Graduate Trainee Visa 👇

🏢 1. What It Is The Graduate Trainee Visa is a specific immigration route under the Global Business Mobility category. It allows multinational companies to transfer their existing employees to a UK branch for a structured, high-level graduate training programme.

This visa is designed for temporary assignments and allows a maximum stay of 12 months. It is important to note that this route does not lead to settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain) and cannot be extended from within the UK.

📜 2. Who Can Apply This visa is not for new hires; it is for existing employees of a multinational organisation. To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Be an existing employee of the sponsor group and have worked for them outside the UK for a continuous period of at least 3 months immediately before applying.
• Be part of a structured graduate training programme that leads to a senior managerial or specialist position.
• Be transferred by their overseas employer to a linked UK branch of the same organisation.
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🔑 3. Key Requirements To successfully apply for a Graduate Trainee Visa, several strict conditions must be met:

• Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS): A valid CoS from a licensed UK sponsor is mandatory. The sponsor must be authorised by the Home Office to sponsor under the Global Business Mobility routes.
• Job at Appropriate Skill Level: The role in the UK must be skilled to at least RQF Level 6, which is equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree level.
• Salary Requirement: The applicant’s salary must meet a minimum threshold. The annual salary must be at least £25,410 or the specified 'going rate' for that specific occupation, whichever is higher.
• Financial Requirement: The applicant must demonstrate that they have enough personal savings to support themselves in the UK, unless their sponsor certifies their maintenance on the CoS.