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Two ways for a business to bring key people to the UK: the Expansion Worker visa, for an overseas business sending a senior employee to open its first UK branch, and Skilled Worker sponsorship by a UK company that holds a sponsor licence, including a company owned by the person it sponsors.
About United Kingdomنبذة
The United Kingdom gives overseas businesses two practical ways to put people on the ground. An overseas business that is not yet trading in the UK can send a senior manager or specialist on the Expansion Worker visa to set up its first branch or subsidiary. A UK company that holds a sponsor licence can employ skilled staff, including in some cases its owner or director, under the Skilled Worker route. Both routes depend on a Home Office sponsor licence and a genuine role. XIPHIAS assesses viability against the Home Office's tests before any fee is paid, then manages the licence, the Certificate of Sponsorship and the visa.
Expansion Worker: £52,500 minimum salary, £340 visa fee, £55 Certificate of Sponsorship, maximum two years, no settlement.
Skilled Worker: £41,700 minimum salary (or the going rate), degree-level (RQF 6) role, English at B2, settlement after five years.
Sponsor licence: £611 for small or charitable sponsors; £1,682 for medium or large sponsors on the Skilled Worker route.
Immigration Health Surcharge: £1,035 per adult per year, £776 per child.
A company set up mainly to bring its owner to the UK faces close Home Office scrutiny of whether the role is genuine.
United Kingdom at a glance
Population
68 million
Capital
London
Language
English
Currency
Pound Sterling (GBP £)
Time zone
UTC+0
Company and visa routesالمسارات
In detailالتفاصيل
Corporate UK Migration Services
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is simply called the United Kingdom or UK. It has the fifth largest economy in the world.
Sponsor Licence
In order to recruit and sponsor migrant workers in the UK, the employing organisation shall require a sponsors licence to do so. Only organisations that meet the Home Offices standards toward eligibility and suitable systems to manage their migrant workers will be granted a Sponsors Licence.
Prevention of Illegal Working
Illegal working often results in abusive and exploitative behaviour, the mistreatment of illegal migrant workers, tax evasion and illegal housing conditions. It can also undercut legitimate businesses and have an adverse impact on the employment of people who are lawfully in the UK.
Training & HR Services
The importance of maintaining and updating your Sponsor Licence is paramount. The need to maintain and uphold correct HR procedures and systems is a necessity to avoid the potential consequences of failing to do so can be severe and damaging to your business
Skilled Worker
A skilled worker in any Tier 2 category must not displace a suitable settled worker.
Tier 2 ICT
Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer (ICT) enables the UK organisation to employ and transfer skilled workers from an overseas branch to the UK. Dependant on the needs of the UK organisation, their are 4 types of Intra Company Transfer.
UK Tier 2 ICT Visa Consultants in Dubai, UAE
Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) was replaced by the Senior or Specialist Worker visa under Global Business Mobility on 11 April 2022. The outline below describes the route under its old name.
Tier 2 ICT
Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer (ICT) enables the UK organisation to employ and transfer skilled workers from an overseas branch to the UK. Dependant on the needs of the UK organisation, their are 4 types of Intra Company Transfer
Long-Term Staff
Short-Term Staff
Graduate Trainee
This visa is for transfers into graduate trainee programmes for specialist roles.
Skills Transfer
This visa is for transfers that allow people to gain skills and knowledge needed to perform their role overseas, or to pass on their skills to UK colleagues. You do not need to have been with your employer overseas for a set period of time.
How Long You Can Stay
You can come to the UK with a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa for up to the maximum stay allowed for your visa type, or the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus one month, whichever is shorter.
The maximum stay for each type of Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa is:
Appropriate Salary
You shall need to earn one of the following:
- Staff already in the UK on a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa or work permit issued before 6 April 2011 – at least the appropriate rate
The processكيف نعمل
Assess which route fits: Expansion Worker or Skilled Worker sponsorship
Set up the UK branch or company and the evidence the Home Office will test
Apply for the sponsor licence
Assign the Certificate of Sponsorship
Submit the visa application and attend biometrics
Meet sponsor duties for the life of the licence
Eligibilityالمتطلبات
What it takes to qualify.
Valid passport
A Certificate of Sponsorship from a licensed UK sponsor
A genuine role that meets the route's salary threshold
English at CEFR level B2 for the Skilled Worker route
Questionsأسئلة شائعة
United Kingdom, answered.
No. The Home Office has no route by that name. A UK company holding a sponsor licence can employ its owner or director under the Skilled Worker route, but the Home Office tests closely whether the company and the role are genuine.
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