Work Permits & Sponsorship
Employer-sponsored visas across the US H-1B and L-1, UK Skilled Worker route and Malaysia Employment Pass and Tech Pass.
International Migration · Global Mobility
Engineered pathways to work, live and settle in the United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia.
Work Permit Visas is an international immigration consultancy serving professionals, families, founders and employers. We deliver work permits, skilled migration outcomes and permanent residency across the United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia.
By the numbers
- Applications managed
- 12,800+
- Global offices
- 5
- Approval rate
- 97%
- Combined advisory practice
- 15 yrs
Trusted by employers and applicants across the US, UK and Malaysia
JPMorgan
HSBC
Microsoft
Mayo Clinic
NHS England
Grab
Bechtel
Petronas
Practice areas
A complete advisory practice for cross-border careers.
From a single work permit to enterprise mobility programmes, we operate the full immigration lifecycle in-house across the US, UK and Malaysia.
Skilled Migration
Employment-based and points-based migration through US EB-2 NIW, UK Global Talent and Malaysia Residence Pass — Talent.
Permanent Residency
US Green Card, UK Indefinite Leave to Remain and Malaysia RP-T — including residence audits and citizenship roadmaps.
Appeals & Compliance
Administrative review, tribunal representation, sponsor licences and USCIS / Home Office / ESD compliance audits.
Country coverage
Three jurisdictions. One advisory team.
Each market has a resident counsel team and direct relationships with the relevant authorities.
US
United States
The United States offers multiple employment-based immigration pathways, from the H-1B specialty occupation visa to permanent residence through EB-2 and EB-3 categories, plus extraordinary ability routes for top-tier talent.
7 routes · 6–8 months typical
GB
United Kingdom
The UK remains a leading destination for global talent, with a structured sponsor-licence regime, the Global Talent route for high-achievers and a clear path to Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years of qualifying residence.
6 routes · 3 weeks typical
MY
Malaysia
Malaysia is a strategic hub for Southeast Asian expansion, offering the Employment Pass for skilled professionals, the Tech Pass for digital leaders and the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme for long-term residence.
6 routes · 4–6 weeks typical
Services
Mandates across the immigration lifecycle.
Work Permits
End-to-end management of employer-sponsored work authorisation across the United States (H-1B, L-1, O-1), the United Kingdom (Skilled Worker, Health & Care) and Malaysia (Employment Pass, Tech Pass).
Skilled Migration
Employment-based and points-based skilled migration strategy across the US EB-2 NIW, UK Global Talent route and Malaysia's Residence Pass — Talent.
Permanent Residency
Conversion of work and temporary visas into permanent residence and onward citizenship across the US Green Card, UK Indefinite Leave to Remain and Malaysia Residence Pass — Talent.
Sponsor Licences
US DOL labour certification, UK Home Office sponsor-licence applications and Malaysia Expatriate Services Division (ESD) coordination for employers hiring internationally.
Business Immigration
Investor, founder and high-net-worth migration through the US E-2 Treaty Investor, UK Innovator Founder and Malaysia MM2H and Tech Pass programmes.
Family Visas
Partner, child, parent and dependent visas — including the UK Appendix FM route, US family-based Green Card and Malaysia Dependent Pass.
Student Visas
Study pathways to leading universities with post-study work and graduate route conversion planning in the US (F-1 / OPT), UK (Student visa / Graduate visa) and Malaysia.
Appeals & Refusals
Administrative review, motion to reopen, judicial review and tribunal representation following refusal across the US, UK and Malaysia.
Case studies
Outcomes our clients can point to.
United Kingdom · Global Talent
5-year Global Talent visa, family relocated within 9 weeks
A Series-B fintech needed to relocate its CTO from São Paulo to London without disrupting an active funding round. We secured Tech Nation endorsement and a Global Talent visa in 6 weeks.
CTO, Series-B fintech
United States · EB-3 Skilled Worker
24 nurses secured permanent residence via EB-3 in 18 months
A Midwest hospital network engaged us to recruit and onboard 24 internationally qualified nurses under the EB-3 Skilled Worker category, including NCLEX readiness and visa-screen coordination.
Regional Hospital Network
Malaysia · Employment Pass + Tech Pass
18 engineers and tech leads mobilised to Kuala Lumpur in 12 weeks
A Malaysian infrastructure technology firm needed to mobilise 18 senior engineers and digital leads from India, the Philippines and the UK through Employment Pass and Tech Pass routes.
Infrastructure Technology Scale-up
Get started
Speak to a consultant about your migration mandate.
Engagements begin with a confidential strategy call. Within 48 hours you receive a written eligibility opinion and recommended pathway.