Skilled Worker visa replaces the Tier 2 (General) work visa. This visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer (a licenced sponsor).

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You must have a confirmed full-time job offer to work for a UK employer that has been approved by the Home Office. The offered job must be in the list of eligible occupations. Your employer must assign a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ with information about the role you have been offered in the UK. The migrant worker must be paid at a minimum salary depending on the type of work the migrant worker does.

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Applicant must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English. You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of English when he applies. The successful migrant worker will be granted leave to remain in the UK up to 5 years. He needs to apply for extension of leave when it expires or submit an application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK if he meets all the requirements for ILR.

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Intra company visa allows a migrant worker to enter and stay in the UK to do an eligible job at the migrant worker’s employer’s UK branch.

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Eligibility: You must be an existing employee of an organisation that has been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor. You must have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK. You must do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations. You must be paid at least £41,500 for an Intra-company Transfer visa or at least £23,000 for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa.

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Intra-company Transfer visa

Apply for this visa if you’re being transferred by your employer to a role in the UK. You’ll 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.

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The maximum total stay allowed for an Intra-company Transfer visa is 5 years in any 6 year period if the migrant worker is paid less than £73,900 of annual salary package. 9 years in any 10 year period if the migrant worker is paid £73,900 annual salary.

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A migrant worker can extend his visa or apply for further extension up to the maximum total stay. If the migrant worker has already been in the UK with an Intra-company visa before his application, that time will be included in his total stay.

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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’ll 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.

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You can stay in the UK with an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa for 12 months. The maximum total stay allowed for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa is 5 years in any 6 year period. If you have already been in the UK with an Intra-company visa before your application, that time will be included in your total stay.

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No further extension will be granted, but the migrant worker can apply for another Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK. The migrant worker has to have been working for your sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before the date he applies.

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We have extensive experience in handling all immigration matters. To discuss about your Skilled Worker & Intra-company Visa application with one of our immigration Solicitors, please contact us on 01279 312185 or submit our enquiry form given below.