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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
For those undertaking a UK placement as part of a structured training Programme
For workers on secondment to a UK business for a specific purpose
For workers required to work at a UK office of an overseas business
For workers traveling to the UK to deliver a service in line with a UK trade commitment
For specialist or senior employees on an assignment as part of the UK overseas business expansion
Graduate Trainee Visa | Graduate Trainee Visa1 | Senior or Specialist Worker Visa | Service Supplier Visa | UK Expansion Worker Visa | |
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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 |