Immigration Rules
Immigration Rules: Immigration Rules Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes
gov.uk change note: Changes made in line with Statement of Changes HC 1691.
Headline
The Global Business Mobility Routes appendix has been reformatted with a systematic change from numbered paragraph formatting to bullet-point formatting, with no substantive changes to the immigration rules themselves.
Changes in detail
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Throughout the document — All numbered paragraph formatting (e.g. "SNR 1.1.", "GTR 5.2.") has been changed to bullet-point formatting (e.g. "- SNR 1.1.", "- GTR 5.2."). This affects every single rule paragraph across both Senior or Specialist Worker and Graduate Trainee routes and their dependant provisions.
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Tables in points requirements sections — The table formatting in SNR 4.1 and GTR 4.1 has been updated from plain table format to markdown table format using pipe symbols (|), but the content regarding sponsorship (20 points), job at appropriate skill level (20 points), and salary at required level (20 points) remains identical.
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Validity requirements tables — The application form tables in SNR 14.1 and GTR 14.1 have been reformatted from plain table format to markdown table format, but the specified forms ("Global Business Mobility visa", "Global Business Mobility", "Dependant partner visa", etc.) remain the same.
Practical implications
These are purely formatting changes with no effect on substantive immigration law or practice. Practitioners do not need to change their advice or approach to any Global Business Mobility applications. All eligibility criteria, salary thresholds, time limits, and other requirements remain exactly the same.
Administrative changes
The entire document has undergone systematic formatting changes: - All numbered paragraphs converted to bullet-point format (approximately 200+ instances) - Table formatting updated to markdown style (4 instances) - Addition of blank lines throughout for improved readability - No changes to any substantive content, requirements, or thresholds
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@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@ ## Appendix Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker + The Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is a senior manager or specialist employee and is being assigned to a UK business linked to their employer overseas. This type of assignment is often called an intra-company transfer or ICT. + A partner and dependent children can apply to come to the UK on this route. + The Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route is not a route to settlement. @@ -14,93 +17,93 @@ ## Validity requirements for Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker (“Senior or Specialist Worker”) - - - -SNR 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: - - -(a) for applicants outside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility visa”; or - -(b) for applicants inside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility”. - - - -SNR 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker must meet all the following requirements: - - -(a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and - -(b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and - -(c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and - -(d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more than 3 months before the date of application. - - - + + +- SNR 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: + + +- (a) for applicants outside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility visa”; or + +- (b) for applicants inside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility”. + + + +- SNR 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker must meet all the following requirements: + + +- (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and + +- (b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and + +- (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and + +- (d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more than 3 months before the date of application. + + + + SNR 1.3. The applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. + SNR 1.4. An applicant applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Senior or Specialist Worker who has received an award from a Government or international scholarship agency in the 12 months before the date of application which covers both fees and living costs for study in the UK, must have provided written consent to the application from that Government or agency. - - - -SNR 1.5. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. - -SNR 1.5ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: - - -(a) as a Visitor; or - -(b) as a Short-term Student; or - -(c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or - -(d) as a Seasonal Worker; or - -(e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or - -(f) outside the Immigration Rules. - - - - - - - - - -SNR 1.5A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A, B or C below on the date of application: - - -(a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or - -(b) Condition B: - - -(i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study at degree level or above with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in SNR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than the course completion date; or - - - -(c) Condition C: - - -(i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in SNR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than 24 months after the start date of that course. - - - - - + + +- SNR 1.5. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. + +- SNR 1.5ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: + + +- (a) as a Visitor; or + +- (b) as a Short-term Student; or + +- (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or + +- (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or + +- (e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or + +- (f) outside the Immigration Rules. + + + + + + + + +- SNR 1.5A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A, B or C below on the date of application: + + +- (a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or + +- (b) Condition B: + + +- (i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study at degree level or above with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in SNR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than the course completion date; or + + + +- (c) Condition C: + + +- (i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in SNR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than 24 months after the start date of that course. + + + + + + @@ -111,18 +114,18 @@ ## Suitability requirements for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part Suitability. - - - -SNR 2.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: - - -(a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or - -(b) on immigration bail. + + +- SNR 2.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: + + +- (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or + +- (b) on immigration bail. @@ -137,9 +140,11 @@ ## Entry requirements for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a Senior or Specialist Worker must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a Senior or Specialist Worker before their arrival in the UK. + SNR 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance as a Senior or Specialist Worker must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them. @@ -147,31 +152,36 @@ ## Points requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 4.1. The applicant must be awarded all 60 points in the table below: - Points requirements - Relevant rules - Points - - - - - Sponsorship - SNR 5.1. to SNR 5.9. - 20 - - - Job at an appropriate skill level - SNR 6.1. to SNR 6.7. - 20 - - - Salary at required level - SNR 7.1. to SNR 9.3. - 20 +| + | Points requirements + | Relevant rules + | Points + + + + +| + | Sponsorship + | SNR 5.1. to SNR 5.9. + | 20 + + +| + | Job at an appropriate skill level + | SNR 6.1. to SNR 6.7. + | 20 + + +| + | Salary at required level + | SNR 7.1. to SNR 9.3. + | 20 @@ -181,98 +191,100 @@ ## Points for Sponsorship for a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 5.1. The applicant must have a valid certificate of sponsorship for the job they are planning to do, which to be valid must: - - -(a) confirm the applicant’s name, that they are being sponsored as a Senior or Specialist Worker, details of the job, salary and any allowances the sponsor is offering them (if applicable) and PAYE details if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires income tax and national insurance for the sponsored job to be paid via PAYE; and - -(b) include a start date for the job, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than 3 months after the date of application; and - -(c) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and - -(d) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and - -(e) unless the applicant is applying as a high earner, confirm that the applicant has worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for the period required at SNR 5.7.(b); and - -(f) confirm whether the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) requirement in Appendix ATAS applies. - - - + + +- SNR 5.1. The applicant must have a valid certificate of sponsorship for the job they are planning to do, which to be valid must: + + +- (a) confirm the applicant’s name, that they are being sponsored as a Senior or Specialist Worker, details of the job, salary and any allowances the sponsor is offering them (if applicable) and PAYE details if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires income tax and national insurance for the sponsored job to be paid via PAYE; and + +- (b) include a start date for the job, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than 3 months after the date of application; and + +- (c) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and + +- (d) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and + +- (e) unless the applicant is applying as a high earner, confirm that the applicant has worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for the period required at SNR 5.7.