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JLL: does its 12-month placement programme sponsor a UK visa?

No12-month Placement Programme

No. JLL does not sponsor its 12-month placement programme for international students who need a visa. The FAQ on the JLL UK early careers page, which covers graduate, apprentice, intern and placement roles, refuses sponsorship and rules out anyone on a time-limited visa. Students on a Student visa who would need sponsorship cannot join the placement.

Sponsors grads?
No
Pay vs threshold
Not published
Opportunity
placement
2027 cycle
Placement roles open 8 December 2026 for four weeks, with the closing deadline on each role; placements start July 2027
Confidence
medium

JLL 12-month Placement Programme: at a glance

JLL's UK 1-year placement is a paid, full-time role giving students extended hands-on experience, with placements offered in the Quantity Surveying and Residential pathways. Intern and placement roles across the UK open on 8 December 2026, applications stay open for four weeks, and assessment centres are planned for February and March. Source

Duration
1 year“Our 1-year placement is a paid, full-time role for students in their penultimate year of university”Source
Start date
July 2027“Intern and Placement roles will start in July 2027”Source
Who can apply
Students in their penultimate year of university, or on a sandwich degree requiring a year of work experience in industry, with unrestricted right to work full time in the UK“Our 1-year placement is a paid, full-time role for students in their penultimate year of university or those completing a ‘sandwich’ degree with a requirement to complete 1 year of work experience in industry.”Source

How JLL recruits

2027 intake. 4 stages, from JLL's own careers pages, checked 2026-10-09. Test providers are named only where JLL names them.

  1. Online application

    Application form

    Application form with optional contextual recruitment survey submitted through employer's careers platform.

    “Application form applied through our Early Careers website and optional contextual recruitment survey”
    Source

  2. Video interview

    Recorded video interview, pymetrics

    Self-recorded competency-based video interview assessing analytical skills, diversity and inclusion, adaptability and organisation.

    • Pymetrics
    “Pymetrics self-recorded competency-based video interview”
    SourceHow to prepare for a one-way video interview

  3. Assessment Centre

    Assessment centre

    In-person assessment centre with group exercise, interview, written exercise and presentation. Excel test may also be included for certain pathways.

    “In person Assessment Centre- which consists of Group exercise, interview, written exercise and presentation for all pathways aside from Residential where an Excel test may also be included”
    Source

  4. Offer decision

    Offer

    Offer or decision communicated within 2 weeks of assessment centre.

    “Offer or decision within 2 weeks of the assessment centre”
    Source

Every programme and stage at JLL

“Unfortunately for these level roles we are unable to offer sponsorship. You must have unrestricted right to work full time in the UK for the entire duration of the program applied for. This includes that we cannot accept applicants who are on graduate visas or any other time-limited visas.”
JLL, from its own careers pages
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What JLL publishes about this programme

Checked against JLL's own careers pages on 2026-10-24. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

  • Visa sponsorship policy: published
  • Application dates: published
  • Programme description: published
  • Duration and start date: published
  • Who can apply: published
  • Pay: not published
  • Locations: not published
  • Degree requirement: not published
  • Recruitment stages: published

More early careers programmes at JLL

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-10-24. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does JLL sponsor visas for its 12-month placement programme?

No. JLL does not sponsor its 12-month placement programme for international students who need a visa. The FAQ on the JLL UK early careers page, which covers graduate, apprentice, intern and placement roles, refuses sponsorship and rules out anyone on a time-limited visa. Students on a Student visa who would need sponsorship cannot join the placement.

What is the JLL 12-month placement programme?

JLL's UK 1-year placement is a paid, full-time role giving students extended hands-on experience, with placements offered in the Quantity Surveying and Residential pathways. Intern and placement roles across the UK open on 8 December 2026, applications stay open for four weeks, and assessment centres are planned for February and March.

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

When do applications open for the JLL 12-month placement programme?

Placement roles open 8 December 2026 for four weeks, with the closing deadline on each role; placements start July 2027. Checked on 2026-10-24 against JLL's own site.

How long is the JLL 12-month placement programme?

1 year, according to JLL's own careers information.

When does the JLL 12-month placement programme start?

July 2027, according to JLL's own careers information.

Who can apply for the JLL 12-month placement programme?

Students in their penultimate year of university, or on a sandwich degree requiring a year of work experience in industry, with unrestricted right to work full time in the UK, according to JLL's own careers information.

How should I confirm JLL's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on JLL's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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