Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer)

Intra-Company Transfer Visa

The Intra-company Transfer visa is designed for employees of multinational companies who wish to be transferred to a UK branch of the organisation, either on a long-term basis or for frequent short visits.

As specialists in UK immigration law, JMW can offer a full service to clients that require advice and assistance with their Intra-company Transfer visa applications.

If you would like to know more about the Intra-company Transfer process, contact us by calling 0345 872 6666, or fill in our online enquiry form to request a call back at a time that suits you.

How JMW Can Help

Due to our extensive contacts within the Home Office and visa-issuing posts worldwide, we are well-positioned to successfully and expeditiously manage these applications ensuring the swift movement of workers to the UK.

Our experienced team of immigration solicitors will prepare all documentation and liaise with the Home Office regularly to ensure a successful outcome. We can also work with your employers to ensure they understand the process and have correctly assigned a certificate of sponsorship to you.

With our office conveniently located in the city of London, we can assist clients based within the UK, as well as those based abroad. We are able to provide help throughout the process, with services including document checking, assistance with entry clearance applications abroad, and applications for further leave to remain in the UK.

Types of Intra-Company Visa

There are two types of Intra-company Transfers:

Intra-company Transfer Visa

This visa allows employers to transfer workers to a role in the UK. Employees will need to have worked overseas for their employer for more than 12 months, unless they are going to be paid £73,900 a year or more to work in the UK.

This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff visa.

How long can you stay in the UK with an Intra-company Transfer visa?You are able to stay in the UK with an Intra-company Transfer visa for whichever of these circumstances is shortest:

• The time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days
• Five years
• The length of time that takes you to the maximum total stay allowed

What is the maximum total stay with an Intra-company Transfer visa?
The maximum total stay allowed for an Intra-company Transfer visa is:

• Five years in any six-year period if your salary is less than £73,900 a year
• Nine years in any 10-year period if your salary is £73,900 a year or more

Can an Intra-company Transfer visa be extended?
You can extend your visa or apply for another one up to the maximum total stay. If you have already been in the UK with an Intra-company Transfer visa before your application, this time will be included in your total stay.

Intra-company Graduate Trainee Visa
This visa is for transfers to the UK as part of a graduate training programme for a managerial or specialist role. Graduate trainees will need to have worked overseas for their employer for at least three months immediately before the date they apply.

This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee visa.

How long can you stay in the UK with an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa?
You are able to stay in the UK with an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa for whichever of these circumstances is shortest:

• The time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days
• 12 months
• The length of time that takes you to the maximum stay allowed

What is the maximum total stay with an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa?
The maximum total stay allowed for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa is five years in any six-year period. 

• Can an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa be extended?
• You cannot extend your visa, but you can apply for another Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK. You must have been working for your sponsor outside the UK for at least three months immediately before the date you apply. 

If you have already been in the UK with an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa before your application, this time will be included in your total stay.

Intra-Company Visa Eligibility

To qualify for an Intra-company visa, applicants must:

• Be an existing employee of an organisation that has been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
• Have a certificate of sponsorship from their employer with information about the role they have been offered in the UK
• Be employed for a job that is on the list of eligible occupations
• Be paid at least £41,500 for an Intra-company Transfer visa or at least £23,000 for an Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa