Apply for this visa if your overseas employer is transferring you to the UK to do an eligible job for a different organisation. Your overseas employer must have a high-value contract with the UK organisation. Your employer will tell you if their contract makes you eligible for a Secondment Worker visa. Eligibility To be eligible for a Secondment Worker visa, you must: be an existing employee of an overseas organisation that has a high-value contract with your UK sponsor that has been approved by the Home Office have worked for your overseas employer for at least 12 months outside the UK have a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� from your sponsor with information about the work you will do in the UK do a job in the UK that바카라 사이트檚 on the list of eligible occupations Check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible . How long you can stay You can stay in the UK with a Secondment Worker visa for whichever is shorter of: 12 months after the start date of the job detailed in your certificate of sponsorship the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days If you want to stay longer in the UK, you can extend your visa by 12 months. The maximum time you can stay in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa is 2 years. If you바카라 사이트檝e spent time in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa or another visa before You can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 5 years in any 6 year period if you바카라 사이트檝e 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) How to apply You must apply online. How you apply depends on whether you바카라 사이트檙e: outside the UK and are coming to the UK inside the UK and extending your current visa 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榙ependants바카라 사이트� if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible. How much it costs You, your partner or children will each need to: pay the 拢319 application fee pay the healthcare surcharge , which is usually 拢1,035 per year prove you have enough personal savings Check how much it costs . 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檒l 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檒l find out if you need one when you start your application. Getting a decision Once you바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision on your visa within: 3 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e outside the UK 8 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e inside the UK You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . What you can and cannot do With a Secondment 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榙ependants바카라 사이트� , if they바카라 사이트檙e 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 organisation聽 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 update your visa apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�) do a second job If your application is successful, you바카라 사이트檒l get a full list of what you can and cannot do with a Secondment Worker visa.

To be eligible for a Secondment Worker visa, you must: be an existing employee of an overseas organisation that has a high-value contract with your UK sponsor have a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� from your UK sponsor with information about the role you바카라 사이트檝e been offered have worked for your overseas employer for 12 months do a job in the UK that바카라 사이트檚 on the list of eligible occupations Your overseas employer바카라 사이트檚 contract with your UK sponsor The UK organisation you바카라 사이트檒l work for is also known as your sponsor, because they are sponsoring you to come to or stay in the UK. Your overseas employer must have an eligible contract with your UK sponsor that바카라 사이트檚 worth at least 拢50 million. View the list of approved UK sponsors . If your employer has a contract worth less than 拢50 million, you may be eligible for another type of visa to work in the UK . Getting a certificate of sponsorship Your UK sponsor will give you a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� with information about the work you will do in the UK. It바카라 사이트檚 an electronic record, not a paper document. You바카라 사이트檒l need the reference number from the certificate of sponsorship for your visa application. You must apply for your visa within 3 months of getting your certificate of sponsorship. Check if your job is eligible Before you can find out if your job is eligible, you need to know its 4-digit occupation code. You can get this from your overseas employer or your certificate of sponsorship. When you know your occupation code, check the table of eligible jobs to see if it바카라 사이트檚 eligible for a Secondment Worker visa.

When you apply for a Secondment Worker visa, you바카라 사이트檒l need to have enough money to: pay the 拢319 application fee pay the healthcare surcharge - this is usually 拢1,035 per year support yourself when you arrive in the UK - you바카라 사이트檒l usually need to have at least 拢1,270 available (unless you바카라 사이트檙e exempt) You바카라 사이트檒l be told how much you need to pay when you apply. Money to support yourself You must have at least 拢1,270 in your bank account to show you can support yourself when you arrive in the UK. You will need to have had the money available for at least 28 consecutive days. The end date of the 28 day period must be within 31 days of the date you apply. You바카라 사이트檒l usually need to show proof of this when you apply , unless either: you바카라 사이트檝e been in the UK with a valid visa for 12 months or more your sponsor can cover your costs during your first month in the UK, up to 拢1,270 Your partner and children will also need to prove they can support themselves while they바카라 사이트檙e in the UK. Check how much they바카라 사이트檒l need . Read the guidance on financial evidence for more information about the money you need and how to prove it. If your sponsor can support you instead Your certificate of sponsorship must confirm this. Your sponsor will need to complete the 바카라 사이트榮ponsor certifies maintenance바카라 사이트� section on your certificate. This is under 바카라 사이트楢dditional data바카라 사이트�.

