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About United Kingdom

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Whether you’re looking to visit, live or work in United Kingdom—we can support your immigration needs at every stage of your journey.

​​If you’re a foreign national looking to visit, live and/or work in the United Kingdom, several options are available.

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  • Business Visits: If you're looking to visit the United Kingdom on business and are not visa exempt, you'll need to secure a Business Visitor Visa before you travel. While business visits are legally possible for up to six cumulative months in a 12-month period, any trip over six consecutive weeks or with frequent visits per month will most likely be reviewed by an immigration professional. As a business visitor to the UK, you'll need to make sure you limit your activities to those that are permissible in business visitor status and you may consider carrying a support letter confirming the nature and duration of your stay.

  • Work Authorization: The main work authorization categories are the Skilled Worker visa, for skilled workers with a local job offer; and the Intra-company Transfer visa, for intracompany transfers.

  • Internships/Traineeships/Exchange Programs: If you're looking to work temporarily in the United Kingdom to gain work experience, training, learn a new language or conduct research, several options are available. The Intra-company Graduate Trainee visa is suitable if you're transferred to the UK as part of a graduate training program for a managerial or specialist role. To qualify, your employer must be approved as a sponsor and your role must be on the list of eligible occupations. The Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa (previously Tier 5 GAE Sponsorship or T5 GAE) - is also available to EEA nationals and non-EEA nationals for short-term work experience/internship programmes. To qualify, you must be sponsored by an approved government-authorised exchange scheme and meet other eligibility requirements. Fragomen is an authorised sponsor for the International Internship Scheme. For more information about Fragomen's International Internship Scheme, please email the team at ukinternships@fragomen.com.

  • Self-employment: If you’re an investor or start-up company owner, you may be eligible for the Start-up/Innovator visa and the Global Talent visa. Your dependents can accompany you to the UK under these work authorization options. If you’re an EU national based in an EU country and meet the requirements, you may be eligible for a Tier 5 International Agreement visa for up to 12 months to provide services in the United Kingdom.​ 

 

Fragomen can also consult on citizenship matters and, as permitted within the confines of local law, may be able to offer citizenship assistance.

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The Value Added Tax Number of Fragomen LLP: GB 815 394 716. Fragomen LLP at its registered office address of 1st Floor, 95 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NA (tel +44 (0) 207 090 9100) (fax +44 (0) 207 090 9101). Fragomen LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC324170 and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA ID 459836. The term partner is used to refer to a Member of Fragomen LLP or an employee with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the Members of Fragomen LLP is displayed at the above address together with a list of those non-members and their qualifications who are designated as partners. Our professional rules may be accessed at http://www.sra.org.uk/handbook. Our VAT registration number is GB815394716. Our address for service is below.

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