(b); and + +- (f) confirm whether the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) requirement in Appendix ATAS applies. + + + + SNR 5.2. The sponsor must be authorised by the Home Office to sponsor a Senior or Specialist Worker. + SNR 5.3. The sponsor must be listed as A-rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors, unless the applicant was last granted permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker and is applying to continue working for the same sponsor as in their last permission. + SNR 5.4. The sponsor must have paid in full any required Immigration Skills Charge. - - - -SNR 5.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do: - - -(a) does not exist; or - -(b) is a sham; or - -(c) has been created mainly so the applicant can apply for entry clearance or permission to stay. - - - -SNR 5.6. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do amounts to: - - -(a) the hire of the applicant to a third party who is not the sponsor to fill a position with that party, whether temporary or permanent; or - -(b) contract work to undertake an ongoing routine role or to provide an ongoing routine service for a third party who is not the sponsor, regardless of the nature or length of any arrangement between the sponsor and the third party. - - - -SNR 5.6A. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations. - -SNR 5.7. An applicant as a Senior or Specialist Worker must: - - -(a) be currently working for the sponsor group; and - -(b) unless they are applying as a high earner must have worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for a cumulative period of at least 12 months. - - - -SNR 5.8. In SNR 5.7.(b) the 12 months’ work outside the UK can have been accumulated over any period provided that: - - -(a) the applicant was continuously working for the sponsor group , whether in or out of the UK, from the start of the 12 months to the date of application; and - -(b) any breaks in the continuous work in SNR 5.8.(a) were only for the following reasons: - - -(i) statutory maternity, paternity, parental, or shared parental leave; or - -(ii) statutory adoption leave; or - -(iii) sick leave; or - -(iv) assisting with a national or international humanitarian or environmental crisis, with the agreement of the sponsor group; or - -(v) taking part in legally organised industrial action; or - -(vi) jury service; or - -(vii) attending court as a witness. - - - - - + + +- SNR 5.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do: + + +- (a) does not exist; or + +- (b) is a sham; or + +- (c) has been created mainly so the applicant can apply for entry clearance or permission to stay. + + + +- SNR 5.6. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do amounts to: + + +- (a) the hire of the applicant to a third party who is not the sponsor to fill a position with that party, whether temporary or permanent; or + +- (b) contract work to undertake an ongoing routine role or to provide an ongoing routine service for a third party who is not the sponsor, regardless of the nature or length of any arrangement between the sponsor and the third party. + + + +- SNR 5.6A. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations. + +- SNR 5.7. An applicant as a Senior or Specialist Worker must: + + +- (a) be currently working for the sponsor group; and + +- (b) unless they are applying as a high earner must have worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for a cumulative period of at least 12 months. + + + +- SNR 5.8. In SNR 5.7.(b) the 12 months’ work outside the UK can have been accumulated over any period provided that: + + +- (a) the applicant was continuously working for the sponsor group , whether in or out of the UK, from the start of the 12 months to the date of application; and + +- (b) any breaks in the continuous work in SNR 5.8.(a) were only for the following reasons: + + +- (i) statutory maternity, paternity, parental, or shared parental leave; or + +- (ii) statutory adoption leave; or + +- (iii) sick leave; or + +- (iv) assisting with a national or international humanitarian or environmental crisis, with the agreement of the sponsor group; or + +- (v) taking part in legally organised industrial action; or + +- (vi) jury service; or + +- (vii) attending court as a witness. + + + + + + @@ -283,43 +295,46 @@ ## Points for job at appropriate skill level for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 6.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 2 or Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, unless the conditions at SNR 6.7. are met. - - - -SNR 6.2. The sponsor must have chosen an appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code, and the decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the sponsor has chosen a less appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code for any of the following reasons: - - -(a) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not eligible under the Global Business Mobility routes; or - -(b) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code has a higher going rate than the proposed salary. - - - -SNR 6.3. To support the assessment in SNR 6.2., the decision maker may, in particular, consider: - - -(a) whether the sponsor has shown a genuine need for the job as described; and - -(b) whether the applicant has the appropriate skills, qualifications and experience needed to do the job as described; and - -(c) the sponsor’s history of compliance with the immigration system including, but not limited to, paying its sponsored workers appropriately; and - -(d) any additional information from the sponsor. - - - + + +- SNR 6.2. The sponsor must have chosen an appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code, and the decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the sponsor has chosen a less appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code for any of the following reasons: + + +- (a) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not eligible under the Global Business Mobility routes; or + +- (b) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code has a higher going rate than the proposed salary. + + + +- SNR 6.3. To support the assessment in SNR 6.2., the decision maker may, in particular, consider: + + +- (a) whether the sponsor has shown a genuine need for the job as described; and + +- (b) whether the applicant has the appropriate skills, qualifications and experience needed to do the job as described; and + +- (c) the sponsor’s history of compliance with the immigration system including, but not limited to, paying its sponsored workers appropriately; and + +- (d) any additional information from the sponsor. + + + + SNR 6.4. If the ATAS requirement in Appendix ATAS applies, the applicant must provide a valid ATAS certificate. + SNR 6.5. If the requirements in SNR 6.1. to SNR 6.4. are met, the applicant will be awarded 20 points for a job at the appropriate skill level, subject to SNR 6.6. + SNR 6.6. No points will be awarded for a job at the appropriate skill level if the applicant is not also being awarded 20 points for sponsorship under SNR 5.9. @@ -327,24 +342,24 @@ ## Transitional arrangements for job at appropriate skill level for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 6.7. If the date of application is before 4 April 2030, the applicant was granted permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker under the Rules in place before 4 April 2024, and they have had continuous permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker since then (except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded), they may be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations. - - - -SNR 6.8. The SOC 2020 occupation code referred to in SNR 6.7. are the following: - - -(a) 3411 Artists; or - -(b) 3412 Authors, writers and translators; or - -(c) 3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters; or - -(d) 3414 Dancers and choreographers; or - -(e) 3422 Product, clothing and related designers. + + +- SNR 6.8. The SOC 2020 occupation code referred to in SNR 6.7. are the following: + + +- (a) 3411 Artists; or + +- (b) 3412 Authors, writers and translators; or + +- (c) 3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters; or + +- (d) 3414 Dancers and choreographers; or + +- (e) 3422 Product, clothing and related designers. @@ -355,63 +370,64 @@ ## Points for salary for a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 7.1. The salary for the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must equal or exceed both: - - -(a) the general salary requirement in SNR 8.1. and SNR 8.2. unless the conditions at SNR 8.3. are met; and - -(b) the going rate requirement in SNR 9.1. to SNR 9.3. - - - -SNR 7.2. Salary under these requirements includes only: - - -(a) guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions); and - -(b) allowances which are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of the applicant’s employment in the UK (such as London weighting) or are paid as a mobility premium or to cover the additional cost of living in the UK. - - - + + +- SNR 7.1. The salary for the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must equal or exceed both: + + +- (a) the general salary requirement in SNR 8.1. and SNR 8.2. unless the conditions at SNR 8.3. are met; and + +- (b) the going rate requirement in SNR 9.1. to SNR 9.3. + + + +- SNR 7.2. Salary under these requirements includes only: + + +- (a) guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions); and + +- (b) allowances which are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of the applicant’s employment in the UK (such as London weighting) or are paid as a mobility premium or to cover the additional cost of living in the UK. + + + + SNR 7.3. Where allowances under SNR 7.2.