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Oakande:
Hello house, please I would like some clarification, I got my visa on the 2nd of this month, but only valid for 3 months, I am a dependant for a skilled worker visa. Main applicant got 5 years. Is this how it usually is? Thank you.

Benteazaa:
My Ukvi ielts is out, aside waiting for jobs with visa sponsorship. What procedure can use to apply for a care Assistant visa

Dc4life:
Just got this mail from TLS, Does this mean Visa has been granted?

Aphrikanna:
I might be wrong but the minimum band is 6.5

zeezeepearl:
how much is it online?

Uzland:
UPDATED 04/02/2023 - THE NEW 'QUALIFIED TEACHER ROUTE 2023'

From 1 February 2023, the UK government has announced the introduction of 'Qualified Teacher route' for qualified teachers with foreign qualifications under its Skilled Worker visa. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teach-in-england-if-you-qualified-outside-the-uk/teach-in-england-if-you-qualified-outside-the-uk

Working as a teacher in England if you qualified outside the UK:
This guidance is for non-UK citizens who qualified as teachers outside the UK.

To teach in England you will need:

- the correct visa or status
- teaching skills and experience you can demonstrate to an employer
- to pass criminal and professional safeguarding checks (these will be organised by your employer)
The correct visa or status could be one of the following:

- a pre-existing right to work in the UK, such as settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme or indefinite leave to remain in the UK
- a job offer allowing you to apply for a skilled worker visa
- eligibility for another type of visa

It is also very helpful to have:

- a teaching qualification (this can be from your own or another non-UK country)
- English ‘qualified teacher status’ (QTS).

Routes to QTS
There are 4 routes to qualified teacher status for teachers and trainees outside the UK:

- apply for QTS using our new online service
- apply for assessment only QTS
- apply for teacher training in England
- apply to train for international qualified teacher status (iQTS)
Your eligibility for each route will depend on:

- where you qualified
- your subject specialism
- whether you already have teaching experience
- your personal circumstances

You can get more details from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-qualified-teacher-status-qts-if-you-teach-outside-the-uk/routes-to-qualified-teacher-status-qts-for-teachers-and-those-with-teaching-experience-outside-the-uk

Step 1
Applying for qualified teacher status (QTS)

Qualified teacher status (QTS) is the professional status teachers in England gain at the end of their teacher training.

Teachers who qualified outside the UK can work in English schools for up to 4 years without QTS. However, obtaining QTS will make it easier for you to find work and develop your career as a teacher.

This is because:

- in many English state-maintained schools, QTS is a legal requirement when the 4-year exemption period is up
- in all English schools, QTS is used to assess the quality of candidates for teaching jobs

From 1 February 2023, if you have a teaching qualification from the following countries and regions, you will be able to use our new service to check if you meet the requirements and apply for QTS in England:

Australia
Canada
the EEA
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Switzerland
Ukraine
the USA

In addition, if you have a subject specialism in languages, mathematics or science and a teaching qualification to teach 11 to 16 year olds from one of the following 7 countries, you will be able to use the service to check if you meet the requirements and apply for QTS in England:

Ghana
India
Jamaica
Nigeria
Singapore
South Africa
Zimbabwe

When you apply for QTS in England you do not need to:
- pay a fee to a training provider
- undergo any further training
visit the UK.

Over time this route will be open to qualified teachers from every country outside the UK.
Learn more about the qualifications and experience you’ll need to be awarded QTS - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualified-teacher-status-to-overseas-teachers/a-fairer-approach-to-awarding-qts-to-overseas-teachers--2#qualifications-and-experience-youll-need

How to apply for QTS:

Depending on where you qualified as a teacher, you may be eligible to apply to the Teaching Regulation Agency for QTS. - https://apply-for-qts-in-england.education.gov.uk/eligibility/start

*For Nigerian teachers, they would need to be registered with Teacher's Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). This is because the council would need to issue a letter of good standing for you directly to Teaching Regulation Agency in England as part of your registration process for QTS. TRCN would charge you a fee of N60,000 for this service.*

Teaching is a graduate-level profession in England, which means you must be able to show that you’ve completed a university degree.
Qualified teacher means EITHER your teaching qualification specifically shows you can teach one of these subjects, OR at least 50% of your university degree was in one of them.

You'll need to upload your certificate, along with a transcript that shows all the modules you studied and the scores you achieved.

Maths
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Mandarin
Russian
Spanish

Qualifications and experience you’ll need:

We will award overseas teachers QTS based on an assessment of each individual’s qualifications and experience against set requirements. You will be guided through the documents you need to submit as part of the application. - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualified-teacher-status-to-overseas-teachers/a-fairer-approach-to-awarding-qts-to-overseas-teachers--2#qualifications-and-experience-youll-need

From 1 February 2023, to be awarded QTS as a non-UK teacher, you must:

- have an undergraduate degree of the same academic standard as a UK bachelor’s degree, as verified by UK ENIC
- have completed teacher training that meets the standard of a level 6 qualification and is of at least the same length as an English initial teacher training course – for example, a Bachelor of Education or a Postgraduate Certificate in Education
- have completed a course with content that is practically and pedagogically focused
- be qualified to teach children aged between 5 and 16 years
- have at least one school year (a minimum of 9 months including school holidays but excluding time out taken for any other reason) of professional experience working as a teacher after qualifying
- have the professional status needed to be a teacher in the country where you qualified, and not be subject to any conditions or restrictions on your practice

You must also meet a certain standard of English language proficiency. This means you must be able to show one of the following. You have:

- been born in, hold citizenship of, or have studied at undergraduate level (or higher) in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales or in one of the exempt nationalities
- been taught in English at undergraduate level (or higher) – you will need to provide evidence that English has been the medium of instruction (MOI) of your degree
- sat a CEFR B2 level English language test at a secure English language test (SELT) provider and met a CEFR B2 level of English proficiency

A B2 level is equivalent to the following test scores from the approved English language test providers:

- IELTS SELT Consortium – 5.5
- LanguageCert – 33/50
- Pearson – 59
- Trinity College London – Pass
- PSI Services (UK) Ltd – Pass

Teaching Experience:
We need to know how long you’ve spent actively teaching. This can include scheduled school holiday periods, but cannot include any other time you’ve spent away from teaching.

