UK shortlist 82 jobs for first stage of temporary work visas
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Di United Kingdom migration advisory committee (MAC) don publish new report of 82 mid-skilled jobs wey fit qualify foreigners for temporary visa under di migration pathway, dis move go address di kontri labour shortages.
Di Home Office, report identify key roles essential wey go strengthen di UK economy, as part of di govment efforts to manage pipo wey wan migrate into di kontri while sustaining economic growth.
Inside di report, di 82 jobs from di MAC dey part of di Britain Temporary Shortage List and dis na di first stage review.
B1 level na di required level of English language proficiency for foreigners.
Dis na new way to allow foreigners work for short period for UK, and e no fit lead to permanent residence becos di visa go only last for 3-5 years.
UK goment believe say di Temporary Shortage List na ways to target immigrants wey get di skills and address di labour shortages for specific occupations.
Na only 3-5 years MAC don reccommend give di govment inside di Temporary Shortage List and e no suppose pass am but support dey so pipo fit change to higher-skilled (RQF 6+) roles within di Skilled Worker route to encourage progression.
Inside di list wey MAC recommend, jobs like engineering technicians, welders, photographers, translators, managers, capentary, among odas dey dia.
Dis na di first stage of di review but di second stage of di review go start for July 2026, to decide which jobs go dey di final list.
But dis na di list from di first stage
- Managers in logistics
- Hire services managers and proprietors
- Directors in consultancy services
- Laboratory technicians
- Electrical and electronics technicians
- Engineering technicians
- Building and civil engineering technicians
- Quality assurance technicians
- Planning, process and production technicians
- Science, engineering and production technicians not elsewhere classified (n.e.c).
- CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
- IT operations technicians
- IT user support technicians
- Database administrators and web content technicians
- Medical and Dental Technicians
- Artists
- Authors, writers and translators
- Actors, entertainers and presenters
- Dancers and choreographers
- Musicians
- Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
- Interior designers
- 3Clothing, fashion and accessories designers
- Design occupations n.e.c.
- Ship and hovercraft officers
- Legal associate professionals
- Insurance underwriters
- Financial and accounting technicians
- Financial accounts managers
- Estimators, valuers and assessors
- Project support officers
- Data analysts
- Business associate professionals n.e.c.
- Business sales executives
- Marketing associate professionals
- Sales accounts and business development managers
- Human resources and industrial relations officers
- Information technology trainers
- Inspectors of standards and regulations
- Health and safety managers and officers
- Credit controllers
- Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
- Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
- Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
- Oda administrative occupations n.e.c.
- Company secretaries and administrators
- Sheet metal workers
- Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations
- Welding Trades
- Pipe fitters
- Metal machining setters and setter-operators
- Metal working production and maintenance fitters Precision instrument makers and repairers
- Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
- Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
- Aircraft maintenance and related trades
- Boat and ship builders and repairers
- Electricians and electrical fitters
- Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
- TV, video and audio servicers and repairers
- Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
- Security system installers and repairers
- Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
- Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
- Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
- Steel erectors
- Stonemasons and related trades
- Bricklayers
- Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
- Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
- Carpenters and joiners
- Construction and building trades n.e.c.
- Plasterers
- Floorers and wall tilers
- Painters and decorators
- Construction and building trades supervisors
- Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
- Chemical and related process operatives
- Energy plant operatives
- Water and sewerage plant operatives
- Routine inspectors and testers
- Elementary sales occupations n.e.c
Duration of di TSL visa and oda requirements
For immigrants wey wan relocate with di TSL visa, na for fixed period of 3-5 years afta you don qualify for di visa, you no dey qualified for di welfare benefits.
Di main fees for di Skilled Worker Route na di visa application fee, di Immigration Health Surcharge and di Immigration Skills Charge. Di visa fee go cover di processing cost of application and fund wider immigration and border services.
Although dis fees na to discourage employers from hiring workers abroad, but di govment tok say di key purpose of the TSL na to reduce structural reliance on di visa system. As a result, TSL fees fit dey lower to Skilled Worker Route.
Di Home Secretary go review di salary threshold for TSL occupations for December 2025.
English language na one of di requirement for di visa and if you wan extend to Skilled Worker Visa, you go need B2 level English language requirement.