(b) are solely for the purpose of accommodation they will only be taken into account up to a value of 30% of the total salary package - - - -SNR 7.4. Salary does not include other pay and benefits, such as any of the following: - - -(a) flexible working where the nature of the job means that hours fluctuate and pay cannot be guaranteed; or - -(b) additional pay such as shift, overtime or bonus pay, whether or not it is guaranteed; or - -(c) employer pension and national insurance contributions; or - -(d) any allowances, other than those specified in SNR 7.2.(b); or - -(e) in-kind benefits, such as equity shares, health insurance, school or university fees, company cars or food; or - -(f) one-off payments, such as ‘golden hellos’; or - -(g) any payments relating to immigration costs, such as the fee or Immigration Health Charge; or - -(h) payments to cover business expenses, including (but not limited to) travel to and from the applicant’s country of residence, equipment, clothing, travel or subsistence. - - - + + +- SNR 7.4. Salary does not include other pay and benefits, such as any of the following: + + +- (a) flexible working where the nature of the job means that hours fluctuate and pay cannot be guaranteed; or + +- (b) additional pay such as shift, overtime or bonus pay, whether or not it is guaranteed; or + +- (c) employer pension and national insurance contributions; or + +- (d) any allowances, other than those specified in SNR 7.2.(b); or + +- (e) in-kind benefits, such as equity shares, health insurance, school or university fees, company cars or food; or + +- (f) one-off payments, such as ‘golden hellos’; or + +- (g) any payments relating to immigration costs, such as the fee or Immigration Health Charge; or + +- (h) payments to cover business expenses, including (but not limited to) travel to and from the applicant’s country of residence, equipment, clothing, travel or subsistence. + + + + SNR 7.5. If the requirements in SNR 7.1. to SNR 7.4. are met, the applicant will be awarded 20 points for salary at the required level, subject to SNR 9.5. + SNR 7.6. No points will be awarded for salary if the applicant is not also being awarded 20 points for sponsorship under SNR 5.9. @@ -419,30 +435,32 @@ ## General salary requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 8.1. The general salary requirement is £52,500 per year, unless SNR 8.3 applies. + SNR 8.2. If the applicant is being sponsored to work more than 48 hours a week, subject to SNR 8.2A, only the salary for the first 48 hours a week will be considered towards the general salary requirement. + For example, an applicant who works 60 hours a week for £20 per hour will be considered to have a salary of £49,920 (£20 x 48 x 52) per year and not £62,400 (£20 x 60 x 52). - - - -SNR 8.2A. If the applicant is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay: - - -(a) work in excess of 48 hours in some weeks can be considered towards the salary threshold of £52,500, providing the average over a regular cycle (which can be less than, but not more than, 17 weeks) is not more than 48 hours a week; and - -(b) any unpaid rest weeks will count towards the average when considering whether the salary thresholds are met; and - -(c) any unpaid rest weeks will not count as absences from employment for the purpose of paragraph SUI 36.1. in Part Suitability of these rules. - - - -For example, an applicant who works a pattern of 60 hours a week for £20 per hour for two weeks, followed by an unpaid rest week, will be considered to work 40 hours a week on average and have a salary of just £41,600 (£20 x 40 x 52) per year. + + +- SNR 8.2A. If the applicant is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay: + + +- (a) work in excess of 48 hours in some weeks can be considered towards the salary threshold of £52,500, providing the average over a regular cycle (which can be less than, but not more than, 17 weeks) is not more than 48 hours a week; and + +- (b) any unpaid rest weeks will count towards the average when considering whether the salary thresholds are met; and + +- (c) any unpaid rest weeks will not count as absences from employment for the purpose of paragraph SUI 36.1. in Part Suitability of these rules. + + + +- For example, an applicant who works a pattern of 60 hours a week for £20 per hour for two weeks, followed by an unpaid rest week, will be considered to work 40 hours a week on average and have a salary of just £41,600 (£20 x 40 x 52) per year. @@ -451,6 +469,7 @@ ## Transitional general salary requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 8.3. The applicant does not need to meet the general salary requirement if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and was previously granted permission as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant under the rules in force before 6 April 2011, or as a Work Permit Holder and since then has continuously had permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker (including any period of overstaying disregarded under the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability). @@ -458,18 +477,23 @@ ## Going rate requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 9.1. If the applicant is being sponsored for a job in one of the SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Table 2 or Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations, the going rate requirement is 100% of the pro-rated going rate, which will be calculated as follows: + 1 x (the going rate for the SOC 2020 occupation code stated in Table 2 or Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations) x (the number of weekly working hours stated by the sponsor ÷ 37.5). + SNR 9.2. If the applicant is being sponsored for a job in one of the health or education SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, the going rate requirement is 100% of the pro-rated going rate (and the going rate will be pro-rated according to the number of weekly working hours stated by the sponsor, and the pro-rating set out in Appendix Skilled Occupations). + SNR 9.3. The applicant’s full weekly hours will be included when checking their salary against the going rate, even if they work more than 48 hours a week. + For example, an applicant who works 60 hours a week in a SOC 2020 occupation code with a going rate of £75,000 must be paid £120,000 (1 x £75,000 x 60 ÷ 37.5) per year, not £96,000 (1 x £75,000 x 48 ÷ 37.5). @@ -477,15 +501,14 @@ ## Genuineness requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 9A.1. The applicant must: - - -(a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and - -(b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by SNR 13.1. + + +- SNR 9A.1. The applicant must: + + +- (a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and + +- (b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by SNR 13.1. @@ -496,21 +519,22 @@ ## Financial requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 10.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds. - - - -SNR 10.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or has been living in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application either: - - -(a) the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270; or - -(b) the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if it is necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment to an amount of at least £1,270. - - - + + +- SNR 10.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or has been living in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application either: + + +- (a) the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270; or + +- (b) the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if it is necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment to an amount of at least £1,270. + + + + @@ -521,27 +545,28 @@ ## Maximum length of assignments requirement for a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 11.1. If the applicant is applying as a high earner, the grant of permission must not lead to the applicant being granted cumulative periods of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling more than 9 years in any 10-year period. + SNR 11.2. If the applicant is not applying as a high earner, the grant of permission must not lead to the applicant being granted cumulative periods of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling more than 5 years in any 6-year period. - - - -SNR 11.3. When calculating the cumulative periods of permission referred to in SNR 11.1., SNR 11.2, and SNR 13.2. the following are included: - - -(a) all previous periods of permission granted on the Global Business Mobility routes; and - -(b) all previous periods of permission granted on the Intra-Company routes; and - -(c) if the applicant does not currently hold permission in the Global Business Mobility routes, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the start date of the job stated on the Certificate of Sponsorship; and - -(d) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission on the Global Business Mobility routes, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the date of decision; and - -(e) any period of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and the Intra-Company routes extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971. + + +- SNR 11.3. When calculating the cumulative periods of permission referred to in SNR 11.1., SNR 11.2, and SNR 13.2. the following are included: + + +- (a) all previous periods of permission granted on the Global Business Mobility routes; and + +- (b) all previous periods of permission granted on the Intra-Company routes; and + +- (c) if the applicant does not currently hold permission in the Global Business Mobility routes, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the start date of the job stated on the Certificate of Sponsorship; and + +- (d) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission on the Global Business Mobility routes, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the date of decision; and + +- (e) any period of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and the Intra-Company routes extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971. @@ -552,6 +577,7 @@ ## Transitional arrangements for maximum length of assignments as a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 11.4. SNR 11.4. SNR 11.1. to SNR 11.3. do not apply and there is no maximum period of permission if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and was previously granted permission as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant under the rules in force before 6 April 2011, or as a Work Permit Holder and since then has continuously had permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker (including any period of overstaying disregarded under the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability). @@ -559,9 +585,11 @@ ## Decision on an application as a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 12.