30 Jul 2025
1hr 4mins
Learn how NHS Scotland can recruit and support displaced international healthcare staff using the Skilled Worker visa route and global health tools.
Explore our guides, tutorials and webinars for essential immigration information on recruiting and retaining international workers.
Upcoming webinars
Navigating the new Skilled Worker salary rules
Webinar on Skilled Worker visa changes, including new salary thresholds, removed occupations, and updates to the Health and Care visa route.
Webinar recordings
How to Hire International Graduates in Scotland
25 Jun 2025
41 mins
Learn how employers in Scotland can recruit and retain international graduates using the Graduate visa and sponsorship routes in this webinar from Scotland’s Migration Service.
Sponsoring Healthcare Workers in Your GP Practice
28 May 2025
17 mins
Learn how Scottish GP practices can sponsor and retain international healthcare workers using the Health and Care visa in this webinar from Scotland’s Migration Service.
Guides
Supporting seasonal workers
Learn more about the support employers can offer to their seasonal staff.
GP Practice Visa Sponsorship Guide
Learn how your General Practitioner (GP) practice can recruit international healthcare workers.
Guide to Sponsor Licence
Get a quick overview of the steps involved in applying for a Sponsor Licence.
Guide to sponsor compliance
As an employer with a sponsor license, you must follow certain rules to comply with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
Mythbuster – Sponsoring a worker’s visa
There are many myths about the visa sponsorship process. Here we clear up some of the biggest ones.
Transitioning a worker from a Graduate to a Skilled Worker visa
Hiring international graduates can help fill skill gaps and bring diversity to your team.
Features
Skilled Worker visa changes (July 2025)
In July 2025, the UK Government introduced changes to the immigration system. Find out how this affects the Skilled Worker visa, care sector recruitment, salary thresholds, and occupational eligibility.
UK Government plans to change the immigration system
In May 2025, the UK Government proposed changes to the immigration system. Find out how these future changes could impact employers and international workers.
Electronic Travel Authorisation changes for business visitors to Scotland
If you are visiting Scotland for a short stay, you will need either a Visitor visa or an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). Find out what an ETA is and who will need one.
Understand the 2024 Sponsor Licence updates: a guide for employers
There were many changes to UK immigration rules in 2024. These directly affect employers who hire international staff. It’s important for you to understand these legal requirements.
Changes to the skilled worker route: what employers need to know
These changes affect how businesses hire and keep international talent. It's important for employers who sponsor skilled workers to understand these updates.
Case studies
Expert advice for a space industry business
Learn about how Scotland’s Migration Service helped a space industry business to smoothly manage the UK immigration and visa process.
Webinar on the sponsor licence and Skilled Worker visa
Find out about a webinar Scotland's Migration Service held for the Enable Works team in Dundee to help them support their international service users in finding employment.
Tutorials
Online right to work check tutorial
07 Nov 2024
3 mins
In this quick video tutorial we break down how employers can do a right to work check before hiring international workers.
Satisfying the English language requirement tutorial
07 Nov 2024
4 mins
In this quick video tutorial we break down what the English language requirement is.
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