Immigration to the United Kingdom
(Intra-company Visas)
An Intra-company visa allows you to go to or stay in
the UK to do an eligible job at your employer’s UK branch. There are
2 types of Intra-company visa.
Intra-company Transfer visa
Apply for this visa if you are being transferred by your employer to
a role in the UK. You will need to have worked for your employer
overseas for more than 12 months, unless they’re going to pay you
£73,900 a year or more to work in the UK. This visa has replaced the
Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa.
Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa
This visa is for transfers to the UK as part of a
graduate training programme for a managerial or specialist role. You
will need to have worked for your employer overseas for at least 3
months immediately before the date you apply. This visa
has replaced the Tier 2 (Intra-company
Transfer) Graduate Trainee visa.
To qualify for an Intra-company visa, you must:
-
be an existing employee of
an organisation that’s been approved by the Home Office as a
sponsor
-
have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with
information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK
- do
a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations
- be
paid at least £41,500 for an Intra-company Transfer visa or at
least £23,000 for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa
The specific eligibility
requirements depend on your job.
Please
press here for more
information about these visas.