The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as a business visitor are varied and do depend on which category they intend to enter. Below are an example of some of the permissible activities under this route :
- To represent overseas news media including as a journalist, correspondent, producer or cameraman provided he is employed or paid by an overseas company and is gathering information for an overseas publication
- To be a secondee to a UK company which is directly contracted with the visitor's overseas company, with which it has no corporate relationship, to provide goods or services, provided the secondee remains employed and paid by the overseas company throughout the secondee's visit
- To act as an adviser, consultant, trainer or trouble shooter, to the UK branch of the same group of companies as the visitor's overseas company, provided the visitor remains employed and paid by the overseas company and does not undertake work, paid or unpaid with the UK company's clients
- Partake in one-off training on techniques and work practices used in the UK
Harbour HR can discuss options under this route and ensure your candidate meets the requirements, and has the appropriate documentation in place to obtain the correct visa
