Employers, overseas businesses and skilled workers
Business immigration advice
Practical advice on the work routes that may allow a business to bring or keep people in the UK.
The UK has several work routes for skilled workers and for overseas businesses sending staff to the UK, including the Skilled Worker route and the Global Business Mobility routes. Most require a sponsoring employer.
Which route applies depends on the role, the business and the individual. The requirements, including salary and skill thresholds, change regularly. Official guidance on every UK immigration route is published on GOV.UK. The rules change regularly, so we check the current position before advising.
Who this may be relevant to
- UK employers recruiting from overseas
- Overseas businesses sending staff to the UK
- Overseas businesses establishing a UK presence
- Skilled workers with a job offer from a UK sponsor
Routes we can advise on
- Skilled Worker
- Sponsored employment in an eligible role meeting the skill and salary requirements.
- Global Business Mobility
- Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier and Secondment Worker routes.
- Scale-up
- The route for workers joining a qualifying fast-growing UK business.
- Founder routes
- How the Innovator Founder route compares for people starting a business.
How Resolve can help
- Identify which routes may fit the role and the business
- Explain the employer's and the worker's obligations
- Prepare worker visa applications
- Coordinate with sponsor licence advice where a licence is needed
How a business immigration matter usually begins
First contact
Tell us briefly about your circumstances and what you are trying to achieve. Please do not send documents at this stage.
Initial discussion
We carry out our conflict and identity checks, then discuss the route, the main requirements and how we charge.
Reviewing the position
We review the role, the business and the individual to identify the routes that may apply.
Next steps
We agree in writing what we will do. Decisions are made by the Home Office, and no outcome or processing time can be guaranteed.
Working with Resolve
- Plain explanations of the requirements and the risks before anything is submitted
- Honest advice where another route may be more suitable, or where an application is unlikely to meet the rules
- Clear communication about your matter and the next steps
- Based in Watford, advising clients across Hertfordshire, London and England & Wales
Where we act
Our office is in Watford, Hertfordshire. We advise on UK immigration matters for clients in Hertfordshire, London and elsewhere, and can communicate by telephone, video and email where appropriate.
Frequently asked questions
Which immigration matters does Resolve deal with?
We offer a selected range of immigration services: Global Talent and Innovator Founder visas, spouse and partner visas, business immigration, sponsor licences, Indefinite Leave to Remain and British citizenship.
If your matter falls outside these services we will tell you promptly so that you can find the right adviser.
What is the first step in an immigration matter?
Tell us in outline about your circumstances, your current immigration status and any deadline. We carry out conflict and identity checks before advising substantively and will explain how we charge.
Please do not send passports or other documents with your first enquiry.
Start Your Enquiry
Tell us briefly what has happened and what you need. Email and telephone are both required so we can respond in the way that suits you.