The Intra-Company routes enable multinational businesses to transfer non-UK (including from the European Economic Area (EEA)/Switzerland) employees from overseas to a UK branch in order to fill a specific vacancy or undertake training. There are two Intra-Company Routes: the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Route and the Graduate Trainee route.

Key features

• Work: additional part-time employment, voluntary work and study is permitted subject to some restrictions.
• Dependants: the spouse or partner and/or children of ICT and Graduate Trainee migrants 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 will now be able to switch from within the UK into the ICT and Graduate Trainee routes from most other UK immigration routes.
• Remain: leave to remain in the ICT route may be extended to either five years (in any six year period) or nine years (in any ten year period) depending on salary level. Time spent as an ICT or Graduate Trainee migrant does not lead to settlement.

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.

Fixed fees

We work on a fixed fee basis. Our fees for individual ICT applications typically range between £3,200 – £3,800 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 UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) 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.