Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence Application Guide

The Global Business Mobility ('GBM') routes are sponsored immigration routes that allow eligible businesses to sponsor overseas workers to come to the UK to undertake temporary assignments. There are five Global Business Mobility routes as follows:

• Senior or Specialist Worker;
• UK Expansion Worker;
• Graduate Trainee;
• Service Supplier;
• Secondment Worker;

In this article we look at the general and specific requirements that businesses need to be aware of when applying for a Global Business Mobility sponsor licence.

General Requirements for a Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence

When considering your application for a Global Business Mobility sponsor licence, the Home Office will need to establish whether your organisation is genuine and has been operating in the UK lawfully. They will consider whether you are honest, dependable, reliable and have not behaved in a way that is not conducive to the public good. They will also need to see that you