Work permits
Sponsored work permits, skilled worker routes and labour-market tests explained.
Work visas are employer-led. The company must hold a sponsor licence or pass a labour-market test, the role must sit on an eligible occupation list, and the salary must clear a published threshold that changes almost every year. The applicant's part is proving qualifications, experience and language.
Because the employer carries most of the compliance burden, work routes on vistolane are filed by a licence-checked partner who handles both sides, and employers get a compliance check before the offer letter goes out.
How the process works
- 1
Employer eligibility
Sponsor licence (UK), LMIA or exemption (Canada), approved sponsor (Australia), or registered entity (UAE, Singapore).
- 2
Certificate or nomination
The employer issues a certificate of sponsorship, nomination or petition tied to the role and salary.
- 3
Applicant evidence
Degree and experience proof, language test, police clearance and medicals where required.
- 4
Visa decision
Priority services can cut decision times to days; standard windows range from three weeks to several months.
Why applications get refused
- Salary below the going rate or general threshold for the occupation code
- Job title matched to the wrong occupation code
- Employer without a valid sponsor licence or with pending compliance action
- Qualification not recognised as equivalent by the destination
