The UK route

How the three of you fit together in the UK

At Thomson Reuters. Here is how the work permission actually works.

YouThe companyA licensed scheme
  1. A UK company offers you a placement.
  2. They can't sponsor you. No employer can, on this route.
  3. They register with a licensed scheme instead.
  4. The scheme sponsors you. Then you file one application.

This plan assumes BUNAC, one of the largest — which is why some steps say “BUNAC's requirement”.

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This is information about published rules, not legal advice. It cannot tell you whether an application will succeed, and it is not a substitute for an adviser who knows your history.