Secondment Worker Visa

The secondment worker must:

• be over 18 years old
• meet the suitability requirements
• has a UK sponsor which holds a sponsorship licence and has an approved contract
• have worked overseas for at least 12 months with the overseas employer.

Meet a points-based test as follows:

• 20 points – Sponsorship through a UK employer
• 20 points – job is at the appropriate skill level which is normally be level 6 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework.

The salary must meet the national minimum salary requirement.

The role an offer must be ‘genuine’ – it must not for example be a fictitious role or created only to help with obtaining a visa.

Applicants require the permission of a Government or scholarship agency if they received sponsorship which included fees and accommodation.

Approval also needs to be sought in the form of an Academic Approval Technology Certificate but only in certain circumstances including where the sponsor is also licensed as a student organisation.

The secondment worker must either have:

• £1270 with a regulated bank held for a minimum of 28 days or
• the sponsor certifies it will be responsible for maintenance for a limited period
• have been in the UK for at least 12 months with a valid visa.

• £259 application fee
• £624 per year Immigration Health Surcharge fee

A secondment worker can work in the UK for:

• an initial 12-month period
• the above period can be extended withing the UK for an additional 12 months to a maximum of 2 years.

The maximum period the secondment worker can work for is 5 years in a 6-year period and so an individual would have to leave the UK at the end of the two-year period and reapply from overseas.

A secondment worker can apply to bring their:

• spouse, civil partner, or unmarried partner where the relationship has existed for at least 2 years
• children under 18

The application fees for dependants are:

• £285 for the partner
• £315 for the first child and £200 for other one
• £624 Immigration Health Surcharge fee per year per applicant.

An application for secondment worker and their respective dependants must be done online, supporting documents uploaded and attend biometrics.

For nationals of specified countries, a valid tuberculosis test certificate must be supplied.