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements for a Senior or Specialist Worker are met the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused. + SNR 12.2. If the application is refused the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review. @@ -569,46 +597,46 @@ ## Period and conditions of grant as a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 13.1. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: - - -(a) no access to public funds; and - -(b) only the following work is permitted: - - -(i) the job for which the applicant is being sponsored; and - -(ii) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and was previously granted permission on the Intra-Company routes under the rules in force before 11 April 2022 and since then has continuously had permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker (including any period of overstaying disregarded under the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability), supplementary employment is permitted; and - -(iii) voluntary work is permitted; and - -(iv) working out a contractual notice period is permitted, where the applicant was lawfully working in that job in the UK on the date of application; and - - - -(c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. - -(d) DELETED - - - -SNR 13.2. Subject to SNR 13.4., permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: - - -(a) 5 years after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or - -(b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or - -(c) if the applicant is applying as a high earner, the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 9 years in any 10-year period; or - -(d) if the applicant is not applying as a high earner, the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 5 years in any 6-year period. - - - + + +- SNR 13.1. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: + + +- (a) no access to public funds; and + +- (b) only the following work is permitted: + + +- (i) the job for which the applicant is being sponsored; and + +- (ii) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and was previously granted permission on the Intra-Company routes under the rules in force before 11 April 2022 and since then has continuously had permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker (including any period of overstaying disregarded under the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability), supplementary employment is permitted; and + +- (iii) voluntary work is permitted; and + +- (iv) working out a contractual notice period is permitted, where the applicant was lawfully working in that job in the UK on the date of application; and + + + +- (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. + +- (d) DELETED + + + +- SNR 13.2. Subject to SNR 13.4., permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: + + +- (a) 5 years after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or + +- (b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or + +- (c) if the applicant is applying as a high earner, the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 9 years in any 10-year period; or + +- (d) if the applicant is not applying as a high earner, the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 5 years in any 6-year period. + + + + @@ -619,18 +647,18 @@ ## Transitional arrangements for period of grant as a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 13.4. If the conditions in SNR 13.5. are met, SNR 13.2. does not apply, and permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: - - -(a) 5 years after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or - -(b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship. - - - + + +- SNR 13.4. If the conditions in SNR 13.5. are met, SNR 13.2. does not apply, and permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: + + +- (a) 5 years after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or + +- (b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship. + + + + @@ -645,103 +673,106 @@ ## Validity requirements for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 14.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: - Applicant - Specified form - - - - - Applicants outside the UK - Dependant partner visa +| + | Applicant + | Specified form + + + + +| + | Applicants outside the UK + | Dependant partner visa Dependant child visa - Applicants inside the UK - Dependant partner +| + | Applicants inside the UK + | Dependant partner Dependant child - - - -SNR 14.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker must meet all the following requirements: - - -(a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and - -(b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; - -(c) the applicant must have provided either a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and - -(d) the applicant must be applying as partner or child of a person who: - - -(i) has made a valid application for entry clearance or permission to stay in the UK on the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route that has not been decided; or - -(ii) has entry clearance or permission to stay on the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route. - - - - - + + +- SNR 14.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker must meet all the following requirements: + + +- (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and + +- (b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; + +- (c) the applicant must have provided either a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and + +- (d) the applicant must be applying as partner or child of a person who: + + +- (i) has made a valid application for entry clearance or permission to stay in the UK on the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route that has not been decided; or + +- (ii) has entry clearance or permission to stay on the Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker route. + + + + + + SNR 14.3. A person applying as a partner must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. - - - -SNR 14.4. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. - -SNR 14.4ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: - - -(a) as a Visitor; or - -(b) as a Short-term Student; or - -(c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or - -(d) as a Seasonal Worker; or - -(e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or - -(f) outside the Immigration Rules. - - - - - - - - - -SNR 14.4A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A or B below on the date of application: - - -(a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or - -(b) Condition B: the applicant must: - - -(i) be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) have completed at least 24 months of study on that course. - - - - - + + +- SNR 14.4. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. + +- SNR 14.4ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: + + +- (a) as a Visitor; or + +- (b) as a Short-term Student; or + +- (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or + +- (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or + +- (e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or + +- (f) outside the Immigration Rules. + + + + + + + + +- SNR 14.4A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A or B below on the date of application: + + +- (a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or + +- (b) Condition B: the applicant must: + + +- (i) be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) have completed at least 24 months of study on that course. + + + + + + @@ -752,18 +783,18 @@ ## Suitability requirements for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 15.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part Suitability. - - - -SNR 15.2.If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: - - -(a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or - -(b) on immigration bail. + + +- SNR 15.2.If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: + + +- (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or + +- (b) on immigration bail. @@ -778,9 +809,11 @@ ## Entry requirement for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 16.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a partner or child must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker before they arrive in the UK. + SNR 16.2. A person applying for entry clearance as the partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them. @@ -788,27 +821,29 @@ ## Relationship requirement for a partner of a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 17.1. The applicant must be the partner of a person (P) where one of the following applies: - - -(a) P has permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker; or - -(b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker. - - - + + +- SNR 17.1. The applicant must be the partner of a person (P) where one of the following applies: + + +- (a) P has permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker; or + +- (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker. + + + + SNR 17.2. The requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met. + SNR 17.3. DELETED + SNR 17.4. DELETED @@ -816,13 +851,13 @@ ## Relationship requirement for a child of a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 18.1. DELETED. - -SNR 18.2. DELETED. - + + +- SNR 18.1. DELETED. + +- SNR 18.2. DELETED. + + @@ -833,6 +868,7 @@ ## Care requirement for a child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 19.1. DELETED. @@ -840,9 +876,11 @@ ## Age requirement for a child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 20.1. DELETED. + SNR 20.2. DELETED. @@ -850,17 +888,16 @@ ## Requirements for a dependent child of a Senior or Specialist Worker - - - -SNR 20A.1. The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child in Appendix Children: - - -(a) relationship requirement: entry clearance and permission to stay; and - -(b) care requirement; and - -(c) age and independent life requirement. + + +- SNR 20A.1. The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child in Appendix Children: + + +- (a) relationship requirement: entry clearance and permission to stay; and + +- (b) care requirement; and + +- (c) age and independent life requirement. @@ -871,47 +908,49 @@ ## Financial requirement for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 21.