Who Is Eligible for Global Mobility Visa UK?

There are various eligibility requirements for each route, including financial requirements. Below we look in detail at the other requirements for each specific route. With support from Synergy Immigration Solutions, we can help you work through the requirements to ensure you’re applying for the right Visa to increase your chances of acceptance.

Senior or Specialist worker route

The Senior or Specialist worker route is for senior managers and specialist employees being assigned to a UK business that’s linked to their employer overseas and who wish to undertake a temporary assignment in the UK.  

To be eligible for this specific route, an applicant must:

• be working for the sponsor group and have worked for that group outside the UK for at least 12 months, unless they’ll be working in the UK as a high earner being paid a gross salary of £73,900 per year or more
• have been issued a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they’re proposing to do, issued by an employer that’s authorised by the UK Home Office to sponsor a Senior or Specialist Worker and who has paid any required Immigration Skills Charge in full
• have sponsorship for an eligible job at or above an appropriate minimum skill level, with an annual salary of at least £42,400 up to 11 April 2023 or £45,800 from 12 April 2023, or the ‘going rate’ for that job, whichever is higher.

Graduate trainee route

The Graduate Trainee route is for overseas workers on a graduate training course leading to either a senior management or specialist position and required by their employer to do a UK work placement.  

To be eligible for this specific route, an applicant must:

• be currently working for the sponsor group at the time of the application and have worked for that group outside the UK for at least 3 months before the date of their application
• have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they’re proposing to do, issued by an employer that the UK Home Office authorises to sponsor a Graduate Trainee
• have sponsorship for an eligible job at or above an appropriate minimum skill level, with a salary of at least £23,100 per year up until 11 April 2023 or £24,220 from 12 April 2023, or the ‘going rate’ for that job, whichever is higher, with clearly defined progression toward a managerial or specialist role within the sponsor organisation as part of a structured graduate training programme.

UK Expansion Worker route

The UK Expansion Worker route is for overseas workers looking to undertake temporary assignments in the UK, where the worker is either a senior manager or specialist employee tasked with supporting the opening of a UK branch or UK connection.

To be eligible for this specific route, an applicant must:

• be currently working for the sponsor group and have worked for that group outside the UK for at least 12 months, with some exceptions
• have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they’re proposing to do, issued by an employer authorised by the UK Home Office to sponsor a UK Expansion Worker.
• have sponsorship for an eligible job at or above an appropriate minimum skill level, with a salary of at least £42,400 per year up until 11 April 2023 or £45,800 from 12 April 2023, or the ‘going rate’ for that job, whichever is higher.

Service Supplier route

The Service Supplier route is for contractual service suppliers employed by overseas service providers or self-employed independent professionals based overseas looking to undertake temporary assignments in the UK.  

To be eligible for this specific route, an applicant must:

• be currently working as or for an overseas service provider that will provide services to their UK sponsor and have worked in that capacity outside the UK for 12 months
• have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they’re proposing to do, issued by an employer that the UK Home Office authorises to sponsor a Service Supplier and who has a relevant Home Office registered contract with an overseas service provider on which the applicant will work in the UK
• have sponsorship for an eligible job at or above an appropriate minimum skill level, or instead have a university degree or equivalent level technical qualification and experience
• meet the nationality requirements.

Secondment worker route

The Secondment worker route is for overseas workers looking to undertake temporary assignments in the UK, where the worker is being seconded to the UK as part of a contract or investment by their overseas employer.

 To be eligible for this specific route, an applicant must:

• be currently working for an overseas business that has a Home Office registered contract with their UK sponsor and have worked for that business outside the UK for at least 12 months
• have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship for the job they’re proposing to do, issued by an employer that the UK Home Office authorises to sponsor a Secondment Worker
• have sponsorship for an eligible job at or above an appropriate minimum skill level.

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