reference:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 5-2017.pdf
The skill threshold for Tier 2 (General) employment requires
a role to be at or above Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 6.
The only exceptions to this skill level rule are where the migrant:
will be sponsored under Tier 2 (General) for a job in a shortage occupation
listed in Appendix K of the Immigration Rules
will be sponsored in one of the following creative sector standard
occupational classification (SOC) codes:
o 3411 – Artists
o 3412 – Authors, writers and translators
o 3413 – Actors, entertainers and presenters
o 3414 – Dancers and choreographers
o 3422 – Product, clothing and related designers
is a Croatian national who needs to apply for worker authorisation -
Croatian nationals can be sponsored to fill vacancies at or above RQF level
4 or the equivalent level in Scotland
is already working in the UK under Tier 2 (General) or Tier 2 (ICT) and they
first successfully applied under one of those routes under the rules in place
between 6 April 2011 and 13 June 2012; in these circumstances, the
migrant can be sponsored to fill a vacancy at or above RQF level 4, or the
equivalent level in Scotland - before you apply for a licence or request a
CoS to employ the migrant you must tell us that they meet these exception
criteria, why they are eligible and provide us with their name for us to check
their eligibility. We will close the transitional arrangements for workers
sponsored at RQF level 4 from July 2018. This will give those workers
sufficient time to apply to extend their stay for long enough to reach the
qualifying period for settlement. We will continue to allow workers
sponsored at these RQF levels to apply for settlement beyond these dates
