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UK Expansion Worker & Senior or Specialist Worker Routes Compared
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In This Article 1. Overview of the UK Expansion Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker Routes 2. Sponsorship Requirements for UK Expansion Workers and Senior or Specialist Workers 3. Salary Requirements for UK...

 Expansion Workers and Senior or Specialist Workers 4. Overseas Employment History Requirement 5. Meeting the Financial Requirement for Visa Applicants 6. Maximum Permitted Stay in the UK 7. Pathways to...

UK Expansion Worker Visa (GBM) Application Guide
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In our earlier post Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (GBM) FAQs, we provided answers to a number of frequently asked questions regarding the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa. In this application guide we look...

 at the Global Business Mobility – UK Expansion Worker route. For the remaining Global Business Mobility routes, please see our pages on the Graduate Trainee, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker...

The UK Expansion Worker & Skilled Worker Routes Compared
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Following the recent changes to the Immigration Rules, which took effect at 9:00am on 11 April 2022, it is clear that the Home Office is moving in one direction when it comes to business routes – sponsorship.  With...

 the closure of the Sole Representative route to new applicants, overseas businesses wishing to expand into the UK market must now consider the Global Business Mobility (“GBM”): UK Expansion...

Documents Required for a UK Expansion Worker Sponsor Licence
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In a sponsor licence application, companies must prove to the Home Office that they are reliable, organised and dependable, and capable of managing a sponsor licence, which is of course viewed as a privileged position. ...

 The Home Office stipulates the documents they want to see in sponsor licence applications according to the licence being applied for and, if relevant, the sectoral focus of the company. We compare...

UK Expansion Worker Visa replaces Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

On 15 March the Home Office released a new Statement of Changes with significant changes to the Immigration Rules for people coming to the UK to work.  Notable among these changes is that the Representative of an...

 Overseas Business category will close to new entrants on 11 April 2022 at 9am. Individuals who are already in this category will be able to extend their leave and apply for settlement as before, but no new...

The UK's Global Business Mobility Visa Explained
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC1118), published on 15 March 2022, the Home Office has provided further details of several new business immigration routes, including the High Potential...

 Individual (HPI) route, the Scale-up route and the new Global Business Mobility routes.   In this article we look at each of the new Global Business Mobility routes in detail, focussing on who they are...

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