Business and employee eligibility assessment
The Expansion Worker visa is a method of establishing a UK business presence without an existing sponsor licence. It allows a senior employee to enter the UK to set up the entity ahead of standard sponsorship, thus letting overseas businesses use this route before transitioning to full Skilled Worker licence.
Business and employee eligibility assessment
UK business structuring guidance
Sponsor licence application preparation
Certificate of Sponsorship guidance
The Expansion Worker visa allows overseas businesses to send a senior employee to the UK to establish a new branch, subsidiary or presence for the business, as a precursor to obtaining a full sponsor licence. It is designed specifically for businesses that do not yet have a trading presence in the UK