Graduate Trainee

This is wonderful news for international students who complete a degree from a UK university.

This visa is for transfers into graduate trainee programmes for specialist roles.

This visa is for transfers into graduate trainee programmes for specialist roles. You need to be a recent graduate with at least 3 months’ experience with your employer overseas.

If you come to the UK on Intra-company transfer visa, you can

work for your sponsor in the job described in your certificate of sponsorship
do a second job in the same profession and at the same level as your main job for up to 20 hours per week
do voluntary work
study as long as it does not interfere with the job you’re sponsored for
travel abroad and return to the UK
bring family members with you


The maximum stay for each type of Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa is:

Long-term Staff (if you earn more than £120,000 a year): 9 years
Long-term Staff (if you earn less than £120,000 a year): 5 years, 1 month
Graduate Trainee: 12 months