Global Business Mobility from 2 November 2026
The Isle of Man Immigration Service will be introducing the Global Business Mobility (GBM) route which will come in to operation on 2 November 2026 [SD 2026/0102] with the corresponding updated Sponsor Licensing Policy. The route will act as an umbrella introducing five temporary worker visa categories for businesses to temporarily transfer staff to the Isle of Man for specific roles, set up IoM branches and provide services under international trade agreements, with the different routes having specific skill, salary, and duration requirements.
In practice, the Global Business Mobility routes ensure the Island honours obligations in trade deals (for example, Word Trade Organisation of Free Trade Agreements) by allowing service suppliers and secondees to enter under agreed terms.
The five visa categories are:
- Senior or Specialist Worker: For transferring senior managers or specialists to an existing Isle of Man branch
- Expansion Worker: For senior managers/specialists setting up a new Isle of Man presence for an overseas business
- Graduate Trainee: For those on a graduate training program within a company
- Secondment Worker: For workers seconded to the Isle of Man under specific high-value contracts
- Service Supplier: For contractual service suppliers or independent professionals under international trade agreements applicable to the Isle of Man.
Introducing the Global Business Mobility route will mean the current Intra-Company Transfer visa (ICT) within the Worker Migrant route will close to new applicants at the same time the Global Business Mobility route it introduced. Those already holding valid immigration leave under the current Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Immigration Rules will remain on this route and any settlement rights available to them under paragraph 3.4 of Appendix W of the Immigration Rules will still apply.
