UK points-based immigration system: employer information
Information for employers on the UK’s points-based immigration system.
Documents
Details
Information to share with your employees
You can give your employees the leaflet: Understanding your right to work in the UK: EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Carrying out right to work checks
To assist you in carrying out right to work checks, we have developed a right to work check video.
Podcast on business and the future of immigration in 2021
The Home Office published a podcast episode in partnership with Intelligence Squared in 2020 to help you understand the points-based immigration system.
Listen now to Business and the future of immigration in 2021.
A panel of independent experts from the world of business and immigration explain what the immigration system is and the practical steps you can take to adapt and use it.
Up-to-date guidance on the EU Settlement Scheme and right to work checks is available.
Updates to this page
Published 9 April 2020Last updated 25 February 2022 + show all updates
-
Added applicant's guide to applying for a Skilled Worker visa.
-
Accessible HTML version of 'Podcast transcript: Business and the future of immigration in 2021' added.
-
Updated 'the UK's points-based immigration system: an introduction for employers' with changes to visas and entry requirements and latest right to work guidance.
-
Updated information on EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020 and applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme from 1 July 2021 in 'The UK's points-based immigration system: an introduction for employers'. Also added a link to the right to work check video.
-
Removed 'An introduction for employers (accessible version) and 'An introduction for employers' documents. Added 'The UK's points-based immigration system: an introduction for employers' document.
-
Updated guides to reflect end of freedom of movement between the UK and EU. Added HTML version of 'Becoming a sponsor of skilled migrant workers'.
-
Added podcast transcript: 'Business and the future of immigration in 2021'.
-
Podcast on the future of immigration published.
-
Added the employers guide to becoming a licensed sponsor of skilled migrant workers
-
Updated the guidance to reflect changes to the system, and added videos.
-
Clarification added that EU refers to EU, EEA and Switzerland on this page.
-
First published.