Main applicant health and care worker visas issued for the UK declined 81% between 2023 and 2024
Quarterly number of health and care worker visas issued
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care worker
applicants can no longer
bring dependants
60,000
40,000
Feb 2022
Care staff added
to the shortage
occupation list
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care worker
applicants can no longer
bring dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
Feb 2022 Care staff
added to the shortage
occupation list
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024
Care worker
applicants can
no longer bring
dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
Feb 2022
Care staff added
to the shortage
occupation list
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care
worker applicants
can no longer bring
dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
20,000
Feb 2022 Care staff added
to the shortage occupation list
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care worker
applicants can no longer
bring dependants
60,000
40,000
Feb 2022
Care staff added
to the shortage
occupation list
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care worker
applicants can no longer
bring dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
Feb 2022 Care staff
added to the shortage
occupation list
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024
Care worker
applicants can
no longer bring
dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
Feb 2022
Care staff added
to the shortage
occupation list
20,000
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1
Main applicant
Dependant
Mar 2024 Care
worker applicants
can no longer bring
dependants
60,000
40,000
Apr 2024
Salary
threshold
increased
20,000
Feb 2022 Care staff added
to the shortage occupation list
0
2021 Q1
2022 Q1
2023 Q1
2024 Q1