Tier 2 - Intra-Company Transfer — How to Get a Visa for a Transfer in Your Company

The Sponsored worker (Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer) visa is for medium and highly skilled workers, with a job offer in the United Kingdom on the basis of a transfer or secondment with their existing employer.

Applicants who are granted temporary residence under the Sponsored worker (Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer) visa scheme are permitted to live and work in the UK for the duration of their employment for n initial maximum grant of three (3) years.

Minimum Visa Requirements

The basic requirement for this visa is to score a minimum of 70 points for attributes including sponsorship, qualifications, prospective earnings, English language and available maintenance (funds). Intra-company transferees will automatically be awarded points for English language (except in cases where the applicants combined stay in the UK on this visa will then exceed three (3) years).

Applicants under the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa must have been employed by their existing overseas employer for a minimum of six (6) months with essential company knowledge and experience prior to lodging an application. The applicant's employer (overseas company) must be linked to the receiving UK employer by way of common ownership.

In the first instance, a prospective sponsor will apply to the UK Border Agency in order to be granted a licence. When successfully licensed, a sponsor can apply for a number of certificates of sponsorship, which they can then present to the people whom they intend to sponsor. Once a prospective employee has been allocated a certificate of sponsorship, he or she will be eligible to apply for UK entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK.