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Relocation plan: United Kingdom

For the vacancy Lead Machine Learning Scientist, Customer Operations at Monzo. See the vacancy

Reviewed in November 2026. General information, not legal or tax advice: confirm on the official pages linked here before you decide.

Your citizenship
The vacancy does not state an annual salary in GBP; enter the offer you have or expect.

How much you take home

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The salary and the Skilled Worker visa (2026)

  • £41,700 a year — general salary threshold. The job's “going rate” applies instead when it is higher.

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Official thresholds

Do you need a visa?

Yes, even as an EU citizen. Since Brexit, people without status under the EU Settlement Scheme need a visa to work in the UK. For tech jobs, it is the Skilled Worker visa.

Skilled Worker visa: requirements

  • An offer from an employer licensed to sponsor visas, which gives you a Certificate of Sponsorship.
  • An eligible job, usually at graduate level.
  • Minimum salary: the one in the box above, or the job's "going rate", whichever is higher.
  • English at B1 level (proved by a degree or an approved test).

Costs (paid by you, unless the employer covers them)

  • Visa fee: official table.
  • Immigration Health Surcharge: £1,035 per year of visa, paid up front; it gives access to the NHS.

How to apply

  1. With the Certificate of Sponsorship, apply online on GOV.UK. With a European passport, identity is usually confirmed through the "UK Immigration: ID Check" app.
  2. The visa is digital (eVisa): it sits in a UKVI account, which you use to prove your right to work and rent.
  3. Family: your spouse and children can come as dependants, paying the same fees.
  4. Settlement requires several years on a visa; the rules are being reviewed by the government.

Documents and where to get them

In your country, before you leave

  • Passport, valid for the whole move; the visa is issued in the passport.
  • Birth certificate (and marriage certificate, if married). Usually with an apostille (or legalisation) and a certified translation; check with the embassy.
  • Criminal record certificate from your country of nationality and, if different, from where you lived recently: visa applications often require it. Request it close to the date it will be used.
  • Degree, transcript and references from previous jobs, digitally, with certified translations if the visa asks for them.

In the UK

  • National Insurance number: apply online on GOV.UK. You can start work before you have it.
  • Proof of right to work and rent: share codes generated in your UKVI account.
  • Proof of address: lease or bank letter; needed to open an account and register with a GP.

Step by step

Before you leave

  1. Confirm in writing the gross annual salary, the start date, the relocation support and whether the employer pays the visa fee and health surcharge.
  2. Apply for the visa with the Certificate of Sponsorship and create your UKVI account.
  3. Find housing; in London, landlords usually ask for a deposit of up to 5 weeks' rent.
  4. In your country, tell the authorities you are moving: update your registered address and your tax residence. In the year you leave, tax may be due for the part of the year you were still resident.

First week

  1. Apply for your National Insurance number.
  2. Open a UK bank account.
  3. Register with an NHS GP near your home.

First month

  1. Check your tax code on the first payslip, so you do not pay emergency tax.
  2. Register for council tax with the local council.