Understanding The Global Business Mobility Visa

The Global Business Mobility (GBM) visa is a key route for overseas businesses to establish a presence in the UK or transfer staff. This visa is structured into five different routes, each with specific eligibility criteria, including requirements around how long an inpidual must have been employed overseas before applying.

Overseas Employment Requirement

Most GBM routes require the applicant to have worked for the overseas business for a minimum period before applying. The requirements vary by route:

• Senior or Specialist Worker: The applicant must have worked for the overseas business for at least 12 months, unless their UK salary is £73,900 per year or more, in which case no prior overseas employment is required. Where they are transferred to the UK they need to be able to show that they were employed overseas prior to this time inside the UK.