GBM Service Supplier

The Service Supplier route allows you to sponsor overseas workers undertaking temporary work assignments in the UK.

The worker must be either:

• A contractual service supplier employed by an overseas service provider, or
• An independent professional established outside the UK, where the work is part of a contract covered by one of the UK’s international trade agreements.

Eligibility for the Service Supplier Route
To be eligible under the Service Supplier route, you must:

• Be aged 18 or over.
• Be currently working as or for an overseas service provider that will supply services to your UK sponsor.
• Have worked as or for an overseas service provider outside the UK for a cumulative period of 12 months.
• Ensure that your UK sponsor has a contract with an overseas service provider, which has been registered with the Home Office, and under which you, as a Service Supplier, will work.
• Have a valid Certificate of Sponsorship issued by your UK sponsor for the job you intend to do.
• Have a genuine job offer.
• Ensure that the job is at an appropriate skill level.
• Ensure that the job is skilled to at least RQF Level 6 (equivalent to a graduate-level role), unless you are employed by an overseas service provider supplying one of the following services:
  • Fashion and modelling – no qualification required
  • Chef de cuisine – an advanced technical qualification required
  • Entertainment services (excluding audio-visual services under the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement) – no qualification required
  • Management consulting services and services related to management consulting – must have a university degree (equivalent level technical qualifications are not permitted)
  • Advertising or translation – must have relevant qualifications
  • Technical testing and analysis – must have a university degree or a relevant technical qualification
• Have professional experience in the sector in which you will supply services:
  • 3 years’ experience for most roles.
  • 6 years’ experience if supplying chef de cuisine services under the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement.
  • 6 years’ experience if you are a self-employed overseas service provider.
• Satisfy a nationality requirement.
• Have enough money to support yourself without relying on public funds.
• Provide a valid TB certificate, if required.

Dependents
Your dependents (partner and children) can join you under this visa; however, they must meet the relationship and financial requirements.

Application Costs

• £319 Home Office application fee
• Annual Immigration Health Surcharge: £1,035 per year

In addition to these fees, you are typically expected to have at least £1,270 in a personal account to show that you can financially support yourself.

This route does not lead to a settlement.