Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
Overview
A Senior or Specialist Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job at your employer바카라 사이트™s UK branch.
This visa has replaced the Intra-company Transfer visa, previously the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa.
If you are on a graduate trainee programme, you바카라 사이트™ll need to apply for a Graduate Trainee visa.
Eligibility
To qualify for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa, you must:
- be an existing employee of an organisation that바카라 사이트™s been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
- have a 바카라 사이트˜certificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트™ from your employer with information about the work you will do in the UK
- do a job that바카라 사이트™s on the list of eligible occupations
- be paid at least £52,500 per year
Check if you바카라 사이트™re eligible.
How long you can stay
You can stay in the UK with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa for whichever is shorter of:
- the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days
- 5 years
You can apply to extend your visa or apply for another one as many times as you like up to the maximum total stay.
If you바카라 사이트™re already in the UK with an Intra-company visa or a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa you can apply to extend your stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker.
The maximum total stay allowed for a Senior and Specialist Worker visa is:
- 5 years in any 6 year period if you바카라 사이트™re paid less than £73,900 a year
- 9 years in any 10 year period if you바카라 사이트™re paid £73,900 a year or more
Any time you spend in the UK on one of the following visas will be included in your maximum total stay:
- Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa
- Intra-company Transfer visa
- Graduate Trainee visa (Global Business Mobility)
- Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
- Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
- Service Supplier visa (Global Business Mobility)
- UK Expansion Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
Example
You worked in the UK on a Senior or Specialist Worker visa for 3 years, but for the last 6 months have been working in Sweden. You are paid less than £73,900 a year.
The maximum time you could now stay in the UK on a Global Business Mobility visa is 2 years. At the end of that time you would need to spend another 6 months outside the UK before you would be eligible for a Global Business Mobility visa.
If you had a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa before 6 April 2011
You can stay in the UK for as long as your employer is sponsoring you if you바카라 사이트™ve been in the UK since 6 April 2011 on any of the following visas:
- Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa
- Intra-company Transfer visa
- Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
There is no maximum stay.
How to apply
You must apply online.
How you apply depends on whether you바카라 사이트™re:
- outside the UK and are coming to the UK
- inside the UK and you want to extend your stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker
- inside the UK and switching from a different visa
Your partner and children can apply to join you or stay in the UK as your 바카라 사이트˜dependants바카라 사이트™ if they바카라 사이트™re eligible.
How much it costs
You, your partner or children will each need to:
- pay the application fee
- pay the healthcare surcharge for each year of your stay
- prove you have enough personal savings
How long it takes
You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before the day you are due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on your certificate of sponsorship.
As part of your application, you바카라 사이트™ll need to prove your identity and provide your documents.
You may need to allow extra time if you need an appointment to do this. You바카라 사이트™ll find out if you need one when you start your application.
Getting a decision
Once you바카라 사이트™ve applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트™ll usually get a decision on your visa within:
- 3 weeks, if you바카라 사이트™re outside the UK
- 8 weeks, if you바카라 사이트™re inside the UK
You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.
If your application is successful, your decision email will tell you what you바카라 사이트™ll get to prove your immigration status and what you need to do next.
What you can and cannot do
With a Senior or Specialist Worker visa you can:
- work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
- study
- bring your partner and children with you as your 바카라 사이트˜dependants바카라 사이트™, if they바카라 사이트™re eligible
- travel abroad and return to the UK
- do voluntary work
Any voluntary work you do must be unpaid and for one of the following:
- a registered charity
- a voluntary organisationÂ
- an associated fundraising body (an organisation that raises money for a charity or voluntary organisation)
- a statutory body (a government-appointed body, for example Historic England)
You cannot:
- apply for most benefits, public funds, or the State Pension
- change jobs unless you are eligible and you update your visa
- have a second job - unless you바카라 사이트™ve previously had an Intra-company Transfer visa or a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long term Staff visa
- apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트˜indefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트™)
If your application is successful, you바카라 사이트™ll get a full list of what you can and cannot do with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa.