutive days OR sponsor certification on CoS (f) Suitability (Part 9) (g) Tuberculosis test (India is on the list) §2 — ROUTE VARIATION SELECTION (60-80 words) Name the specific Skilled Worker variation: standard, Health and Care Worker, Immigration Salary List discounted, New Entrant discounted, or Global Business Mobility sub-route. State the salary threshold under the chosen variation + the discount applied + the going-rate compliance. §3 — SALARY MATH (line-item, in GBP per annum) (a) Offered salary (full-time equivalent — pro-rate if less than 37.5 hours) (b) General threshold (verify live figure) (c) Going rate for SOC 2020 code (verify current figure in Appendix Skilled Occupations) (d) Applicable discount (Immigration Salary List 80% / New Entrant 70% / PhD-relevant 90% / Health & Care) (e) Discounted threshold (general threshold OR going rate, whichever is higher, times the discount, with the discount floor) Confirm offered salary clears the chosen variation's threshold. §4 — SPONSOR-SIDE COMPLIANCE (a) Sponsor licence status (A-rated / B-rated) — date of grant + last compliance check (b) CoS allocation (unrestricted vs restricted — restricted requires monthly RCoS allocation) (c) Sponsor duties — record-keeping, reporting, cooperation (d) Genuine vacancy test — sponsor must demonstrate the role is genuine and the salary is paid as stated §5 — APPLICANT-SIDE COMPLIANCE (a) English at B1 CEFR — IELTS UKVI SELT score / equivalent (b) Financial requirement under FIN.SW — bank statement showing GBP 1,270 held for 28 days OR sponsor certification (A-rated only) (c) TB certificate (India is on the list) (d) Criminal record certificate for SOC codes that require it (some health / social care / education roles) §6 — THE 3 HIGHEST-ROI LEVERS BEFORE SUBMISSION Rank for THIS applicant. Examples: confirm sponsor is A-rated (not B-rated); negotiate salary above the going rate; pivot to Immigration Salary List variation if SOC qualifies; qualify for New Entrant discount via age / postdoc / postgrad route; switch the SOC code to one with a lower going rate. §7 — ILR PATHWAY (a) 5-year continuous-residence rule under SW 32-38 — absences within any 12-month rolling window must not exceed 180 days (b) Salary maintained at threshold (with annual revisions) throughout 5-year period (c) Continued sponsor employment OR move to a different qualifying sponsor without breaks (d) English at B1 at ILR application + Life in the UK test under Appendix KoLL §8 — ACTION PLAN (next 30 / 60 / 90 days) Concrete checklist: 30 days: confirm sponsor A-rated + correct SOC + CoS allocation + salary at threshold 60 days: sit IELTS UKVI SELT + TB test (India on list) + gather bank statement for 28 days 90 days: receive CoS reference + lodge online application + pay IHS + biometrics appointment §9 — CITATIONS Anchor each recommendation to: (a) Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker (paragraphs SW 1 - SW 38) (b) Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations (SOC 2020 codes + going rates) (c) Immigration Rules Appendix English Language (d) Immigration Rules Appendix Finance (FIN.SW) (e) Immigration Rules Appendix Continuous Residence (f) Immigration Rules Part 9 (Suitability) (g) UKVI Caseworker Guidance — Workers and Temporary Workers (latest version on gov.uk) (h) Sponsor Guidance: Workers and Temporary Workers (latest version on gov.uk) — DRAFT only. For OISC-registered adviser or solicitor review. Verify all citations, the current GBP general threshold, the SOC 2020 going rates in Appendix Skilled Occupations, the Immigration Salary List, IHS rate, and application fees against the live gov.uk website before relying on this draft for filing.
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