Overseas Business & EmployeesAshton Birch Solicitors immigration team provides advice to international businesses and high net worth individuals.”
The United Kingdom is an attractive destination to conduct business. There are a number of reasons for overseas businesses setting up their base in the UK.
Ashton Birch immigration solicitors are experienced in successfully assisting businesses for setting up their presence in the UK whilst enabling them to bring their overseas staff and hiring new staff to expand their presence in the UK.
Ashton Birch immigration team will be happy to discuss your requirements, please contact us by email or telephone.
These special category of visas are developed to facilitate overseas businesses to send their senior management employee to the UK to examine the market place, try to generate business leads to establish a commercial presence of their business in the UK.
The candidate sent to the UK will have full authority to negotiate and take operational decisions on behalf of the overseas business. They can also bring their family members with them to the UK, should they wish.
It is also possible for a director of the overseas company to travel to the UK, which is subject to strict expectations under the immigration rules.
The requirements for these categories of visas are based on a company’s individual background, careful consideration is given during the assessment for:
The general rule for brining migrant workers to the UK is after a business has obtained a sponsorship licence. This requires a business to qualify through certain requirements.
A company with a sponsorship licence will be allocated certificates also known as work permits, as requested by the company. These certificates are from either restricted or unrestricted categories. Which category of certificate applies to a candidate will depend on the type of job requirement and vacancy for the company.
It is possible to bring an employee from your overseas business to fulfil a requirement in the United Kingdom.
A restricted certificate shall require fulfilling the resident labour market test. This involves complying with advertising vacancies as prescribed under the rules. Careful consideration must be given and our immigration team shall assist you with these specific requirements.
Ashton Birch immigration solicitors are experienced and can assist you with each step for your company requirement to ensure that you obtain a sponsorship licence and successful Tier 2 certificates. We will assist you to conduct a full immigration audit and internal processes to ensure that you remain compliant.