Intra Company Transfer

To be eligible job qualify for an Intra Company Transfer visa, you must meet specific requirements.

You must have been offered a role to work for a UK branch of the company that you are employed by. Your employer will be your sponsor and therefore must have a valid Sponsor Licence. You must have received a valid Certificate of Sponsorship which proves this.

Further requirements of the Intra Company Transfer visa are as follows:

• You must meet the minimum income requirement, proving that your salary meets a certain threshold
• You must demonstrate that you are able to financially support yourself during your stay in the UK through having the required savings
• You must show your travel history for the previous five years
• You must prove that you have worked for your employer outside of the UK for at least 12 months

The UK Intra Company Transfer visa offers two routes, depending on your eligibility and how long you wish to remain in the UK for. There are both long-term and short-term forms of the Intra Company Transfer Visa.

The two types of ICT visa are described below.

Long-Term ICT visa

This is for established workers who are transferring to a skilled role in a UK branch of their employing company.

As mentioned above, you must have worked for your employer for a period of at least twelve months prior to applying for this visa. There is an exception if your salary is set to be above £73,900 annually – in this case, you do not need to meet the twelve month requirement.

The ICT Graduate Trainee – Short-Term visa

This route is for workers who are being transferred by the company they work for to undertake a role in the UK as part of a structured graduate training programme.

So if you have recently graduated with at least three months of experience with your employer, you may be eligible to transfer to a graduate trainee programme in the UK in order to take up a specialist role.

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Our immigration lawyers in Manchester can assess your eligibility for either the long-term graduate trainee ict visa or short-term graduate trainee Intra Company Transfer visa.

For an Intra Company Transfer Visa, your UK sponsor will be your employer.

Your employer must hold a valid Intra Company Transfer Visa sponsor licence in order to qualify as your sponsor.

To prove this, you will be required to provide your Certificate of Sponsorship within your application form. The Certificate of Sponsorship provides details to the Home Office regarding the other job offer that you have been offered in the UK and the salary that you will earn etc.

There is a minimum income requirement for the Intra Company Transfer Visa. These are typically:

• £23,000 for short-term graduate trainees
• £41,500 for long-term employees

If you are working for under twelve months, you may find that the minimum salary requirement is different. This depends on your work permit and personal circumstances.

Personal Savings

You are similarly required to demonstrate that you have at least £945 in your bank account for 90 successive days prior to applying for the ICT Visa.

However, if your sponsor is an A-rated sponsor who is able to provide you with £945 to financially support yourself for one month in the UK, you may not need to prove that you have this amount in personal savings.

Once your application for an Intra Company Transfer visa has been accepted by the Home Office, you are able to bring your family to live with you in the UK as your dependents.

This includes your spouse or partner, any civil or unmarried partners, any child under 18 or a child over 18 if they are currently in the UK as a dependent.

It is important to note that any of your dependents must have £630 available within their bank accounts – this money must have been in either your own or your dependent’s bank accounts for 3 months prior to applying.

If you would like to find out more about bringing a dependent to the UK under an Intra Company Transfer visa, our immigration lawyers in Manchester can help. Contact us today on 0161 826 9783.

Our OISC-accredited immigration specialists are highly experienced in preparing and submitting every other visa type of of UK visa application, including work visas such as the Intra Company Transfer visa.

We are equipped with the knowledge, skill level, and experience to provide you with the best chance of success. We know what makes a strong UK visa application and which common mistakes to avoid.

Similarly, we can ensure that you provide the required level of supporting documentation within your application – insufficient documentation is a common reason for visa rejections by the Home Office.

We will also provide a Letter of Representation with your Intra Company Transfer visa application, outlining the highlights and key strengths of your particular case.

We can also provide expert guidance and will determine whether your UK sponsor is meeting the necessary eligibility requirements. Contact us today on 0161 826 9783.