The applicants who would like to apply for this visa category must be a senior employee of an overseas business. They must come to the UK to begin a new branch of the business they are working for. It may also be a sub-operational entity of the applicant’s employer. The crucial criterion is that the applicant must be able to take operational decisions on behalf of the employer overseas. The initial visa permit time frame for this visa category is 2 years. After that, the applicant may be able to apply for another 3 years and after this period, they might be qualified to apply for indefinite leave to stay in the UK.