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds. - - - -SNR 21.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or is applying for permission to stay and has not been in the UK for 12 months on the date of application, either: - - -(a) funds of at least the amount required in SNR 21.3. must be held collectively by one or more of the following: - - -(i) the applicant; and - -(ii) the Senior or Specialist Worker (P); and - -(iii) if the applicant is applying as a child, their parent who is lawfully present in the UK or being granted entry clearance, or permission to stay, at the same time; or - - - -(b) the sponsor of P must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the partner and/or any child, as well as P, up to the end of the first month of each of their permission, up to at least the amounts in SNR 21.3. - - - -SNR 21.3. The required funds are: - - -(a) £285 for a partner in the UK or applying for entry clearance; and - -(b) £315 for the first child in the UK or applying for entry clearance; and - -(c) £200 for any other child in the UK or applying for entry clearance. - - - + + +- SNR 21.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or is applying for permission to stay and has not been in the UK for 12 months on the date of application, either: + + +- (a) funds of at least the amount required in SNR 21.3. must be held collectively by one or more of the following: + + +- (i) the applicant; and + +- (ii) the Senior or Specialist Worker (P); and + +- (iii) if the applicant is applying as a child, their parent who is lawfully present in the UK or being granted entry clearance, or permission to stay, at the same time; or + + + +- (b) the sponsor of P must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if necessary, maintain and accommodate the partner and/or any child, as well as P, up to the end of the first month of each of their permission, up to at least the amounts in SNR 21.3. + + + +- SNR 21.3. The required funds are: + + +- (a) £285 for a partner in the UK or applying for entry clearance; and + +- (b) £315 for the first child in the UK or applying for entry clearance; and + +- (c) £200 for any other child in the UK or applying for entry clearance. + + + + SNR 21.4. If SNR 21.2.(a) applies, the funds held must be held in addition to any funds required for the Senior or Specialist Worker to meet the financial requirement and the funds required for any dependants in the UK or applying at the same time. + SNR 21.5. If SNR 21.2.(a) applies, the funds must have been held for a 28-day period and as specified in Appendix Finance. @@ -919,9 +958,11 @@ ## Decision on an application as a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 22.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements are met for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused. + SNR 22.2. If the application is refused the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review. @@ -929,25 +970,26 @@ ## Period of grant and conditions for a partner or child of a Senior or Specialist Worker + SNR 23.1. A partner will be granted permission which ends on the same date as the person who is their partner and has permission as a Senior or Specialist Worker. + SNR 23.2. A child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first. - - - -SNR 23.3. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: - - -(a) no access to public funds; and - -(b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted; except for employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and - -(c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. - -(d) DELETED + + +- SNR 23.3. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: + + +- (a) no access to public funds; and + +- (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted; except for employment as a professional sportsperson (including as a sports coach); and + +- (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. + +- (d) DELETED @@ -958,12 +1000,15 @@ ## Appendix Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee + The Global Business Mobility- Graduate Trainee route is for overseas workers who are undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK, where the worker is on a graduate training course leading to a senior management or specialist position and is required to do a work placement in the UK. This type of assignment is often called an intra-company transfer- graduate trainee or ICT. + A dependent partner and dependent children can apply to come to the UK on this route. + The Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route is not a route to settlement. @@ -971,93 +1016,93 @@ ## Validity requirements for a Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee (“Graduate Trainee”) - - - -GTR 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Graduate Trainee must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: - - -(a) for applicants outside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility visa”; or - -(b) for applicants inside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility”. - - - -GTR 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Graduate Trainee must meet all the following requirements: - - -(a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and - -(b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and - -(c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and - -(d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more than three months before the date of application. - - - + + +- GTR 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Graduate Trainee must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: + + +- (a) for applicants outside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility visa”; or + +- (b) for applicants inside the UK, form “Global Business Mobility”. + + + +- GTR 1.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Graduate Trainee must meet all the following requirements: + + +- (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and + +- (b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and + +- (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and + +- (d) the applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship that was issued to them by their sponsor no more than three months before the date of application. + + + + GTR 1.3. The applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. + GTR 1.4. An applicant applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a Graduate Trainee who has received an award from a Government or international scholarship agency in the 12 months before the date of application which covers both fees and living costs for study in the UK, must have provided written consent to the application from that Government or agency. - - - -GTR 1.5. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. - -GTR 1.5ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: - - -(a) as a Visitor; or - -(b) as a Short-term Student; or - -(c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or - -(d) as a Seasonal Worker; or - -(e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or - -(f) outside the Immigration Rules. - - - - - - - - - -GTR 1.5A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A, B or C below on the date of application: - - -(a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or - -(b) Condition B: - - -(i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study at degree level or above with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in GTR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than the course completion date; or - - - -(c) Condition C: - - -(i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in GTR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than 24 months after the start date of that course. - - - - - + + +- GTR 1.5. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. + +- GTR 1.5ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: + + +- (a) as a Visitor; or + +- (b) as a Short-term Student; or + +- (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or + +- (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or + +- (e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or + +- (f) outside the Immigration Rules. + + + + + + + + +- GTR 1.5A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A, B or C below on the date of application: + + +- (a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or + +- (b) Condition B: + + +- (i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study at degree level or above with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in GTR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than the course completion date; or + + + +- (c) Condition C: + + +- (i) the applicant must be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) the Certificate of Sponsorship in GTR 1.2(d) must have a start date no earlier than 24 months after the start date of that course. + + + + + + @@ -1068,18 +1113,18 @@ ## Suitability requirements for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 2.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part Suitability. - - - -GTR 2.