Secondment Worker visa
The Secondment Worker visa permits overseas workers to take up temporary work assignments in the UK where the employee is being seconded to the country as part of a high-value contract or investment by their overseas employer.
The Service Supplier Visa allows UK businesses to employ overseas service providers and self-employed independent professionals to come to the UK to complete temporary work assignments as part of a qualifying service contract.
The Service Supplier Visa replaces the Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals routes under the temporary worker – international agreement category.
To be eligible to apply under the Service Supplier route, applicants must:
In addition to the above requirements, jobs that qualify for a Service Supplier Visa must be skilled at a minimum of RQF Level 6 and are identified as eligible for global business mobility. If a job is not featured, the worker must hold a relevant qualification and must have at least three years’ experience. Some contracts may require six years’ of experience.
Under the Service Supplier Visa, visa holders will not be permitted to take a second job in the UK. They can undertake voluntary work or a course of study and are able to travel to and from the UK during their granted leave.
If an application is successful, the contractual service supplier will be able to enter the UK initially for six months to a year, with the option to extend their stay by a further year. However, a visa holder can stay in the UK under this visa for a maximum of 5 years in any 6-year period.
Like most Global Business Mobility routes, an online application will need to be submitted for a Service Supplier Visa using the reference number found on the CoS. As part of the application, applicants will need to prove their identity and provide a number of supporting documents. This will usually require attendance to an appointment to provide these as well as fingerprints and a photo in order to obtain a biometric residence permit.
Applicants must have:
An application can be made for a service supplier up to three months before the date the applicant is due to start work in the UK. Applications must also be made within three months of receiving their CoS.
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Our immigration solicitors can assist and manage the visa and immigration process for overseas service suppliers to ensure they are able to undertake a temporary assignment in the UK. We can also help UK employers to obtain the right sponsor licence, maintain their licence and comply with their sponsor duties.
Our immigration solicitors can assist and manage the visa and immigration process for overseas service suppliers to ensure they are able to undertake a temporary assignment in the UK. We can also help UK employers to obtain the right sponsor licence, maintain their licence and comply with their sponsor duties.
Our team of business immigration solicitors has assisted many employers and sponsored workers across a variety of industries to gain permission to work in the UK through Global Business Mobility routes. This includes helping UK employers to obtain a Home Office sponsor licence, and maintain their licence by ensuring compliance with the strict requirements, duties and responsibilities as a sponsor licence holder. Our approach is to understand your business needs and ensure you have the right immigration procedures in place.
Thanks to our extensive knowledge of immigration rules, we are able to provide pragmatic advice and meet our clients’ needs. We have connections with the Home Office and other immigration authorities so we can advise you with confidence, and ensure the entire immigration procedure runs smoothly and efficiently for you.
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As the requirements for a Service Supplier visa are complex, to ensure success, you should seek specialist advice from an immigration solicitor before you proceed with an application. Latitude Law’s specialist lawyers can advise you about your individual requirements and ensure that the conditions of your sponsored work are compliant with the very latest immigration rules.
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Service Supplier Visa can initially be granted for period of between 6 and 12 months, dependant on the trade agreement that is relevant to the bisa.
Yes, you are able to extend your leave under this route. You can extend under this route for a further route between 6 and 12 months. However, you are subject to a maximum cumulative period of 5 years in any 6 year period.
There may be an option to request a review of a refusal to grant a Service Supplier visa. Such reviews may take some time to be decided, so it is worth contacting an immigration expert to discuss your options.
The Senior or Specialist Worker visa is not a route to settlement. You are able to switch to other visa routes that can lea to settlement form within the UK.
The Service Supplier visa permits an applicant to bring their dependant partner and children as part of this visa. A partner or any children would be granted leave as a dependant, and their leave would be granted leave in-line with the main applicant.
It is possible to switch to another visa category form the Service Supplier Visa route. This may be a preferred option if looking to reach settlement.
The Secondment Worker visa permits overseas workers to take up temporary work assignments in the UK where the employee is being seconded to the country as part of a high-value contract or investment by their overseas employer.
The Business Visitor visa is for individuals who wish to enter the UK in order to undertake permitted short-term business-related activities. As the business visitor visa route falls within the standard visitor visa category, business visitors will only be permitted to travel to the UK for short periods e.g. a maximum period of 6 months.
A Skilled Worker visa is open to individuals wanting to work in the UK who have been offered an eligible job by an employer with an approved Sponsor Licence.
