Graduate Trainee
What is the Graduate Trainee route?
The Graduate Trainee route replaces the Intra-Company Graduate Trainee and enables multinational businesses to transfer non-UK employees from overseas to a UK branch in order to undertake training.
Key features
- Work: sponsored role, voluntary work and study is permitted subject to some restrictions.
- Dependants: the spouse or partner and/or children of the Graduate Trainee may join or remain with them in UK as dependants. Generally, these individuals may work and study in the UK subject to certain restrictions.
- Switching: switching to this route from inside the UK is not permitted due the requirement for applicants to have worked for the overseas entity of their sponsor for at least 3 months immediately before their application.
- Remain: leave to remain in the Graduate Trainee route may be extended for up to a year after which graduates would be expected to move to another category within the Global Business Mobility or other permissible categories under the UK immigration rules. Time spent as a Graduate Trainee does not lead to settlement.
How we can help
We work with businesses of all sizes to ensure a smooth transition of overseas employees to positions in the UK. From working with the employer to assign the necessary Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to managing the employee’s application process, we provide high-level service to ensure the best possible outcome.
Our legal fees
Fixed fees
We work on a fixed fee basis. Our fees for individual Graduate Trainee applications typically range between £3,750 – £5,000 plus VAT and disbursements depending upon the issues, urgencies and complexities involved.
Disbursements
You can expect the main disbursements to include:
- Home Office filing fees (click here for the government’s visa/entry clearance fee calculator and here for a list of all Home Office fees);
- Immigration Health Surcharge fees, if applicable;
- Optional premium service fees for in-country and out-of-country applications; and
- Other ancillary disbursements such as Ecctis fees, biometric enrolment, translations, courier and postage charges, etc.
Dependants
For dependant application fees, please refer to our Dependants section. Dependants typically incur the same disbursements as main applicants.
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