The Global Business Mobility visa is a category of sponsored route into the UK which rolled out in 2022. As well as being new, the route is complicated. It is essentially a multi-category sponsored route that reformed and expanded on several existing business visas. We know how daunting these processes can be, especially when they’re replacing procedures you may already be familiar with. With many variations of eligibility requirements and many different forms to complete - it is a lot to take in. You deserve clarity, and that's what we can provide at A Y & J Solicitors. We’ll walk you through the steps required to access this useful route allowing you to plan for the future with confidence.
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The Global Business Mobility visa is a new category of sponsored route. Companies looking to establish a presence in the United Kingdom, have a contract with an overseas provider or want to relocate employees for specified business objectives, are the best fit for this route. These new visa routes rolled out on 11th April 2022. The new route essentially created a multi-category sponsored route that reformed and expanded on several existing business visas, including the two types of Intra-Company visas, the Representative of an Overseas Business visa, and Temporary Work – International Agreement route visas for contractual service providers and independent professionals. It also opened up a whole new path for international workers to be sent to the UK as part of a high-value contract or investment by their overseas parent company. A Y & J Solicitors are experienced in assisting businesses with successful Global Mobility visa applications. Contact our team for support.
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For foreign enterprises wishing to create a UK presence or relocate workers to the UK, the Global Business Mobility visa offers five options:
The first three selections are for companies having a UK presence, while the latter is for companies without a UK presence. In all circumstances, the workers will require sponsorship.
In practice, the new method combines the previous Intra-Company Transfer, Intra-Company Graduate Trainee, Overseas Business Representative, and International Agreement visas. Only UK expansion personnel and secondments (to use the new language) demonstrate major differences among the five paths.
The Migration Advisory Committee’s suggestion that Intra-Company Transfer visa holders (now Senior or Specialist Workers) be allowed to settle in the UK was not implemented.
There will be five distinct Global Business Mobility routes, each of which corresponds to a different form of temporary job assignment, such as:
Each of these paths has different qualifying conditions, such as a financial requirement and, when appropriate, the production of a valid TB certificate. The GBM routes have no English language requirement.
The Senior or Specialist Worker route is for senior employees and specialists who are allocated to a UK sponsor that is linked through common ownership to their employer overseas and who will work in the UK for a temporary period of time. The old Intra-Company Transfer method was superseded by this route.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered for this route:
If the applicant is approved, permission will be granted for either five years after the start date of the job specified in the Certificate of Sponsorship, 14 days after the end date of this job, or the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission on the Global Business Mobility and Intra-Company routes totalling five years in any six-year period, or nine years in any 10-year period if applying as a high earner — whichever comes first.
The UK Expansion Worker route is for foreign employees who want to work in the UK on a temporary basis and who are either senior managers or specialised employees who are being deployed to the UK to help with the company’s expansion.
This visa route replaced the Representative of an Overseas Business route, and it can only be utilised if the company hasn’t started operations in the UK. Workers should apply through the Senior or Specialist Worker route if the company already has a presence in the UK.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered for this route:
The candidate will have to satisfy the financial requirement – showing proof of funds of at least £1,270 for the main applicant, in addition to £285 for a dependent partner, £315 for the first dependent child and £200 for any other child.
The Graduate Trainee route is for international employees who are enrolled in a graduate training programme leading to senior management or speciality post and are obliged by their employer to complete a work placement in the United Kingdom. The Intra-Company Graduate Trainee path was replaced by this one.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered for this route:
The Secondment Worker route is for foreign employees who are being seconded to the UK as part of a high-value contract or investment by their overseas company. This is a completely new route to enter the country.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered for this route:
The maximum time an employee can stay in the UK on a secondment worker visa is two years.
Contractual service suppliers hired by foreign service providers, as well as self-employed independent professionals residing abroad, who want to work in the UK on a temporary basis to deliver services covered by a UK international trade agreement. The Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals route was replaced by this route.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to be considered for this route:
Under the terms of a Global Business Mobility visa, applicants may be accompanied or joined by a partner and any dependent children. The dependants of the primary visa holder must meet the eligibility standards, including relationship and financial requirements, in order to receive a positive decision.
We are committed to not only supporting you with your Global Business Mobility visa application but also to ensuring your long-term compliance with all Home Office standards. Despite the Home Office’s strict application of the rules, we continue to be effective in developing up-to-date compliance practices for our clients, in light of the ever-changing requirements
We give total ‘hand-holding’ assistance, resulting in peace of mind and certainty of positive results. All areas of sponsorship are covered by our services.
