To be eligible for a UK Expansion Worker Visa you need to:
- already work for an overseas business as either a senior manager or specialist employee
- have a valid certificate of sponsorship from your employer
- have worked for your employer outside the UK for at least 12 months unless you earn over £73,900 per year or are a Japanese national doing work for a Japanese company expanding into the UK
- do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations and
- be paid the minimum eligible salary required for your job which is a minimum of £42,400 per year or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher