Guide on requirements for a UK Expansion Worker visa - The SmartMove2UK

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2022 Guide on requirements for a UK Expansion
Worker visa
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Meeting the requirements for a UK Expansion
Worker visa is crucial! A lack of guidance on
visa requirements and eligibility can lead to an
unsuccessful application. Thats why our UK
Expansion Worker visa experts in Mumbai have
created this detailed guide on requirements for a
UK Expansion Worker visa First, lets quickly
understand the UK Expansion Worker visa
route. What is the UK Expansion Worker
visa? The UK Expansion Worker visa is for foreign
nationals who are taking on work assignments in
the UK. The expansion worker must work for that
foreign company as a senior manager or an expert
and looking to go to the UK for projects related
to expanding the overseas business in the UK. Our
UK Expansion Worker visa experts in India
Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru can assist with your
UK Expansion worker visa application. Contact us
for more information.
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• Benefits of UK Expansion Worker visa
• 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
• Complete access to healthcare in the UK
• Free education for children
• Click here for full details of benefits of UK
  Expansion Worker visa

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Requirements for a UK Expansion Worker
visa Business Requirements For an expansion
worker to qualify for a UK Expansion worker visa
in order to expand their business in the UK
meeting these requirements is crucialThe
business has not yet begun trading in the UK (if
it is, you can apply for a Senior or Specialist
Worker or Skilled Worker visa)The business has
to issue a certificate of sponsorship for the
applicant (including information about the role
they will play in the UKThe applicant must apply
within 3 months of the date mentioned on the
certificate of sponsorshipThe overseas business
is expected to have established a business in 2
years.
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• Sponsor Requirements
• The Expansion worker will require a Certificate
  of Sponsorship (CoS) number to include on the
  application form in order to apply for
  immigration authorization. The overseas company
  that is expanding into the UK and must be given
  permission to hold a UK Expansion Worker sponsor
  licence must allocate the CoS.
• A Certificate of sponsorship is an electronic
  document issued by an employer with a Sponsor
  Licence. This document includes
• The name of the company, employer, applicant (UK
  Expansion Worker visa)
• Type of job, salary offered and allowances (if
  any)
• Details of the job, the employee with conduct in
  the UK
• Registration number (Which you will need when
  making your application)
• Make sure you apply within 3 months of the date
  on your Certificate of Sponsorship. The documents
  are invalid after 3 months.

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Period Requirements A UK Expansion Worker must
have worked for their overseas business/company
for at least 12 months, before applying for the
UK Expansion Worker visa. Qualification
Requirements There are no specific qualification
requirements. As long as you can meet all the
eligibility criteria and requirements, you can
successfully apply for a UK Expansion Worker
visa. Salary Requirements These are the salary
requirements for UK Expansion Workers under the
visa requirementsThe salary of the applicant
must be at least 42,400 annually or the going
rate for that specific job role, whichever is
higher. The annual going rate varies depending on
the occupation code.
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• Financial Requirements
• You must have enough money when you apply for a
  UK Expansion Worker visa to
• Pay the application cost of 259.
• Pay the annual healthcare surcharge, which is
  typically 624.
• Youll typically need to have at least 1,270 on
  hand when you come to the UK to sustain yourself
  (unless youre excluded).
• Language Requirement
• A UK Expansion Worker visa applicant does not
  need to meet the English language requirement.
• Immigration Skills Charge Requirement (Health
  Surcharge)
• Employers are exempt from the Immigration Skills
  Charge if they are approved by the Home Office to
  sponsor a UK Expansion Worker.As part of your
  immigration application, you might be required to
  pay a healthcare surcharge known as the
  immigration health surcharge or IHS.Depending
  on the immigration status youre asking for, you
  may or may not have to pay.

