whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
GB country scene

Government Authorised Exchange

United KingdomWork

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Get your free results Read the five questions ↓

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is designed for people who want to come to the UK for a short time for work experience or to do training, an Overseas Government Language Programme, research or a fellowship through an approved government authorised exchange scheme.

See recorded sources
  • Overview
    want to come to the UK for a short time for work experience or to do training, an Overseas Government Language Programme, research or a fellowship through an approved government authorised exchange scheme

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant needs a reference number from a licensed sponsor before applying. The sponsor can be an organisation running an approved exchange scheme, a higher education institution (if the applicant is a sponsored researcher, visiting academic or examiner), or a government department or agency.

See recorded sources

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The distinctive professional characteristic is that the activity must be work experience, training, an Overseas Government Language Programme, research or a fellowship through an approved government authorised exchange scheme, and it must relate to the work of the sponsor organisation. The official source does not specify occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status or labour-market condition.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • No information on occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status or labour-market condition.
  • Overview
    want to come to the UK for a short time for work experience or to do training, an Overseas Government Language Programme, research or a fellowship through an approved government authorised exchange scheme
  • Sponsorship
    Your work, training or research in the UK must relate to the work of your sponsor organisation.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permission allows the holder to work in the job for which they have a certificate of sponsorship or sponsorship reference number, do a second job for up to 20 hours per week, and do a job on the Skilled Worker immigration salary list for up to 20 hours per week as well as the main job. The holder cannot take a permanent job. The holder can bring their partner and children as dependants if they are eligible.

See recorded sources

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The permission is granted for a maximum of 12 months or 24 months depending on the scheme. The official source does not state how it is renewed or any longer-term residence direction.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • No information on renewal.
  • No information on longer-term residence direction.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in United Kingdom · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Get your free results