Loading…
This Global Business Mobility route lets an overseas business send a senior manager or specialist employee to the UK to set up a UK branch or subsidiary that is not yet trading. It is a temporary route used during the early expansion phase.
Senior or specialist staff of an overseas business establishing a new UK presence.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
No, not freely. The visa ties you to your sponsoring employer, and you cannot take a second job or simply move to a different company.
Yes. Your partner and children can apply to join you or stay as your dependants if they are eligible.
No. You cannot apply for indefinite leave to remain on this visa; you would need to switch to a route that leads to settlement.
You can stay for up to 12 months initially and extend up to a 2-year total, but this route does not lead to settlement.
You need a valid certificate of sponsorship from a UK-linked business, prior overseas work for that employer, an eligible job, and the required minimum salary.
You cannot work for a second employer, claim most public funds, apply for the State Pension, or settle permanently in the UK.
