Official-body pillar ยท UKVI
GOV.UK / UK Visas and Immigration
UKVI runs the UK's immigration routes, including the Health and Care Worker visa. Immigration permission does not stand in for NMC registration.
The role
What this body does
United Kingdom immigration and work-authorisation authority; it does not regulate nursing
Jurisdiction boundary
Where this role applies
United Kingdom immigration
The role stops at that scope. Licensing, registration, immigration, work authorisation, and eligibility decisions belong to other bodies.
Applicability
Who needs this body, pathway by pathway
- Applicants seeking sponsored work who do not already hold suitable United Kingdom immigration permission. For Follow recruitment rules and obtain separate work permission in India to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway.
- Applicants resident in Nigeria and employers or agencies within the recruitment code's scope. For Follow the residence-based recruitment code and obtain work permission in Nigeria to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway.
Connected pathway pages
Connected process steps
- Follow recruitment rules and obtain separate work permission in India to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway: Keep ethical recruitment and immigration authorisation separate from professional registration. Scope: United Kingdom recruitment and immigration. Verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa: Apply from outside the UK Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa: How much it costs Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa Source verified .
- United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care: Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants Source verified .
- Follow the residence-based recruitment code and obtain work permission in Nigeria to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway: Apply the ethical recruitment constraint accurately while keeping immigration and NMC registration separate. Scope: England recruitment code and United Kingdom immigration. Verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa: Apply from outside the UK Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa: How much it costs Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Health and Care Worker visa Source verified .
- United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care: Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England Source verified .
- UK Visas and Immigration: Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants Source verified .
Connected official evidence
Fees, timing, and other official information
Official fee facts
No confirmed official fee is shown for this body. Check the official source directly; a missing value is not zero.
Published timing information
No confirmed duration is shown for this body. Check the official source directly; no end-to-end estimate is inferred.
Connected-step cautions
Common mistakes in connected steps
- Treating green-list status as automatic sponsorship, registration or visa approval.
- Describing the red list as a ban on direct applications, visas or NMC registration.
Questions about this official body
- Does immigration permission from UKVI replace NMC registration?
- No. UKVI runs immigration routes, including the Health and Care Worker visa. Immigration permission does not stand in for NMC registration.
Evidence record
Official source ledger
Each entry records who published the source, what it covers, and when it was last checked.
- UK Visas and Immigration
Health and Care Worker visa: Apply from outside the UK
- Scope
- United Kingdom immigration
- Last verified
- UK Visas and Immigration
Health and Care Worker visa: How much it costs
- Scope
- United Kingdom immigration
- Last verified
- UK Visas and Immigration
Health and Care Worker visa
- Scope
- United Kingdom immigration
- Last verified
- United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care
Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England
- Scope
- England recruitment code; Wales follows the code and separate arrangements apply elsewhere in the UK
- Last verified
- UK Visas and Immigration
Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants
- Scope
- United Kingdom immigration
- Last verified
UKVI runs the UK's immigration routes, including the Health and Care Worker visa. Immigration permission does not stand in for NMC registration.