Secondment Worker visa (Global Business Mobility)
Documents you'll need to apply
When you apply you’ll need to provide:
- your certificate of sponsorship reference number - your UK sponsor will give you this
- a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality
- your job title and your job’s occupation code
- the name of your sponsor and their sponsor licence number - this will be on your certificate of sponsorship
- evidence that you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK, for example bank statements (unless your certificate of sponsorship shows your sponsor can support you)
- proof of your relationship with your partner or children if they’re applying with you
- your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a listed country
Ask your UK sponsor for a copy of your certificate of sponsorship if you do not have one.
Other documents you might need
Depending on your circumstances, you might be asked to provide:
- evidence you’ve worked for your employer outside the UK
- a valid ATAS certificate if your sponsor tells you that you need one because your job involves researching a sensitive subject at PhD level or higher
If your documents are not in English or Welsh you’ll also need to provide a certified translation.
Evidence you’ve worked for your employer outside the UK
After you apply you might be asked to show you’ve worked for your overseas employer outside the UK for 6 months.
If you’re asked, you’ll need to show you’ve been paid by your employer over this time period. You can provide:
- printed payslips
- online payslips supported by a letter from your sponsor signed by a senior staff member
- bank or building society statements
- a building society pass book