Petitions/Lower sponsorship costs and requirements for skilled immigrant workers in the UK
StatusClosed
Opened1 Jul 2025
Closes1 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Lower the salary threshold for all industries to the previous rate of £26,200. Lower the fee for Certificate of Sponsor (CoS) to the previous fee of £239 Lower the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) to the previous fee of £1,000 per year for large sponsors and £364 per year for small sponsors

Increase the maximum age for meeting the lower salary threshold from 26 to 30 In 2024, the UK raised skilled worker Visa salary thresholds to £30,960 for people under 26 and £38,700 for people over 26, which we think prices many immigrants out of entry-level roles regardless of skill. Many employers must now pay £1,500+ annually to sponsor non-UK staff. We think these costs and restrictions make hiring diverse global talent difficult, forcing thousands of skilled workers out, not due to lack of merit, but due to unrealistic, exclusionary policies.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Bambos Charalambous
1Bambos Charalambous MP
Southgate and Wood Green
3
Nesil Caliskan
2Nesil Caliskan MP
Barking
2
Georgia Gould
3Georgia Gould MP
Queen's Park and Maida Vale
2
Florence Eshalomi
4Florence Eshalomi MP
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
2
Chris Law
5Chris Law MP
Dundee Central
2
Wera Hobhouse
6Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
1
Neil Coyle
7Neil Coyle MP
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
1
Darren Jones
8Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
1
Lewis Cocking
9Lewis Cocking MP
Broxbourne
1
Callum Anderson
10Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
1