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Global Business Mobility visa explained

The Global Business Mobility visa route enables overseas businesses to send certain categories of workers to the UK on a temporary basis. The duration of stay in the UK under the Global Business Mobility route varies based on categories and worker’s salary level.

There are 5 points-based routes under the Global Business Mobility umbrella which are:

Senior or Specialist Worker – overseas workers who are working temporarily in the UK for a UK business linked to their overseas employer if the worker is a senior manager or specialist employee (60 points needed).
Graduate Trainee – overseas workers who are on graduate training courses leading to a specialist or management position and where they are required to do a work placement in the UK (60 points needed).
UK Expansion Worker – senior or specialist overseas workers who are undertaking work in the UK related to the expansion of an overseas business in the UK (60 points needed).
Service Supplier – overseas workers or self-employed independent professionals based overseas who are providing services in the UK covered by an international trade agreement (40 points needed). This visa allows you to bring dependent family members including partners and children under the age of 18. However, this route is not intended to be a route to settlement.
Secondment Worker – where an overseas worker has been temporarily seconded to the UK for work on a high value contract or investment (40 points needed).

What is the application process for Global Business Mobility routes?

If you want to apply for this visa, you will first need to identify the correct route for your circumstances. Applicants must be over the age of 18, obtain a certificate of sponsorship, pay the relevant application and immigration health surcharge fees and enrol their biometrics prior to travelling to the UK.

be an existing employee (or contractor) of the sponsoring organisation.
have a certificate of sponsorship from an eligible UK sponsor, which sets out the work to be carried out in the UK.
be working in a job role included on the Home Office’s list of eligible occupations.
satisfy criteria pertaining to the level of salary to be paid for their work in the UK.
meet the points requirements. The different categories have different points requirements which can be made up through sponsorship (20 points), job at an appropriate skill level (20 points) and salary at the required level (20 points). Service supplier and Secondment Workers do not have a salary requirement which is why their points limit is 40.
satisfy the Home Office that they have sufficient personal savings to financially maintain themselves in the UK (or that their employer will meet these maintenance costs).
provide a tuberculosis certificate for entry clearance where necessary depending on the country of origin.
meet suitability requirements, for example matters related to non-compliance with immigration laws including periods of overstaying, non-payment of an NHS debt and any criminal or civil penalties.

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Global Business Mobility routes FAQS

Can I bring family with me to the UK?

Global Business Mobility routes allow applicants to include dependent partners and children, subject to specific requirements being met in respect of the dependents.
Can I extend my stay in the UK?

You can apply and have your visa extended up to a maximum term, but visa holders must leave the UK afterwards. The Global Business Mobility route is temporary and do not count towards indefinite leave to remain applications.

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