International groups
Coordinate temporary assignments between an overseas employer and a linked UK operation.
Business Immigration
Global Business Mobility
Choose the correct Global Business Mobility route and align the overseas business, UK entity, assignment, role and worker evidence before sponsorship begins.
- Five-route assessment
- Entity relationship
- Assignment planning
Important information
This website provides general information only and does not give immigration advice. Where a matter requires regulated immigration advice or representation, the authorised professional responsible will be identified in written engagement terms before work begins.
Included in the service
What’s included
Route planning for overseas businesses assigning eligible workers to temporary roles in the UK.
- Global mobility route comparison
- Sponsor-licence requirement review
- UK and overseas entity evidence plan
- Role and assignment assessment
- Worker-document checklist
- Sponsorship and application timetable
Before we speak
Describe the overseas business, its connection with the proposed UK operation and the purpose of the assignment. Include the intended role, location and approximate timetable. These facts help define the discussion and the work required; a general service page cannot determine which route fits an individual assignment.
Who we help
Is this right for you?
These are some of the situations this service covers. Your proposal will reflect the work and support you actually need.
Businesses expanding to the UK
Plan eligible senior or specialist assignments connected with establishing a UK presence.
Trade and investment projects
Assess service-supplier or secondment arrangements against the relevant route structure.
Pricing
A mobility scope built around the route and assignment
The fee depends on sponsor-licence needs, business relationships, number of workers, route complexity and delivery timetable.
01
Discovery
We establish your current position, desired outcome and constraints.
02
Defined scope
You receive clear deliverables, responsibilities, assumptions and timescales.
03
Request a scoped quote Written proposal
Fees are agreed before work begins, with optional phases shown separately.
Government fees, immigration health surcharge, translations and other third-party costs are separate. Route criteria and salary requirements can change.
The detail
Where we focus
Route selection
Distinguish Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker cases.
Business relationship
Document the ownership, control, contract, training or expansion relationship required by the selected route.
Role and worker review
Assess the proposed assignment, occupation, pay, overseas employment and other route-specific conditions.
Sponsorship coordination
Connect sponsor-licence scope, Certificate of Sponsorship preparation and the worker's application timetable.
The process
How the work happens
- 01
Map
Understand the group structure, UK activity, commercial arrangement and purpose of the assignment.
- 02
Select
Identify the route that best reflects the real relationship and intended work in the UK.
- 03
Prepare
Organise sponsor, role and worker evidence and resolve inconsistencies before submission.
- 04
Mobilise
Coordinate sponsorship, the visa stage and practical arrival or assignment planning.
Before we startYour questions,
Your questions,
answered.
What are the Global Business Mobility routes?
There are five routes: Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker. Each covers a different type of temporary UK assignment.
Do these routes lead directly to settlement?
The Global Business Mobility routes do not themselves lead to settlement. A person's wider immigration history and any later route change require separate assessment.
Is a UK sponsor always required?
These routes operate through sponsorship. The required sponsor-licence category and relationship with the overseas business depend on the particular route.
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Plan the next piece of work.
Let’s start with your priorities
What needs to work better?
Tell us about your business, the problem you’re working through and any dates that matter. We’ll discuss the scope and the next step with you.