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: - - -(a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or - -(b) on immigration bail. + + +- GTR 2.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: + + +- (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or + +- (b) on immigration bail. @@ -1094,9 +1139,11 @@ ## Entry requirements for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 3.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a Graduate Trainee must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a Graduate Trainee before their arrival in the UK. + GTR 3.2. A person applying for entry clearance as a Graduate Trainee must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them. @@ -1104,31 +1151,36 @@ ## Points requirement for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 4.1. The applicant must be awarded all 60 points in the table below: - Points requirements - Relevant rules - Points - - - - - Sponsorship - GTR 5.1. to GTR 5.7. - 20 - - - Job at an appropriate skill level - GTR 6.1. to GTR 6.7. - 20 - - - Salary at required level - GTR 7.1. to GTR 9.3. - 20 +| + | Points requirements + | Relevant rules + | Points + + + + +| + | Sponsorship + | GTR 5.1. to GTR 5.7. + | 20 + + +| + | Job at an appropriate skill level + | GTR 6.1. to GTR 6.7. + | 20 + + +| + | Salary at required level + | GTR 7.1. to GTR 9.3. + | 20 @@ -1138,69 +1190,70 @@ ## Points for Sponsorship for a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 5.1. The applicant must have a valid certificate of sponsorship for the job they are planning to do, which to be valid must: - - -(a) confirm the applicant’s name, that they are being sponsored as a Graduate Trainee, details of the job, salary and any allowances the sponsor is offering them (if applicable) and PAYE details if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires income tax and national insurance for the sponsored job to be paid via PAYE; and - -(b) include a start date for the job, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than 3 months after the date of application; and - -(c) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and - -(d) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and - -(e) confirm that the applicant has worked for the sponsor group for the period required at GTR 5.6.(b); and - -(f) confirm whether the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) requirement in Appendix ATAS applies. - - - + + +- GTR 5.1. The applicant must have a valid certificate of sponsorship for the job they are planning to do, which to be valid must: + + +- (a) confirm the applicant’s name, that they are being sponsored as a Graduate Trainee, details of the job, salary and any allowances the sponsor is offering them (if applicable) and PAYE details if HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requires income tax and national insurance for the sponsored job to be paid via PAYE; and + +- (b) include a start date for the job, stated by the sponsor, which is no more than 3 months after the date of application; and + +- (c) not have been used in a previous application which was either granted or refused (but can have been used in a previous application which was rejected as invalid, made void or withdrawn); and + +- (d) not have been withdrawn by the sponsor or cancelled by the Home Office; and + +- (e) confirm that the applicant has worked for the sponsor group for the period required at GTR 5.6.(b); and + +- (f) confirm whether the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) requirement in Appendix ATAS applies. + + + + GTR 5.2. The sponsor must be authorised by the Home Office to sponsor a Graduate Trainee. + GTR 5.3. The sponsor must be listed as A-rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors, unless the applicant was last granted permission as a Graduate Trainee and is applying to continue working for the same sponsor as in their last permission. - - - -GTR 5.4. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do: - - -(a) does not exist; or - -(b) is a sham; or - -(c) has been created mainly so the applicant can apply for entry clearance or permission to stay. - - - -GTR 5.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do amounts to: - - -(a) the hire of the applicant to a third party who is not the sponsor to fill a position with that party, whether temporary or permanent; or - -(b) contract work to undertake an ongoing routine role or to provide an ongoing routine service for a third party who is not the sponsor, regardless of the nature or length of any arrangement between the sponsor and the third party. - - - -GTR 5.5A. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations. - -GTR 5.6. An applicant as a Graduate Trainee must: - - -(a) be currently working for the sponsor group; and - -(b) have worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately before the date of application. - - - + + +- GTR 5.4. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do: + + +- (a) does not exist; or + +- (b) is a sham; or + +- (c) has been created mainly so the applicant can apply for entry clearance or permission to stay. + + + +- GTR 5.5. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do amounts to: + + +- (a) the hire of the applicant to a third party who is not the sponsor to fill a position with that party, whether temporary or permanent; or + +- (b) contract work to undertake an ongoing routine role or to provide an ongoing routine service for a third party who is not the sponsor, regardless of the nature or length of any arrangement between the sponsor and the third party. + + + +- GTR 5.5A. The decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the job the applicant is being sponsored to do does not comply with the National Minimum Wage Regulations or the Working Time Regulations. + +- GTR 5.6. An applicant as a Graduate Trainee must: + + +- (a) be currently working for the sponsor group; and + +- (b) have worked outside the UK for the sponsor group for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately before the date of application. + + + + @@ -1211,49 +1264,54 @@ ## Points for job at appropriate skill level for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 6.1. The applicant must be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 2 or Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations. + GTR 6.1A. If the date of application is before 4 April 2030, the applicant was granted permission as a Graduate Trainee under the Rules in place before 4 April 2024, and they have had continuous permission as a Graduate Trainee since then (except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded), they may be sponsored for a job in a SOC 2020 occupation code listed in Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations. - - - -GTR 6.2. The sponsor must have chosen an appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code, and the decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the sponsor has chosen a less appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code for any of the following reasons: - - -(a) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not eligible under the Global Business Mobility routes; or - -(b) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code has a higher going rate than the proposed salary. - - - -GTR 6.3. To support the assessment in GTR 6.2. the decision maker may, in particular, consider: - - -(a) whether the sponsor has shown a genuine need for the job as described; and - -(b) whether the applicant has the appropriate skills, qualifications and experience needed to do the job as described; and - -(c) the sponsor’s history of compliance with the immigration system including, but not limited to, paying its sponsored workers appropriately; and - -(d) any additional information from the sponsor. - - - + + +- GTR 6.2. The sponsor must have chosen an appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code, and the decision maker must not have reasonable grounds to believe the sponsor has chosen a less appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code for any of the following reasons: + + +- (a) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code is not eligible under the Global Business Mobility routes; or + +- (b) the most appropriate SOC 2020 occupation code has a higher going rate than the proposed salary. + + + +- GTR 6.3. To support the assessment in GTR 6.2. the decision maker may, in particular, consider: + + +- (a) whether the sponsor has shown a genuine need for the job as described; and + +- (b) whether the applicant has the appropriate skills, qualifications and experience needed to do the job as described; and + +- (c) the sponsor’s history of compliance with the immigration system including, but not limited to, paying its sponsored workers appropriately; and + +- (d) any additional information from the sponsor. + + + + GTR 6.4. The job must be part of a structured graduate training programme, with clearly defined progression towards a managerial or specialist role within the sponsor organisation. + GTR 6.5. If the ATAS requirement in Appendix ATAS applies, the applicant must provide a valid ATAS certificate. + GTR 6.6. If the requirements in GTR 6.1. to GTR 6.5. are met, the applicant will be awarded 20 points for a job at the appropriate skill level, subject to GTR 6.7. + GTR 6.7. No points will be awarded for a job at the appropriate skill level if the applicant is not also being awarded 20 points for sponsorship under GTR 5.7. @@ -1261,63 +1319,64 @@ ## Points for salary for a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 7.1. The salary for the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must equal or exceed both: - - -(a) the general salary requirement in GTR 8.1. and GTR 8.2.; and - -(b) the going rate requirement in GTR 9.1. to GTR 9.3. - - - -GTR 7.2. Salary under these requirements includes only: - - -(a) guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions); and - -(b) allowances which are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of the applicant’s employment in the UK (such as London weighting) or are paid as a mobility premium or to cover the additional cost of living in the UK. - - - + + +- GTR 7.1. The salary for the job for which the applicant is being sponsored must equal or exceed both: + + +- (a) the general salary requirement in GTR 8.1. and GTR 8.2.; and + +- (b) the going rate requirement in GTR 9.1. to GTR 9.3. + + + +- GTR 7.2. Salary under these requirements includes only: + + +- (a) guaranteed basic gross pay (before income tax and including employee pension and national insurance contributions); and + +- (b) allowances which are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of the applicant’s employment in the UK (such as London weighting) or are paid as a mobility premium or to cover the additional cost of living in the UK. + + + + GTR 7.3. Where allowances under GTR 7.2.