Documents you'll need to apply

When you apply you바카라 사이트檒l need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship reference number - your UK sponsor will give you this a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality your job title and your job바카라 사이트檚 occupation code the name of your sponsor and their sponsor licence number - this will be on your certificate of sponsorship evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK , for example bank statements (unless your certificate of sponsorship shows your sponsor can support you) proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they바카라 사이트檙e applying with you your tuberculosis test results if you바카라 사이트檙e from a listed country Ask your UK sponsor for a copy of your certificate of sponsorship if you do not have one. Other documents you might need Depending on your circumstances, you might be asked to provide: evidence you바카라 사이트檝e worked for your employer outside the UK a valid ATAS certificate if your sponsor tells you that you need one because your job involves researching a sensitive subject at PhD level or higher You바카라 사이트檒l need a blank page in your passport for your visa if you need to give your fingerprints and a photo (biometric information) at a visa application centre. You바카라 사이트檒l be told if you need to do this when you apply. If your documents are not in English or Welsh you바카라 사이트檒l also need to provide a certified translation . Evidence you바카라 사이트檝e worked for your employer outside the UK After you apply you might be asked to show you바카라 사이트檝e worked for your overseas employer outside the UK for 12 months. If you바카라 사이트檙e asked, you바카라 사이트檒l need to show you바카라 사이트檝e been paid by your employer over this time period. You can provide: printed payslips online payslips supported by a letter from your sponsor signed by a senior staff member bank or building society statements a building society pass book

Apply from outside the UK

You must apply online for a Secondment Worker Visa. Check which documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply . Proving your identity As part of your application, you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and what type of passport you have. You바카라 사이트檒l either: use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) account have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply. If you do need an appointment: the visa application centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application you may have to travel to get to your nearest centre (this could be in another country) Apply for a Secondment Worker visa Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later. Apply now Continue your application You can sign back into your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.聽 Find out how to sign in to your account . How long it takes to get a decision Once you바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 3 weeks. You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because: your supporting documents need to be verified you need to attend an interview of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction) You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . After you apply If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) . You can ask to cancel your application . Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application. You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter with the decision on your application . This will explain what you need to do next.

You can apply to extend your Secondment Worker visa from inside the UK if all of the following are true: you바카라 사이트檙e still working for the UK sponsor who gave you your current certificate of sponsorship you바카라 사이트檙e still working on the same contract that your employer has with your sponsor you have not reached the maximum total stay Your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 visa will not automatically extend if you extend yours. If they do not extend their visa, it will be valid until its original end date. They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires. You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do. You must be in the UK to extend your visa. If your job changes You바카라 사이트檒l need to apply to update your visa instead. Fees Check how much it costs . Proving your identity and providing supporting documents As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport or resident permit you have. You바카라 사이트檒l either: use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) account have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services ( UKVCAS ) service point You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply. Apply to extend your Secondment Worker visa You must apply online before your current visa expires. Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later. Start now Continue your application You can sign back into your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.聽 Find out how to sign in to your account . How long it takes to get a decision You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date. You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because: your supporting documents need to be verified you need to attend an interview of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction) You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . After you apply If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) . You can ask to cancel your application . Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application. You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter with the decision on your application . This will explain what you need to do next.

Update your visa if your job changes

You바카라 사이트檒l need to apply to update your Secondment Worker visa if your job changes to a different occupation code . You must still have the same sponsor. Your partner or children will need to apply separately to update their visa. They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires. Fees Check how much it costs . You바카라 사이트檒l also need to have your fingerprints and a photo (biometric information) taken. There바카라 사이트檚 no fee for this. Eligibility and documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to apply Your new job must meet the eligibility requirements and you바카라 사이트檒l need a new certificate of sponsorship. You바카라 사이트檒l only need to provide other evidence again if you바카라 사이트檝e been in the UK for less than one year. When to apply to update your visa You can apply to update your visa up to 3 months before the start date of your new job. You can continue working in your current job while your new application is being considered - as long as you apply before your current visa expires. You should not start your new job until you바카라 사이트檝e got confirmation of your new permission. You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do. Proving your identity and providing supporting documents As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport you have. You바카라 사이트檒l either: use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) account have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services ( UKVCAS ) service point You바카라 사이트檒l be told how to do this when you apply. You바카라 사이트檒l also be told how to provide your supporting documents if you need to. Apply to update your visa You must apply online. Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later. Apply now Continue your application You can sign back into your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.聽 Find out how to sign in to your account . How long it takes to get a decision You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date. You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because: your supporting documents need to be verified you need to attend an interview of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction) You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . After you apply If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) . You can ask to cancel your application . Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application. You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter with the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

