Service Supplier 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 employer or sponsor in the UK 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 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 employer tells you that you need one because your job involves researching a sensitive subject at PhD level or higher
- proof of your degree or qualifications
You’ll need a blank page in your passport for your visa if you need to give your biometric information (fingerprints and a photograph) at a visa application centre. You’ll be told if you need to do this when you apply.
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 that you have:
- worked for your overseas employer outside the UK for 12 months
- been doing relevant work for the 12 months immediately before you apply if you’re self-employed
If you’re an overseas employee, 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
If you’re self-employed, you’ll need to show evidence of work you’ve done over this time period. You can provide:
- invoices for work you’ve done
- copies of your business accounts
- an accountant’s letter confirming the activity of the business and its profits
- leases on business premises
- adverts or marketing material for the business
- business or personal bank statements to prove the income of the business