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PRACTICE NOTES
The Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) route
The Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) route enables individuals to come to the UK on a short-term basis via Home Office-approved exchange schemes. These schemes fall into four programme types:
Work experience, encompassing volunteering, job shadowing, and internships
Training in science and/or medicine, or instruction delivered by HM Armed Forces or UK emergency services
Research and fellowships for participants engaged in scientific, academic, medical, or government research at a UK Higher Education Provider or another research institution operating with the approval of a relevant government department
Participation in an overseas government language programme
For work experience schemes, the maximum permitted stay is 12 months, while all other programme types allow up to 24 months. The GAE route sits within the Temporary Worker category. Under the pre-Brexit Points-Based System, and up to 30 November 2020, it was known as Tier 5
Immigration
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