Global Business Mobility Visa

Book a free consultation about Global Business Mobility Visa with our Business immigration Solicitors at Connaught Law on phone at 0203 909 8399 or contact us online.

The Global Business Mobility visa is a new point-based category of sponsored routes for overseas businesses seeking to establish a presence in the UK or to transfer staff, for specific business purposes.

There are 5 Global Business Mobility routes. These are: Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment
Worker.

The Senior or Specialist Worker route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is a senior manager or specialist employee and is being assigned to a UK business linked to their employer overseas.

The Graduate Trainee route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is on a graduate training course leading to senior management or specialist position and is required to do a work placement in the UK.

The UK Expansion Worker route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is a senior manager or specialist employee and is being assigned to the UK to undertake work related to a business’s expansion to the UK.

The Service Supplier route is for 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 a self-employed independent professional based overseas, and they need to undertake an assignment in the UK to provide services covered by one of the UK’s international trade agreements.

The Secondment Worker route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is being seconded to the UK as part of a high-value contract or investment by their employer overseas.

Switching

An applicant who is in the UK cannot apply to switch into the Global Business Mobility routes if they have, or were last granted, permission as any of the following:

• as a Visitor
• as a Short-term Student
• as a Parent of a Child Student
• as a Seasonal Worker
• as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household
• outside the Immigration Rules

Need assistance?

We support employers with all aspects of corporate immigration to meet their UK talent needs through international recruitment and global mobility. By seeking expert advice from an immigration specialist at the earliest possible opportunity, prospective and existing sponsors can maximise the chances of successful Home Office applications.