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• List of Documents Required for UK Expansion Visa
• When you apply, youll need to provide
• Reference number from your certificate of
  sponsorship
• A valid passport or other identification that
  shows your identity and nationality
• Your job title and annual salary
• Your jobs occupation code
• Your employers name and sponsor licence number
  (you can find this on your certificate of
  sponsorship)
• Evidence that you have enough personal savings to
  support yourself in the UK, for example bank
  statements
• Proof of your relationship with your partner or
  children if theyre applying with you
• Your tuberculosis test results if youre from a
  listed country

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• Requirements for Partners
• If they qualify, your spouse and children may
  apply to move in with you or remain in the UK as
  your dependents. If they are granted, their
  visa will expire on the same day as yours.Your
  partner will have to prove that
• You have a legally recognized civil union or
  marriage in the United Kingdom.
• When you apply, you must have been in a committed
  partnership for at least two years.
• Requirements for Children
• Your child, who is 16 or older, must
• Unless they are enrolled full time in boarding
  school, college, or university, live with you.
• Not be legally wed, in a civil union, or provide
  financial support for any children.
• You must submit proof of your childs address if
  they reside with you, such as
• A bank statement, credit card bills, a driving
  licence, a document attesting to their NHS
  registration, or an official letter from their
  college or university.

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• While they are in the UK, your partner and kids
  must have enough cash on hand to maintain
  themselves.You, your partner, or your child will
  require
• 285 for your partner
• 315- for one child,
• 200 each additional child
• You, your spouse, or your child must have had
  access to the funds for at least 28 days
  straight. Day 28 must occur within 31 days of
  either your or their visa application.Unless you
  have all been in the UK with a valid visa for at
  least 12 months, youll typically need to provide
  confirmation of this when they apply.

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• Eligibilities of UK Expansion Worker visa
• In order to qualify for the route, you will have
  to meet the eligibility criteria for a UK
  Expansion Worker visa. Here are the 4 major
  eligibility criteria for the route cited by our
  experts
• Have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship from the
  UK employer,
• Have worked for their employer outside the UK,
• Do a job thats on the list of eligible
  occupations,
• Be paid the minimum eligible salary required for
  the job role.
• Click this link for full details on the
  Eligibility criteria to apply for a UK Expansion
  Worker visa

Cost of UK Expansion Worker visa
Pound Detail
259 for the application fee
624 as the health surcharge
1,270 as cost of living in the UK (unless you are exempt)
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• How to apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa
  visa application process
• You will need to apply online for a UK Expansion
  Worker visa. Click here to find the online
  application form.How you need to apply depends
  on
• Whether youre outside the UK (looking to enter
  the UK)
• Whether youre inside the UK (extending your
  current visa)
• Whether youre inside the UK switching from a
  different route
• You must provide identification documentation as
  part of your application. Depending on your
  country of origin and passport type, there are
  many ways to meet this.
• Your options are
• Get the UK Immigration ID Check app to scan
  your identity document (youll also need to
  create or sign in to your UK Visas and
  Immigration (UKVI) account), or
• Take your fingerprints and a photo at a visa
  application centre to get a biometric residence
  permit.
• When you apply, youll be instructed what to do.
• If an appointment is required
• If the visa application centre needs to store
  your passport and supporting paperwork while
  processing your application, you may have to
  travel there (this could be in another country)

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• Switching to UK Expansion Worker Route
• The UK Expansion Worker is valid for 2 years. It
  can be extended for 1 additional year if the
  applicant can meet the following
• The applicant continues to work in the same
  position that was granted to him or her during a
  prior entry or stay permit to the UK.
• The position falls within the same occupational
  category as when the prior authorization to enter
  or remain in the UK was issued.
• The applicant continues to be employed by the
  company that issued them their most recent
  Certificate of Sponsorship.
• The applicants total stay has not yet exceeded
  the maximum.
• It is necessary to apply to amend the visa if the
  applicant switches jobs or employers.

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Need further information or help? Our
UK-qualified immigration lawyers have over a
decade worth of knowledge in assisting many
companies and partnerships to successfully expand
their business to the UK. Whether you are a
small business or a large multinational looking
to expand into the UK, our team can guide you
through the complex immigration journey. Our team
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