Eligibility criteria to apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa - The SmartMove2UK

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What are the eligibility criteria to apply for a
UK Expansion Worker visa?
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What is the UK Expansion Worker visa?

• The UK Expansion Worker visa falls under
  the Global Business Mobility visas category.
  This route allows international companies looking
  to expand their business to the UK. It has
  replaced the UK Sole Representative visa
  route and is one of the options on a refused UK
  Sole Representative visa application.
• The company can send a senior manager or
  specialist employees, including business owners,
  if they can meet the UK Expansion Worker visa
  Requirements.
• Click here for more details on the UK Expansion
  Worker visa
• Our UK Expansion Worker visa experts in India
   Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore have assisted many
  clients in making a successful application for
  their business Expansion, and we can help you
  too. Contact us for more details

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Benefits of a UK Expansion Worker visa

• With the UK Expansion Worker visa, you can
• Stay in the UK for 12 months and expand your
  business
• Extend your visa (if you are eligible)
• A business can send up to 5 employees as
  expansion workers
• Bring your partner and children (if they are
  eligible)
• You can travel abroad and return to the UK

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What are the eligibility criteria UK Expansion
Worker visa?

• It is essential to meet the eligibility criteria
  UK Expansion Worker visa, since not meeting these
  requirements can lead to a refusal of the visa
  application.

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1. A valid certificate of sponsorship from your
employer

• To meet the eligibility criteria UK Expansion
  Worker visa, you will need a certificate of
  sponsorship.
• A certificate of sponsorship is an electronic
  document issued by the employer.
• Each certificate has a number, which an applicant
  can use to apply for a visa.
• When you receive a certificate of sponsorship, it
  is only valid for 3 months from the date
  mentioned on the certificate.
• A letter of sponsorship by your employer must
  include
• Confirmation of the applicants name (must
  include your name)
• Confirmation that they are being sponsored as a
  UK Expansion Worker
• Details of the job designation, activities, etc
• Salary and allowances offered by the company

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2. Have worked for your employer outside the UK

• You must have worked for your employer outside
  the UK for at least 12 months, unless
• Youre earning over 73,900
• Youre a Japanese national working for a Japanese
  company that is expanding to the UK

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3. Do a job thats on the list of eligible
occupations

• Before checking if your job is eligible, you will
  need its 4-digit occupation code.
• This will be mentioned on your certificate of
  sponsorship
• Once you have your occupation code, click here to
  get the PDF to know if the list of eligible
  jobs includes yours.

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Salary requirements

• You must be paid at least 42,400 per year, or
  the ongoing rate if your job, whichever is
  higher.
• Every occupation code has its own annual ongoing
  rate.

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How to apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa?

• You will need to apply online. Click here for the
  application form.
• Prove your identity and provide sufficient
  documents
• Submit your application along with the paperwork
• If you are facing trouble understanding the
  eligibility criteria UK Expansion Worker visa,
  you can contact our UK Expansion Worker visa
  expert.

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Cost of a UK Expansion Worker visa

• You will need
• 259 For the application fee
• 624 per year Health surcharge
• 1,270 support yourself in the UK(unless you
  are exempt)

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Processing time of a UK Expansion Worker visa

• Once you apply online, it can take up to
• 3 weeks if youre applying from outside the UK
• 8 weeks if youre applying from within the UK

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How The SmartMove2UK can help?

• If youre looking to expand your business to the
  UK or looking for a Business visa UK from India,
  you can contact our UK immigration lawyers.
• Our UK Expansion Worker visa advisors have
  assisted many business owners and senior
  specialists in understanding the eligibility
  criteria UK Expansion Worker visa and making a
  successful journey to the UK and we can help you
  too.
• Our team is based in India  Mumbai, Delhi, Bengal
  uru, and in the United Kingdom London have been
  assisting clients from all around the world via
  Zoom Skype and also have clients visiting our
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