GBM Secondment Worker overseas-employment requirement reduced from 12 to 6 months

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom

Operative dateApril 8, 2026

CategoryLabour migration / intra-corporate & contract mobility

Policy toolEligibility requirement relaxation

Affected groupSeconded corporate transferees / foreign workers

Policy effect

Reduced the required minimum period of prior overseas employment with the overseas business from 12 months down to 6 months for individuals applying under the GBM Secondment Worker route.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Reduced the required minimum period of prior overseas employment with the overseas business from 12 months down to 6 months for individuals applying under the GBM Secondment Worker route.

Official source excerpt

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Previously, applicants must have worked for their overseas employer for at least 12 months. We are reducing this qualifying period to six months to provide greater flexibility for businesses and attract more high-value contracts to the UK. … The following paragraphs shall take effect on 8 April 2026. In relation to those changes, if an application for entry clearance, for an Electronic Travel Authorisation, for permission to enter or for permission to stay, a claim, or an application for administrative review has been made before 8 April 2026, such applications will be decided in accordance with the Immigration Rules in force on 7 April 2026: • APP GBM6 to APP GBM8 … The Global Business Mobility (GBM) Secondment Worker route allows overseas employers who have a high-value contract or investment with a UK organisation, worth at least £50 million, to temporarily send their workers to the UK. … APP GBM6. In SEC 7.2(b), for “12 months” substitute “6 months”. APP GBM7. In SEC 7.3, for “12 months” substitute “6 months”. APP GBM8. In SEC 7.3(a), for “12 months” substitute “6 months”.

UK Home OfficeStatement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1691 and explanatory memorandum, effective 8 April 2026Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1619-5-march-2026/explanatory-memorandum-to-the-statement-of-changes-in-the-immigration-rules-hc-1691-5-march-2026-accessible

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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GBM Secondment Worker overseas-employment requirement reduced from 12 to 6 months

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2026