The Senior or Specialist Worker replaces the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) route and allows overseas senior managers or specialist employees to work for a UK business linked to their employer overseas.

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 Senior or Specialist Worker 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: migrants can switch from within the UK into the Senior or Specialist Worker route from most other UK immigration routes.
• Remain: leave to remain in the Senior or Specialist Worker route may be extended to either five years (in any six-year period) or nine years (in any 10-year period) depending on salary level. Time spent as a Senior or Specialist Worker does not lead to settlement.

We provide a full-service approach tailored to the specific needs of each client with at least two principal lawyers assigned to each matter to ensure that responsive, high-level service is maintained throughout the process.

Fixed fees

We work on a fixed fee basis. Our fees for individual Senior or Specialist Worker applications typically range between £4,500 – £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.