When it is time to apply, please follow the steps below:
Make a Skilled Worker Visa application (using the health and care route) for you and any dependants via the UKVI website.
Please note you will need to pay the associated visa application fees at this time, but will be refunded later - see point 9
As part of this application, you will need to use the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) number issued to you by NHS Education For Scotland (NES) for your training – or the most recent one if youʼve had an extension before your CCT date.
Your CoS number is: <COS NUMBER>
Our sponsor license number is: GK45J5N43
Add the start date as the day after your visa expires (i.e. if your BRP is due to expire on 18/08/2024 please add 19/08/2024).
Add the end date as your start date plus 4 months (i.e. if your start date is 19/08/2024 the end date will be 18/12/2024).
Submit a ticket to the NES Sponsorship team via our service desk Sponsorship Query - HR Trainee Services - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net), giving the below information:
The Home Office will then ʻholdʼ your application for a period 4 months. Please note they will not assess your application and you will not be given a decision or a new visa. Your application will just be placed in a holding position so that your stay in the UK will not be curtailed and you will not be asked to leave.
When you find a new employer, they will issue you a CoS for you to apply for a further Skilled Worker Visa. You will then need to make an application for a further Skilled Worker Visa and any dependants directly with UKVI, with the relevant start and end dates of your new employment, and pay the associated fees.
Submit a new ticket to the NES Sponsorship team via our service desk Sponsorship Query - HR Trainee Services - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net), giving the below information:
Once your second application is received, the Home Office will refund the cost of one of the applications directly back to you.
Please be aware, during this process, as you will have an ongoing application with the Home Office, you will not be able to leave the UK without your 3C leave lapsing.
If you were to leave the Common Travel Area (consisting of the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands) whilst your application is outstanding it will be treated as withdrawn and you will be unable to return to the UK. Any ongoing immigration status you have under Section 3C (see above) will lapse as soon as you leave the UK, even if you remain within another part of the Common Travel Area. The purpose of this scheme is to allow International Medical Graduate trainee GPs additional time once they have successfully completed their training to find a job in the sector without needing to leave the UK.
If you were to leave the Common Travel Area during this period, you will need to make an application from overseas once you have been offered a job.
If you complete training earlier than expected, you must make the NES Sponsorship team aware so that we can report this to the Home Office. This will mean that our sponsorship and your leave will end earlier.
If your training programme is extended you will need to apply for an extension to your current visa via the usual extension route by contacting the NES Sponsorship team. You cannot use the additional 4-months for an extension to training. The 4-month extension will be granted on to the end of your CCT extension.