(b) are solely for the purpose of accommodation they will only be taken into account up to a value of 40% of the total salary package. - - - -GTR 7.4. Salary does not include other pay and benefits, such as any of the following: - - -(a) flexible working where the nature of the job means that hours fluctuate and pay cannot be guaranteed; or - -(b) additional pay such as shift, overtime or bonus pay, whether or not it is guaranteed; or - -(c) employer pension and national insurance contributions; or - -(d) any allowances, other than those specified in GTR 7.2.(b); or - -(e) in-kind benefits, such as equity shares, health insurance, school or university fees, company cars or food; or - -(f) one-off payments, such as ‘golden hellos’; or - -(g) any payments relating to immigration costs, such as the fee or Immigration Health Charge; or - -(h) payments to cover business expenses, including (but not limited to) travel to and from the applicant’s country of residence, equipment, clothing, travel or subsistence. - - - + + +- GTR 7.4. Salary does not include other pay and benefits, such as any of the following: + + +- (a) flexible working where the nature of the job means that hours fluctuate and pay cannot be guaranteed; or + +- (b) additional pay such as shift, overtime or bonus pay, whether or not it is guaranteed; or + +- (c) employer pension and national insurance contributions; or + +- (d) any allowances, other than those specified in GTR 7.2.(b); or + +- (e) in-kind benefits, such as equity shares, health insurance, school or university fees, company cars or food; or + +- (f) one-off payments, such as ‘golden hellos’; or + +- (g) any payments relating to immigration costs, such as the fee or Immigration Health Charge; or + +- (h) payments to cover business expenses, including (but not limited to) travel to and from the applicant’s country of residence, equipment, clothing, travel or subsistence. + + + + GTR 7.5. If the requirements in GTR 7.1. to GTR 7.4. are met, the applicant will be awarded 20 points for salary at the required level, subject to GTR 7.6. + GTR 7.6. No points will be awarded for salary if the applicant is not also being awarded 20 points for sponsorship under GTR 5.7. @@ -1325,30 +1384,32 @@ ## General salary requirement for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 8.1. The general salary requirement is £27,300 per year. + GTR 8.2. If the applicant is being sponsored to work more than 48 hours a week, subject to GTR 8.3, only the salary for the first 48 hours a week will be considered towards the general salary requirement. + For example, an applicant who works 60 hours a week for £8 per hour will be considered to have a salary of £19,968 (£8 x 48 x 52) per year and not £24,960 (£8 x 60 x 52). - - - -GTR 8.3. If the applicant is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay: - - -(a) work in excess of 48 hours in some weeks can be considered towards the salary threshold of £27,300, providing the average over a regular cycle (which can be less than, but not more than, 17 weeks) is not more than 48 hours a week; and - -(b) any unpaid rest weeks will count towards the average when considering whether the salary thresholds are met; and - -(c) any unpaid rest weeks will not count as absences from employment for the purpose of paragraph SUI 36.1. in Part Suitability of these rules. - - - -For example, an applicant who works a pattern of 45 hours a week for £15 per hour for two weeks, followed by an unpaid rest week, will be considered to work 30 hours a week on average and have a salary of just £23,400 (£15 x 30 x 52) per year. + + +- GTR 8.3. If the applicant is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay: + + +- (a) work in excess of 48 hours in some weeks can be considered towards the salary threshold of £27,300, providing the average over a regular cycle (which can be less than, but not more than, 17 weeks) is not more than 48 hours a week; and + +- (b) any unpaid rest weeks will count towards the average when considering whether the salary thresholds are met; and + +- (c) any unpaid rest weeks will not count as absences from employment for the purpose of paragraph SUI 36.1. in Part Suitability of these rules. + + + +- For example, an applicant who works a pattern of 45 hours a week for £15 per hour for two weeks, followed by an unpaid rest week, will be considered to work 30 hours a week on average and have a salary of just £23,400 (£15 x 30 x 52) per year. @@ -1357,18 +1418,23 @@ ## Going rate requirement for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 9.1. If the applicant is being sponsored for a job in one of the SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Table 2 or Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations, the going rate requirement is 70% of the pro-rated going rate, which will be calculated as follows: + 0.7 x (the going rate for the occupation code stated in Table 2 or Table 2b of Appendix Skilled Occupations) x (the number of weekly working hours stated by the sponsor ÷ 37.5). + GTR 9.2. If the applicant is being sponsored for a job in one of the health or education SOC 2020 occupation codes listed in Table 3 of Appendix Skilled Occupations, the going rate requirement is 100% of the pro-rated going rate (and the going rate will be pro-rated according to the number of weekly working hours stated by the sponsor, and the pro-rating set out in Appendix Skilled Occupations). + GTR 9.3. The applicant’s full weekly hours will be included when checking their salary against the going rate, even if they work more than 48 hours a week. + For example, an applicant who works 60 hours a week in a SOC 2020 occupation code with a going rate of £37,500 must be paid £42,000 (0.7 x £37,500 x 60 ÷ 37.5) per year, not £33,600 (0.7 x £37,500 x 48 ÷ 37.5). @@ -1376,15 +1442,14 @@ ## Genuineness requirement for a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 9A.1. The applicant must: - - -(a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and - -(b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by GTR 13.1. + + +- GTR 9A.1. The applicant must: + + +- (a) genuinely intend, and be able, to undertake the role for which they are being sponsored; and + +- (b) not intend to undertake employment other than in the role for which they are being sponsored, or as otherwise permitted by GTR 13.1. @@ -1395,21 +1460,22 @@ ## Financial requirement for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 10.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds. - - - -GTR 10.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or has been living in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application either: - - -(a) the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270; or - -(b) the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if it is necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment to an amount of at least £1,270. - - - + + +- GTR 10.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance or has been living in the UK for less than 12 months on the date of application either: + + +- (a) the applicant must have funds of at least £1,270; or + +- (b) the applicant’s A-rated sponsor must confirm on the Certificate of Sponsorship that they will, if it is necessary, maintain and accommodate the applicant up to the end of the first month of their employment to an amount of at least £1,270. + + + + @@ -1420,24 +1486,24 @@ ## Maximum length of assignments requirement for a Graduate Trainee + GTR 11.1. The grant of permission must not lead to the applicant being granted cumulative periods of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling more than 5 years in any 6-year period. - - - -GTR 11.2. When calculating the cumulative periods of permission referred to in GTR 11.1. and GTR 13.2.(c), the decision maker will include the following: - - -(a) all previous permission on the Global Business Mobility routes; and - -(b) all previous permission on the Intra-Company routes; and - -(c) if the applicant does not currently hold permission on a Global Business Mobility route, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the start date of the job stated on the Certificate of Sponsorship; and - -(d) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has or last had permission on a Global Business Mobility route, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the date of decision; and - -(e) any period of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and the Intra-Company routes extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971. + + +- GTR 11.2. When calculating the cumulative periods of permission referred to in GTR 11.1. and GTR 13.2.(c), the decision maker will include the following: + + +- (a) all previous permission on the Global Business Mobility routes; and + +- (b) all previous permission on the Intra-Company routes; and + +- (c) if the applicant does not currently hold permission on a Global Business Mobility route, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the start date of the job stated on the Certificate of Sponsorship; and + +- (d) if the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has or last had permission on a Global Business Mobility route, any permission they could be granted under the current application, beginning on the date of decision; and + +- (e) any period of permission on the Global Business Mobility routes and the Intra-Company routes extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971. @@ -1448,9 +1514,11 @@ ## Decision on an application as a Graduate Trainee + GTR 12.