Global Business Mobility — Move Your People, Open Your Doors

For established overseas businesses transferring staff to the UK, setting up a UK presence, or bringing in specialists for a defined project.

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"Expansion is a strategy — not a formality."

Global Business Mobility

What Global Business Mobility Covers

Global Business Mobility (GBM) is a suite of routes for multinational businesses. Unlike Skilled Worker, GBM is designed for temporary or structured movements — transfers, training, expansion and contractual service delivery.

Each sub-route has its own eligibility rules, and every GBM worker must be sponsored. The routes most businesses use are Senior or Specialist Worker, UK Expansion Worker, Graduate Trainee, Secondment Worker and Service Supplier.

GBM does not directly lead to settlement — but it can be part of a wider strategy alongside Skilled Worker or other routes.

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The GBM Routes

Five Sub-Routes, Five Purposes

Choosing the right sub-route matters — using the wrong one leads to refusals or compliance problems later.

Senior / Specialist Worker
UK Expansion Worker
Graduate Trainee
Secondment Worker
Service Supplier

Plan Your Transfer

Expansion workers need no UK trading history

The UK Expansion Worker route lets an overseas business send a senior employee to establish a UK branch or subsidiary — without needing an existing UK trading presence, though a UK 'footprint' is required.

Each sub-route has specific salary, duration and eligibility rules. We map your situation to the correct route before any application is made.

How It Works

The Process, Step by Step

Map the Movement

We identify the right sub-route for each person you're moving — they may differ.

Licence & CoS

Your sponsorship arrangements are set up or extended, and CoS assigned correctly.

Worker Applications

Each worker's application is prepared with route-specific evidence.

Expansion Support

For UK Expansion Workers, we guide the establishment of your UK presence.

Our Fees

Global Business Mobility Fees

Corporate mobility work is scoped individually — groups and repeat movements are quoted as a package.

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Initial ConsultationMapping your people, routes and timelines. From £100
GBM Worker ApplicationPreparation and submission per worker. POA
Expansion Programme SupportEnd-to-end support establishing a UK presence. POA

"POA" means price on application — quoted in writing before work begins. Home Office fees apply separately. GBM routes do not lead directly to settlement; strategic planning matters if long-term residence is the goal.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Global Business Mobility a route to settlement?

No — GBM visas are temporary and do not count toward the standard five-year settlement route. Workers seeking settlement usually switch to Skilled Worker or another eligible route.

Can we use GBM to open a UK office?

Yes — the UK Expansion Worker route exists precisely for that. It requires a senior employee and evidence of a genuine overseas business with a UK footprint.

How long can GBM workers stay?

Duration limits vary by sub-route, with maximum cumulative periods (for example, Senior/Specialist Worker is generally capped at five years in any six). We plan movements to respect these ceilings.

Can GBM workers bring dependants?

Most GBM sub-routes allow partners and children as dependants, though rules differ slightly between sub-routes.

Do we need a sponsor licence for GBM?

Yes — all GBM workers must be sponsored. The good news is that one licence can cover multiple routes.

What's the difference between GBM and Skilled Worker?

Skilled Worker is for long-term hires into the UK labour market; GBM is for structured, often temporary, corporate movements. Many businesses use both.

Moving People Into or Within the UK?

Tell us who you're moving and why — we'll map the right sub-route, the sponsorship mechanics and the timeline.