United Kingdom•Europe15-21 days
2,875 GBP
1 year
Yes
Required
Not Specified
No
Not Required
For workers on a temporary secondment to a UK employer as part of a high-value contract.
The Secondment Worker visa is a UK Global Business Mobility route for overseas employees temporarily seconded to a UK sponsor under a high-value contract. The overseas employer and UK sponsor need not be in the same corporate group — the visa covers third-party commercial contracts worth at least £50 million.
Stay is up to 2 years (initial 12 months, one extension). Requires 6 months prior overseas employment and a £50 million contract. No salary threshold, no English test, and no Immigration Skills Charge. Dependants may accompany and work freely. No PR pathway; time does not count toward settlement.
This visa is ideal for overseas employees seconded to deliver a major UK commercial contract, who need a temporary work permit without pursuing settlement.
Application fee | 340 GBP |
Immigration Health Surcharge | 1,035 GBP |
Priority service | 500 GBP |
Super-priority service | 1,000 GBP |
| Standard (outside UK) | 2 weeks – 3 weeks |
| Standard (extension, inside UK) | 1 month – 2 months |
| Priority | 5 days |
| Super-priority | 1 day |
| Initial grant | 1 year |
Visas you can typically switch to from this status.
United KingdomAge 18 or over
Current employee of an overseas organisation with a high-value contract with a UK-licensed sponsor
At least 6 months of qualifying overseas employment with that employer (outside the UK)
Valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from an A-rated UK sponsor
Job must be on the Appendix Skilled Occupations list (GBM-eligible codes)
Overseas employer's contract with the UK sponsor must be worth at least £50 million total
Apply within 3 months of receiving the Certificate of Sponsorship
£1,270 in bank account for 28 consecutive days (unless sponsor certifies maintenance or applicant held UK visa 12+ months)
TB test certificate if from a designated country
Job Offer
Required
Min. Savings
1,270 EUR
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) reference number.
Valid passport or travel document.
Job title and annual salary.
Job's occupation code.
Name of the sponsor and sponsor licence number.
Evidence of 12 months' employment with the overseas employer.
Evidence of personal savings (if required).
Proof of relationship for dependants (if applicable).
Tuberculosis test results (if required).
ATAS certificate (if the job involves sensitive research).
| Online application form only (no paper form) — submitted via the UKVI online portal | — |
| Application Steps | Receive Certificate of Sponsorship reference number from UK sponsor; Confirm job occupation code is … | gov.uk |
| Fee Breakdown | Application fee: 340 GBP; Immigration Health Surcharge: 1035 GBP; Priority service: 500 GBP; Super-p… | gov.uk |
| Fee Breakdown · Application fee · amount | 319 | workpermitcloud.co.uk |
| Fees | £319 application fee + £1,035/year Immigration Health Surcharge | workpermitcloud.co.uk |
| Forms | Online application form only (no paper form) — submitted via the UKVI online portal | gov.uk |
| Included Nationalities | — | gov.uk |
| Job Offer Required | true | gov.uk |
| Application Portal | https://apply-to-visit-or-stay-in-the-uk.homeoffice.gov.uk/ | apply-to-visit-or-stay-in-the-uk.homeoffice.gov.uk |
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