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements for a Graduate Trainee are met the application will be granted, otherwise the application will be refused. + GTR 12.2. If the application is refused the person can apply for an Administrative Review under Appendix AR: Administrative Review. @@ -1458,42 +1526,42 @@ ## Period and conditions of grant as a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 13.1. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: - - -(a) no access to public funds; and - -(b) the only work permitted is: - - -(i) in the job for which the applicant is being sponsored; and - -(ii) voluntary work; and - -(iii) working out a contractual notice period, where the applicant was lawfully working in that job in the UK on the date of application; and - - - -(c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. - -(d) DELETED - - - -GTR 13.2. Permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: - - -(a) 1 year after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or - -(b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or - -(c) the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission in the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 5 years in any 6-year period. - - - + + +- GTR 13.1. The grant will be subject to all the following conditions: + + +- (a) no access to public funds; and + +- (b) the only work permitted is: + + +- (i) in the job for which the applicant is being sponsored; and + +- (ii) voluntary work; and + +- (iii) working out a contractual notice period, where the applicant was lawfully working in that job in the UK on the date of application; and + + + +- (c) study is permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS. + +- (d) DELETED + + + +- GTR 13.2. Permission will be granted for a period which is the shortest of the following: + + +- (a) 1 year after the start date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or + +- (b) 14 days after the end date of the job detailed in the Certificate of Sponsorship; or + +- (c) the date at which the applicant will have had cumulative permission in the Global Business Mobility routes and Intra-Company routes totalling 5 years in any 6-year period. + + + + @@ -1508,103 +1576,106 @@ ## Validity requirements for a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 14.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: - Applicant - Specified form - - - - - Applicants outside the UK - Dependant partner visa +| + | Applicant + | Specified form + + + + +| + | Applicants outside the UK + | Dependant partner visa Dependant child visa - Applicants inside the UK - Dependant partner +| + | Applicants inside the UK + | Dependant partner Dependant child - - - -GTR 14.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee must meet all the following requirements: - - -(a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and - -(b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and - -(c) the applicant must have provided either a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and - -(d) the applicant must be applying as partner or child of a person who: - - -(i) has made a valid application for entry clearance or permission to stay in the UK on the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route that has not been decided; or - -(ii) has entry clearance or permission to stay on the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route. - - - - - + + +- GTR 14.2. An application for entry clearance or permission to stay as a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee must meet all the following requirements: + + +- (a) any fee and Immigration Health Charge must have been paid; and + +- (b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and + +- (c) the applicant must have provided either a passport or other travel document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality; and + +- (d) the applicant must be applying as partner or child of a person who: + + +- (i) has made a valid application for entry clearance or permission to stay in the UK on the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route that has not been decided; or + +- (ii) has entry clearance or permission to stay on the Global Business Mobility – Graduate Trainee route. + + + + + + GTR 14.3. A person applying as a partner must be aged 18 or over on the date of application. - - - -GTR 14.4. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. - -GTR 14.4ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: - - -(a) as a Visitor; or - -(b) as a Short-term Student; or - -(c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or - -(d) as a Seasonal Worker; or - -(e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or - -(f) outside the Immigration Rules. - - - - - - - - - -GTR 14.4A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A or B below on the date of application: - - -(a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or - -(b) Condition B: the applicant must: - - -(i) be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and - -(ii) have completed at least 24 months of study on that course. - - - - - + + +- GTR 14.4. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application. + +- GTR 14.4ZA. If applying for permission to stay, the applicant must not have, or have last been granted, permission: + + +- (a) as a Visitor; or + +- (b) as a Short-term Student; or + +- (c) as a Parent of a Child Student; or + +- (d) as a Seasonal Worker; or + +- (e) as a Domestic Worker in a Private Household; or + +- (f) outside the Immigration Rules. + + + + + + + + +- GTR 14.4A. An applicant who is applying for permission to stay and has, or last had, permission as a Student, must fulfil one of the Conditions A or B below on the date of application: + + +- (a) Condition A: the applicant must have completed the course of study for which the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies was assigned (or a course to which ST 27.3 of Appendix Student applies); or + +- (b) Condition B: the applicant must: + + +- (i) be studying a full-time course of study leading to the award of a PhD with a higher education provider which has a track record of compliance; and + +- (ii) have completed at least 24 months of study on that course. + + + + + + @@ -1615,18 +1686,18 @@ ## Suitability requirements for a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 15.1. The applicant must not fall for refusal under Part Suitability. - - - -GTR 15.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: - - -(a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or - -(b) on immigration bail. + + +- GTR 15.2. If applying for permission to stay the applicant must not be: + + +- (a) in breach of immigration laws, except that where the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies, that period of overstaying will be disregarded; or + +- (b) on immigration bail. @@ -1641,9 +1712,11 @@ ## Entry requirement for a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 16.1. A person seeking to come to the UK as a partner or child must apply for and obtain entry clearance as a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee before they arrive in the UK. + GTR 16.2. A person applying for entry clearance as the partner or child of a Graduate Trainee must, if Appendix Tuberculosis applies, provide a valid medical certificate confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that this tuberculosis is not present in them. @@ -1651,27 +1724,29 @@ ## Relationship requirement for a partner of a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 17.1. The applicant must be the partner of a person (P) where one of the following applies: - - -(a) P has permission as a Graduate Trainee; or - -(b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission as a Graduate Trainee. - - - + + +- GTR 17.1. The applicant must be the partner of a person (P) where one of the following applies: + + +- (a) P has permission as a Graduate Trainee; or + +- (b) P is, at the same time, applying for (and is granted) entry clearance or permission as a Graduate Trainee. + + + + GTR 17.2. The requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met. + GTR 17.3. DELETED + GTR 17.4. DELETED @@ -1679,13 +1754,13 @@ ## Relationship requirement for a child of a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 18.1. DELETED. - -GTR 18.2. DELETED. - + + +- GTR 18.1. DELETED. + +- GTR 18.2. DELETED. + + @@ -1696,6 +1771,7 @@ ## Care requirement for a child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 19.1. DELETED. @@ -1703,9 +1779,11 @@ ## Age requirement for a child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 20.1. DELETED. + GTR 20.2. DELETED. @@ -1713,17 +1791,16 @@ ## Requirements for a dependent child of a Graduate Trainee - - - -GTR 20A.1. The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child in Appendix Children: - - -(a) relationship requirement: entry clearance and permission to stay; and - -(b) care requirement; and - -(c) age and independent life requirement. + + +- GTR 20A.1. The applicant must meet the following requirements for a dependent child in Appendix Children: + + +- (a) relationship requirement: entry clearance and permission to stay; and + +- (b) care requirement; and + +- (c) age and independent life requirement. @@ -1734,47 +1811,49 @@ ## Financial requirement for a partner or child of a Graduate Trainee + GTR 21.1. If the applicant is applying for permission to stay and has been living in the UK with permission for 12 months or longer on the date of application, they will meet the financial requirement and do not need to show funds. - - - -GTR 21.2. If the applicant is applying for entry clearance, or is applying for permission to stay and has not been in the UK for 12 months on the date of application, either: - - -(a) funds of at least the amount required in GTR 21.3 must be held collectively by one or more of the fo