UKSkilled Worker

When is my UK Skilled Worker visa coming?

Project the published GOV.UK timing baseline from your biometrics date, then use the discussion page for real-world context.

Official data

UK Skilled Worker official data

Outside UK3 weeks

Published decision target once identity checks and documents are complete.

Inside UK8 weeks

Published decision target for most switch or extension cases.

BaselineService standard

This route currently uses the GOV.UK service-standard baseline, not live case ingestion.

GOV.UK applicant guideGOV.UK Skilled Worker overview

Verified April 8, 2026

Official projectionsUK Skilled Worker
UK Skilled Worker

Use the date you finished biometrics. If you have not done biometrics yet, use your application date instead.

Projected date

Apr 9, 2026

Outside the UK ยท 3 weeks

Use this if the application was made from outside the UK and biometrics plus document checks are complete.

Community discussion

UK Skilled Worker recent discussion

Apr 2026

I posted a note because the form was anonymous and fast.

Apr 2026

Priority did not seem to change much for people posting this week.

Mar 2026signal

Inside-UK switch. Still waiting, but the discussion here feels closer to reality than the headline 8-week promise.

Mar 2026signal

Manchester biometrics here. Most March cases in my cohort seem to be landing around the one-month mark.

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