Sponsor licence applications on behalf of employers wishing to recruit overseas staff on Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. Skilled Worker & GBM Specialist Worker “initial” applications, visa extensions, transfers & “switching” from a different visa category. Read our detailed case studies on how UK, USA, India and other groups can meet UK project deadlines in terms of visa requirements for migrant workers e.g. software engineers, IT/AI specialists and other skilled workers.
Your group needs to send staff from overseas to the UK to work on client projects here. You first need to incorporate a UK company and then that UK company needs to apply for a Sponsor Licence. Once the Sponsor Licence is granted by the UK Home Office, your UK company can apply for work visas under the Skilled Worker (SW) and Global Business Mobility (GBM) Senior or Specialist Worker categories. UK work visas case studies
- A Skilled Worker visa can be granted for up to 5 years and after that permanent residence in the UK (Indefinite Leave to Remain) and subsequently citizenship can be obtained; more about Skilled Worker visas
- Students (but not short-term students) who have completed a UK degree can apply to switch to a Skilled Worker visa if they can find a sponsoring employer;
- Senior or Specialist Workers under the Global Business Mobility route can also apply to work in the UK for up to 5 years. If they are paid a high salary above a certain level they can work in the UK for a longer period. The GBM route is suitable for groups that wish to send overseas staff with specialist company knowledge or have specialist or senior level skills to kick start UK projects. more about Global Business Mobility Senior or Specialist Worker visas
RKG Consulting has been assisting both UK and overseas based businesses to arrange UK work visas for skilled staff so that the deadlines and resource requirements for UK projects can be speedily and efficiently met.