Important changes for non-EU medical professionals applying to work in the UK

With the latest changes as of April 6, 2017, immigration law firm, Migrate UK , is warning any sponsors to start checking whether those skilled Tier 2 employees, applying to work in the UK under particular SOC codes such as pharmacists, dentists, nurses and midwives, are subject to a new requirement to produce a criminal record certificate. 

Failure to meet these new requirements for relevant individuals could result in a visa refusal by the Home Office.

“Even if you know that the employee has gone through a criminal record check before, employees under certain SOC codes will still need a criminal record certificate because previous checks were not examined by the Home Office,” said Jonathan Beech, managing director of Migrate UK.

This new obligation currently affects non-EU employees aged 18 and above applying from any country in which they have been residing for 12 months or more, in the past 10 years.  Jonathan continues, “These latest changes by the Home Office appear to affect those medical professionals who will have direct contact with the public if they’re successful in their application.