UK Global Business Mobility Visa

Excellent opportunity to expand business

Bring partner and children as dependents

Fast and easy way to send workers to the UK

Do voluntary work without restrictions

Fast track to Indefinite Leave to Remain

Allowed to travel abroad and return to the UK

A diverse and multicultural society

Outstanding free national health care system

Programmes

Graduate Trainee Visa

For those undertaking a UK placement as part of a structured training Programme

Secondment Worker Visa

For workers on secondment to a UK business for a specific purpose

Senior or Specialist Worker Visa

For workers required to work at a UK office of an overseas business

Service Supplier Visa

For workers traveling to the UK to deliver a service in line with a UK trade commitment

UK Expansion Worker Visa

For specialist or senior employees on an assignment as part of the UK overseas business expansion

Programme comparison

	Graduate Trainee Visa	Graduate Trainee Visa1	Senior or Specialist Worker Visa	Service Supplier Visa	UK Expansion Worker Visa
Required Investment	No requirement	No requirement	No requirement	No requirement	No requirement
Programme Criteria	Overseas graduate trainee looking to undertake a graduate training programme at a UK branch.	Overseas workers who are looking to undertake work assignments in the UK on a temporary basis, where the worker is due to be seconded to the UK as part of either a high-value contract or investment by their employer overseas.	Senior or specialist employees looking to transfer to a UK subsidiary or branch of their overseas employer	Overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is either a contractual service supplier employed by an overseas service provider or is an independent professional established outside the UK, and the work is part of a contract covered by one of the UK’s international trade commitments	An overseas business to send a senior member of staff to set up a branch office
Length of Visa	5 years in any 6 year period	12 months Can extend a further 12 months	5 years in any 6 year period, or, 9 years in any 10 year period if applying as a higher earner	Up to 6 or 12 months	12 months Can extend a further 12 months
Permanent Residency	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible	Not eligible
Maintenance Funds	£1,270.00	£1,270.00	£1,270.00	£1,270.00	£1,270.00
Language Requirement	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
Employment Requirement	Salary must be £23,100 or ‘the going rate,’ whichever is higher	Does not need to satisfy either a general salary requirement or the ‘going rate’ for the occupation	Salary must be £42,400 or ‘the going rate,’ whichever is higher	Does not need to satisfy either a general salary requirement or the ‘going rate’ for the occupation	Salary must be £42,400 or ‘the going rate,’ whichever is higher

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Global Mobility Visa

For overseas businesses that wish to open a branch and send employees to the UK