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Extend your Visa Versus Update your visa if you change job or employer

Only for the UK Skilled Worker visas, formerly known as Tier 2 visa route

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Extend your Visa Versus Update your visa if you change job or employer

Post by sassybee2 » Wed Jan 14, 2026 8:10 pm

Good evening, dear moderators and everyone,

I am assisting a family member with a UK visa application, and the situation is as follows:

They are currently on a Health and Care Worker visa, but their sponsor’s licence was revoked in October 2025.

They have since obtained a new Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from a different employer for the same role as a care worker, with the same occupation code (6135).

On UKVI site,the following options are presented: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/extend-your-visa

Extend your visa

Update your visa if you change job or employer

Could you please advise which option should be selected in this situation?
I have attached an image for reference.Image

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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