Guidance

Immigration Skills Charge process guidance

This staff guidance tells the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) Administration Team how to process all transactions relating to the ISC.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 24 February 2020
• Last updated: 8 February 2023 — See all updates

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This guidance tells staff how to process transactions relating to the Immigration Skills Charge.

Published 24 February 2020
Last updated 8 February 2023 + show all updates

1. 8 February 2023

   New ISC exemption for Global Business Mobility EU added and removed exemption under the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee (formerly the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee route).

2. 12 April 2022

   References to Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) amended to Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (GBM) to reflect route name change.

3. 22 December 2021

   Immigration skills charge process document updated.

4. 19 January 2021

   Updated guidance on who is exempt from paying the immigration skills charge, priority visa details and the ISC refund process.

5. 24 February 2020

   First published.