To work out your experience, add up the time you’ve spent employed as a teacher, including any scheduled school holidays.

If you have 9 months or more (this is equivalent to 1 academic year) but less than 20 months (this is equivalent to 2 academic years), you may still be awarded QTS, but you’ll need to complete a 2-year ‘statutory induction’ period as a newly qualified teacher.
https://apply-for-qts-in-england.education.gov.uk/eligibility/start

Assessment only QTS:
You could also apply for assessment only QTS while you earn a salary as a teacher or you could apply to train to teach in England.

Assessment only QTS means experienced teachers with a degree can gain QTS without doing a teacher training programme. You can apply to a UK government-approved teacher training provider in England for an assessment showing you meet the standards for QTS. You do not need to visit the UK to be assessed and gain QTS.

You will not have to visit or train in England. However, you will need to be assessed at your place of work by an examiner from your teaching training provider. Your teacher training provider can explain what type of school you must be working in to undergo assessment only QTS.

Assessment only costs:
Fees range from about £1,500 to £4,000, but vary between providers and may be substantially more if you’re outside the UK. Check with individual providers for more details.

Step 2
Search and apply for a teaching job:

You will first need to search and apply for a teaching job in England. You can use the UK government’s Teaching vacancies service to search for available teaching roles. - https://www.gov.uk/find-teaching-job

Before you apply for a teaching job, contact the school to make sure it is a Home Office licensed sponsor. If the school is a sponsor, it can help you apply for your visa. Schools can also become sponsors to employ you.
Only you have been assessed/interviewed by your prospective employer and deemed qualified for employment, they would then make a conditional offer to you, and finally a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) subject to a satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Step 3
Apply for your Skilled Worker visa:
The main visa route for non-UK teachers in England is the skilled worker visa.

You’ll be able to apply for your skilled worker visa if:

- you have a job offer from a school that is a licensed Home Office sponsor
- you can speak, read, write, and understand English https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/knowledge-of-english
- your salary meets the requirements for a skilled worker visa

Salary requirement for a skilled worker visa:
The salary threshold you must meet depends on whether you have qualified teacher status (QTS) and the region you are applying to work in.

This table shows the minimum salary non-UK teachers must earn to be eligible for a skilled worker visa, by region and status (QTS and non-QTS).

a. Inner London:
- QTS £34,502
- Non-QTS £24,254

b. Outer London:
- QTS £32,407
- Non-QTS £22,924

c. London fringe:
- QTS £29,344
- Non-QTS £20,594

d. Rest of England:
- QTS £28,000
- Non-QTS £20,480

Inner and outer London
The skilled worker visa thresholds match the minimum salary set in the national teachers’ pay range.

London fringe and the rest of England
For teachers without QTS, the skilled worker visa threshold is above the minimum salary set in the national teachers’ pay range.

However, schools have some flexibility in how they set salaries. You may be able to negotiate a different rate of pay if the salary on offer does not meet the skilled worker visa requirements.

The salary requirements for a skilled worker visa apply whatever type of school you work in (funded by the UK government or in the private sector).

Working part time as a teacher:
You can work part time, but your salary must meet the threshold for a skilled worker visa. There are 2 requirements:

- your part-time salary must be at least £20,480
- the full-time equivalent of your salary must meet the minimum set for your region and status (with QTS or without QTS)

YoungG4life:
Congratulations Yes your visa has been granted.
Please when was your biometrics? Was it Lagos or Abuja and what Job did you get?

Dc4life:
Biometrics was in Lagos.
Paid for priority Visa, took exactly 5days.

Dpcoupler:
Good day everyone
Can I be allowed by border control to carry prescription drugs into the uk

luvlyoracle:
Those with skills in solar installation and electronics repairs are they in demand like caregivers i need to know route to take for my applications

Benteazaa:
My Ukvi ielts is out, aside waiting for jobs with visa sponsorship. What procedure can I use to apply for a care Assistant visa

Sparekey:
Wow, pls can you share your materials with me? I have speaking test on Tuesday. I haven't really had time to practice

Benteazaa:
I registered with British council and they sent me a link where I practice their mock test

Sparekey:
Please, How should I write the time? 5:30 or 5.30? On IELTS

Tboy243:
For those that are finding it difficult to make paid call to UKVI using MTN and Airtel, use 9Mobile, it worked for me. Thanks and good luck.

IRIEBOY:
please help me with the number you called ?

Tboy243:
If you want to do paid call, the number to call is +443007906268, then press the numbers immediately 1,2,5,1 debit card no* expiry date* the 3nos at the back of the card* then 2, u will be connected to an agent, have ur GWF NO handy. Your account won't be debited but be sure to have at least on ₦1,500 worth of airtime for a hitch-free conversation.

Cards that can be used is Visa / Master card

You can also make paid mail via the link below

https://ukvi.mysecurepay.co.uk/home

All the best.