You can apply for a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa if:
- your overseas employer has offered you a role in a UK branch of the organisation
- you’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland you meet the other eligibility requirements
Certificate of sponsorship
A certificate of sponsorship holds your personal details and information about the job you’ve been offered. It’s an electronic record, not a paper document. Your sponsor will give you a certificate of sponsorship reference number to add to your application. You can only use your certificate of sponsorship reference number once. You must use it 3 months after getting it.
Appropriate salary
You usually need to be paid at least the minimum salary for your type of visa or the appropriate rate for the job you’re offered - whichever is higher. The minimum salary is:
£41,500 for Long-term Staff
£23,000 for Graduate Trainee
Check the guidance - the salary you need might be different, for example if: you’re extending your Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa you’re working in the UK for less than a year you’ll be paid at an hourly rate you’ll work a set number of hours
Personal savings
You must have £945 in your bank account for 90 days before you apply. This is to prove you can support yourself. You do not need to prove this if you have a fully approved (‘A-rated’) sponsor who can give you at least £945 to cover your costs for a month if you need it. Your sponsor must confirm this on the certificate of sponsorship.
- have a valid certificate of sponsorship for your job
- be paid an ‘appropriate salary’ for your job
- have personal savings so you can support yourself when you arrive in the UK
- show you can travel and your travel history over the last 5 years
- have tuberculosis test results if you’re from a listed country
- be able to show you have worked for your employer outside the UK