You might be able to apply to change (바카라 사이트榮witch바카라 사이트�) to a Secondment Worker visa if you바카라 사이트檙e already in the UK on a different type of visa. You must meet the eligibility requirements . Your partner or child바카라 사이트檚 visa will not automatically switch to this visa if you switch yours. If they do not switch their visa, it will be valid until its original end date. They can either apply at the same time as you, or at any time before their current visa expires. You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do. Switching from a Student visa If you바카라 사이트檙e currently in the UK on a Student visa, you must meet the eligibility requirements and one of the following must apply: you have completed the course you were sponsored to study your job start date is after your course has finished you have studied for a PhD for at least 24 months Who cannot apply to switch You cannot apply to switch to this visa if you바카라 사이트檙e currently in the UK: on a visit visa on a short-term student visa on a Parent of a Child Student visa on a seasonal worker visa on a domestic worker in a private household visa on immigration bail because you were given permission to stay outside the immigration rules , for example - on compassionate grounds You must leave the UK and apply for a Secondment Worker visa from abroad if you바카라 사이트檙e in one of these categories. Fees Check how much it costs . Proving your identity and providing supporting documents As part of your application you바카라 사이트檒l need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e from and the type of passport you have. You바카라 사이트檒l either: use the 바카라 사이트楿K Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트� app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트檒l also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) account have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services ( UKVCAS ) service point You바카라 사이트檒l be told what you need to do when you apply. Apply to switch to a Secondment Worker visa You must apply online before your current visa expires. Once you바카라 사이트檝e started your application, you can save your form and complete it later. Apply now Continue your application You can sign back into your application if you바카라 사이트檝e saved it.聽 Find out how to sign in to your account . How long it takes to get a decision You바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date. You바카라 사이트檒l be contacted if your application will take longer, for example because: your supporting documents need to be verified you need to attend an interview of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction) You may be able to pay to get a faster decision . After you apply If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트檝e sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration ( UKVI ) . You can ask to cancel your application . Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application. You바카라 사이트檒l get an email or a letter with the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)

Overview

Apply for this visa if your overseas employer is transferring you to the UK to do an eligible job for a different organisation.

Your overseas employer must have a high-value contract with the UK organisation.

Your employer will tell you if their contract makes you eligible for a Secondment Worker visa.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Secondment Worker visa, you must:

be an existing employee of an overseas organisation that has a high-value contract with your UK sponsor that has been approved by the Home Office
have worked for your overseas employer for at least 12 months outside the UK
have a 바카라 사이트榗ertificate of sponsorship바카라 사이트� from your sponsor with information about the work you will do in the UK
do a job in the UK that바카라 사이트檚 on the list of eligible occupations

Check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

How long you can stay

You can stay in the UK with a Secondment Worker visa for whichever is shorter of:

12 months after the start date of the job detailed in your certificate of sponsorship
the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days

If you want to stay longer in the UK, you can extend your visa by 12 months. The maximum time you can stay in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa is 2 years.

If you바카라 사이트檝e spent time in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa or another visa before

You can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 5 years in any 6 year period if you바카라 사이트檝e 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)

How to apply

You must apply online.

How you apply depends on whether you바카라 사이트檙e:

outside the UK and are coming to the UK
inside the UK and extending your current visa
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榙ependants바카라 사이트� if they바카라 사이트檙e eligible.

How much it costs

You, your partner or children will each need to:

pay the 拢319 application fee
pay the healthcare surcharge, which is usually 拢1,035 per year
prove you have enough personal savings

Check how much it costs.

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檒l 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檒l find out if you need one when you start your application.

Getting a decision

Once you바카라 사이트檝e applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트檒l usually get a decision on your visa within:

3 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e outside the UK
8 weeks, if you바카라 사이트檙e inside the UK

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

What you can and cannot do

With a Secondment 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榙ependants바카라 사이트�, if they바카라 사이트檙e 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 organisation聽
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 update your visa
apply to settle permanently in the UK (also known as 바카라 사이트榠ndefinite leave to remain바카라 사이트�)
do a second job

If your application is successful, you바카라 사이트檒l get a full list of what you can and cannot do with a Secondment Worker visa.

View a printable version of the whole guide

Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)

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How long you can stay

If you바카라 사이트檝e spent time in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa or another visa before

How to apply

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What you can and cannot do

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Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)

Overview

Eligibility

How long you can stay

If you바카라 사이트檝e spent time in the UK on a Secondment Worker visa or another visa before

How to apply

How much it costs

How long it takes

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What you can and cannot do

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