Graduate Trainee visa (Global Business Mobility)
Overview
A Graduate Trainee visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to work for your employer in their UK branch.
Your job must be eligible and part of a graduate training programme for a managerial or specialist role.
This visa has replaced the Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa, previously Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee visa.
If you바카라 사이트™re not on a graduate training programme, you may still be able to work for your employer바카라 사이트™s UK branch with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa.
Eligibility
To qualify for a Graduate Trainee visa, you must:
- be an existing employee of an organisation that바카라 사이트™s been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
- have worked for your sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before you apply
- 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 £25,410 per year
You cannot apply to change (바카라 사이트˜switch바카라 사이트™) to a Graduate Trainee visa from inside the UK.
How long you can stay
You can stay in the UK with a Graduate Trainee visa for whichever is shorter of:
- the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days
- 12 months
You cannot extend your visa, but you can apply for another Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK.
You can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 5 years in any 6 year period if you바카라 사이트™ve spent time on any of these visas:
- 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)
You must have been working for your sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before the date you apply.
How to apply
You must apply online from outside the UK.
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 £319 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.
You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.
What you can and cannot do
With a Graduate Trainee 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
- do voluntary work
- travel abroad and return to the UK
You cannot:
- apply for most benefits (public funds), or the State Pension
- change jobs
- do a second job
- 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 Graduate Trainee visa.