For information on extension of other visa types check out the UK VISA: Extension section.
you can also download related application form from UK VISA : Application Forms section.
You can apply to extend your stay if you are:
- already in the United Kingdom under the highly skilled worker category and want to extend your permission to stay within your existing category; or
- already in the United Kingdom under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, want to extend your permission to stay and are eligible to switch into the highly skilled worker category.
If you have not previously been given permission to stay in either of these categories, you should read the section on initial applications.
How long you can extend your stay
If you are given leave to remain (permission to stay) as a highly skilled worker from inside the United Kingdom, you will be able to live and work in the United Kingdom for a maximum period of three years. When the end of this period approaches you will need to apply to extend your stay
The conditions you must meet if you want to extend your stay
Extending your stay is dependent on the following conditions:
you have no recourse to public funds (which means you will be unable to claim most benefits paid by the state);
you have been given entry clearance, or leave to enter or remain as a highly skilled migrant or as a post-graduate doctor or dentist;
you were previously given entry clearance or leave to remain as a highly skilled migrant and that was not subject to a condition prohibiting employment as a doctor in training.
You should check your Eligibility according to your current visa.
Under PBS and transitional arrangements you should meet 75 points for attributes, 10 points for English knowledge and 10 points for Maintanence.
You must show that you have enough funds in personal savings to support yourself.
You should also assess the potential costs of living in the United Kingdom. If you are applying for permission to stay (known as 'leave to remain'), this will be based on past living expenses. you should make sure that you have enough funds to support yourself and any dependants you have.
if you are applying for permission to stay in the United Kingdom (known as 'leave to remain') you should have £800 in available funds.
Application form:
Some sections of the application form do not apply to your category. You should only complete the sections that are relevant to your application.
You can dowmload the application form from UK VISA : Application Forms section under PBS or Tier 1 and HSMP.
Application form under PBS for an extension application if you are already inside the United Kingdom.
Section A - payment details
Page 1 of the application form contains the payment details. The current fees and details of how you can pay are on the tier 1 page.
Section B - personal details
You should complete this section of the application form fully. If you do not provide all your personal details they will not process your application.
Section C - passport or travel document details
You should give details of your current and all previous passports and travel documents.
Section D - immigration history
You should give details of your current immigration category, where and when you obtained it and when your permission to stay ends.
Sections E and F - personal history
You should complete this section of the application form fully. The information you provide in this section may be checked with other agencies, so you should make sure you include all relevant details. If necessary you can continue your answers to this section on a separate sheet of paper.
Section N - points assessment - age
You should complete this section by giving your age.
Section O - points assessment - qualifications
You should give details of any higher education, vocational or professional qualification(s) you are claiming points for, and confirm which documents you are sending as proof of these qualifications. You should read the supporting evidence page for qualifications for full details of the documents you should send with your application.
Section P - points assessment - previous earnings You should show how you are claiming points for previous earnings. You should read the supporting evidence page for previous earnings for full details of the documents you should send with your application.
Section Q - points assessment - United Kingdom experienceYou should state if you are claiming points for United Kingdom experience. You should read the supporting evidence page for United Kingdom experience for full details of the documents you should send with your application.
Section V - points assessment - English languageYou should state if you are claiming points for English language. You should read the supporting evidence page for English language for full details of the documents you should send with your application.
Section W - points assessment - maintenance (funds)You should state if you are claiming points for maintenance (funds). You should read the supporting evidence page for maintenance (funds) for full details of the documents you should send with your application.
Section X - public fundsYou should complete this section even if you are not receiving any public funds.
Section Y - declarationsYou must sign and date your completed application form. Your application will not be valid unless you complete this section.
Section Z - representative details and declarationsYou should only complete this section if a legal representative is making the application on your behalf.
Summary sheet-You should complete this section to make sure you have provided us with all the information we require to process your application
Extention application form under PBS and HSMP
Form for extension application Tier 1 general
PBS dependent extention application form
Form for extension application under HSMP
Application Fee:
The fee you must pay if you are inside the UK
Postal applications:
All other applicants (including applications for extension within the highly skilled worker category if you are currently in the United Kingdom under HSMP) is ----- £820
Dependant applications for your spouse, partner or children under 18 if they are sent together with your own form cost per dependant is ---- £50
Dependant applications for children over 18, or any dependant applications sent separately or later, cost---- £465.
applying in person
All other applicants (including applications for extension within the highly skilled worker category if you are currently in the United Kingdom under HSMP) is ---- £1,020
Dependant applications for your spouse, partner or children under 18 if they are made at the same time as your own application cost per dependant is ---- £50 .
Dependant applications for children over 18, or any dependant applications made separately or later, cost ---- £665
The fee you must pay if you are outside the UK
There are two different fees for the highly skilled worker category:
£250 if you submit a valid HSMP approval letter with your application (this is because you have already paid for the approval letter), which is payable in local currency; and
£675 for all other applicants, which is payable in local currency.
Any dependant applications accompanying your application form must pay £675, payable in local currency.
If your dependants are applying under the transitional arrangements and you have an HSMP approval letter, your dependants must show a copy of the HSMP approval letter when making their application to confirm that they are entitled to the transitional fee.
Sponsored students
If you are in the United Kingdom as a postgraduate doctor or dentist or as a student and are being sponsored, or if your sponsorship ended in the last 12 months, we must receive consent from your sponsor to give you permission to stay.If your sponsor does not give this permission, we will refuse your application.
If you received private sponsorship during your studies, we do not need your sponsor's consent.
You should send an original letter from your sponsor giving us their consent for us to allow to you stay in the United Kingdom.
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