Graduate Trainee visa
For recent graduates who are transferring to a UK graduate trainee position with their employer.Your job must be eligible and part of a graduate training programme for a managerial or specialist role.
This visa has replaced the Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa, previously Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee visa.
To qualify for a Graduate Trainee visa, you must:
- be an existing employee of an organisation that’s been approved by the Home Office as a sponsor
- have worked for your sponsor outside the UK for at least 3 months immediately before you apply
- have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the work you will do in the UK
- do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations
- be paid at least £27,300 per year
You can stay in the UK with a Graduate Trainee visa for whichever is shorter of:
- the time given on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days
- 12 months
You cannot extend your visa, but you can apply for another Graduate Trainee visa from outside the UK.
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