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Graduate Trainee — Global Business Mobility

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

The Graduate Trainee visa is for coming to or staying in the UK to work for the applicant's employer in its UK branch, in an eligible job that is part of a graduate training programme for a managerial or specialist role.

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

The applicant must be an existing employee of an organisation approved by the Home Office as a sponsor, have worked for the sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before applying, and have a certificate of sponsorship from the employer with information about the work to be done in the UK.

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  • Eligibility
    be an existing employee of an organisation that’s been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
  • Eligibility
    have worked for your sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before you apply
  • Eligibility
    have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the work you will do in the UK

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

The job must be on the list of eligible occupations and pay at least £27,300 per year. Applicants who are not on a graduate training programme are pointed instead to the Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for their employer's UK branch.

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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 for the sponsor in the job described in the certificate of sponsorship, study, bring eligible partner and children as dependants, travel abroad and return to the UK, and do voluntary work. The holder cannot change jobs or do a second job.

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

Permission is granted for whichever is shorter of the time on the certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days, or 12 months. The visa cannot be extended, but the holder can apply for another Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK. Anyone who has spent time on the listed Global Business Mobility or intra-company visas can stay in the UK for a maximum of 5 years in any 6 year period.

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  • The settlement position appears only as an item in the page's 'You cannot' list, which is shared with the R4 box, so it is not stated here.
  • https://www.gov.uk/graduate-trainee-visa
    You can stay in the UK with a Graduate Trainee visa for whichever is shorter of: the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days 12 months
  • https://www.gov.uk/graduate-trainee-visa
    You cannot extend your visa, but you can apply for another Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK.
  • https://www.gov.uk/graduate-trainee-visa
    You can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 5 years in any 6 year period if you’ve spent time on any of these visas: Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa Intra-company Transfer visa Graduate Trainee visa (Global Business Mobility) Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) Service Supplier visa (Global Business Mobility) UK Expansion Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)

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

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