Get your UK Expansion Worker Visa Business Plan that is fully compliant with requirements of the endorsement body

To qualify for a Scale-up Worker visa, applicant must:

1. have a confirmed job offer to work for an approved scale-up business for at least 6 months
2. have a ‘sponsorship certificate’ from employer with information about the role offered in the UK
3. have a job offer to do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations
4. be paid a minimum salary in the new job

Applicant can stay in the UK with a UK Expansion Worker visa for whichever is shorter of:

1. 12 months after the start date of the job on sponsorship certificate
2. Time given on sponsorship certificate plus 14 days

If the applicant wants to stay longer in the UK, they can extend their visa by 12 months. The maximum time any applicant can stay in the UK on a UK Expansion Worker visa is 2 years.

To be eligible for an extension of your UK Expansion Worker visa, all of the following criteria must be met:

1. Applicant is currently in the same job as when the initial permission to enter or remain in the UK was granted
2. Applicant’s job falls under the same occupation code as when the initial permission to enter or remain in the UK was granted
3. Applicant is still employed by the employer who provided current certificate of sponsorship
4. Applicant has not exceeded the maximum total stay permitted.