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Internal Transfer Request

Apply to move team, site or role internally: the destination, why, the release date, who covers the current work and both managers' sign-off.

A ready-to-use human resources form for HR, people ops and hiring managers: 28 questions, 2 pages, 4 conditional rules.

Questions
28
Pages
2
Layouts
classic · card
Time to complete
≈ 7 min
Conditional rules
4
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Page 1 of 2 — Now and next

Where you are, and where you want to be

Are you in a probation period?
Are you applying for a specific vacancy?

This template runs as a straight sequence — no branching rules.

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  • Payment items priced — passingEvery payment question charges a real amount, so a submission always records a payment.
  • Conditional logic resolves — passingEvery rule points at a question or page that exists in this template.
  • Legal text not required — passingThis template collects neither health nor regulated financial information.
  • Question labels unique — passingLogic and exports address questions by label, so duplicates are ambiguous.

What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

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Who this template is for

Internal Transfer Request is built for HR, people ops and hiring managers who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record.

  • HR, people ops and hiring managers working in human resources.
  • Teams who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are candidates and employees — the form asks them 28 questions across 2 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 17 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • Conditional logic hides 4 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 2 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Internal Transfer Request lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features conditional validation: if “Are you applying for a specific vacancy?” is Yes, “Vacancy reference or job title” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Does the move change your work location?” is Yes, “Would you need relocation support?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Does the move change your hours or pattern?” is Yes, “The hours or pattern you would move to” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Are you in a probation period?” is Yes, “Probation end date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Internal moves fall apart in the gap between two managers: one has agreed to take someone, the other has not agreed to release them, and nobody wrote down a date. This form closes that gap. It records where the employee is now — role, team, site, manager, time in post — and where they want to go, including whether they are applying to a specific advertised vacancy or expressing interest in a team. It asks for the reason and the skills that transfer, since an internal application still needs a case. Then it deals with release: the earliest date the employee could move, the notice their current team needs, what is in flight, and who could pick it up. Pay, hours and location changes are asked about openly rather than assumed to stay the same, and a relocation question appears only when the site changes. The final page is two sign-offs with dates: the releasing manager and the receiving manager. Until both are recorded the move is a conversation, not a plan.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Now and next

  • Your namerequired
  • Current job titlerequired
  • Current team and siterequired
  • Current managerrequired
  • Date you started in this rolerequired
  • Are you in a probation period?required
  • Probation end date
  • Are you applying for a specific vacancy?required
  • Vacancy reference or job title
  • Team or department you want to move torequired
  • Receiving manager, if known
  • Why you want to moverequired
  • Skills and experience you would bringrequired

Page 2 — Release, terms and sign-off

  • Earliest date you could moverequired
  • Notice your current team would need
  • Work in flight and who could pick it uprequired
  • Does the move change your hours or pattern?required
  • The hours or pattern you would move to
  • Does the move change your work location?required
  • Would you need relocation support?
  • Do you understand pay may be reviewed for the new role?required
  • Anything else HR should know
  • Releasing manager decision
  • Date releasing manager responded
  • Receiving manager decision
  • Date receiving manager responded
  • Employee signaturerequired
  • Date submittedrequired

28 questions in total.

Example of a completed internal transfer request form

This shows how an employee applies to move team and how release is planned between two managers.

Current job title
Sales Support Assistant
Current team and site
Customer Operations, Leeds office
Are you applying for a specific vacancy?
Yes
Vacancy reference or job title
Account Coordinator, VAC-2201
Team or department you want to move to
Key Accounts
Why you want to move
I want more direct client contact and have covered this team during absences twice.
Earliest date you could move
1 May 2026
Work in flight and who could pick it up
The renewals tracker could pass to Dan, who already has access.
Does the move change your work location?
No

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How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 4 conditional rules, grouped into 4 behaviours driven by 4 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Are you applying for a specific vacancy?”

  • Makes answers required

    If “Are you applying for a specific vacancy?” is Yes, “Vacancy reference or job title” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Does the move change your work location?”

  • Makes answers required

    If “Does the move change your work location?” is Yes, “Would you need relocation support?” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Does the move change your hours or pattern?”

  • Makes answers required

    If “Does the move change your hours or pattern?” is Yes, “The hours or pattern you would move to” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Are you in a probation period?”

  • Makes answers required

    If “Are you in a probation period?” is Yes, “Probation end date” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Ask for two sign-offs, not one

    A move only exists when the releasing manager and the receiving manager have both answered, with dates.

  2. 2

    Separate a vacancy from an expression of interest

    They are handled differently, and mixing them is why internal applicants often hear nothing back.

  3. 3

    Deal with release in the form

    Work in flight and a named successor turn a request into something a current manager can realistically agree to.

  4. 4

    Be honest about pay and hours

    Saying up front that terms may be reviewed prevents a move being accepted on an assumption nobody made explicit.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Agreeing a move verbally between managers, then discovering there is no release date and no cover.
  • Treating internal applicants as informal, so they get no decision and start looking outside instead.
  • Assuming pay, hours and location carry over unchanged, and correcting it after the move has been announced.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Collect both manager decisions, confirm the move date and any change of terms in writing, and hand over the work before the transfer date.

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Privacy & compliance

This form holds employee or applicant data. Route it to a named HR mailbox rather than a shared inbox, and keep the audit trail on so you can show who viewed each response.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a job application?

It can be. For an advertised vacancy it acts as the internal application; otherwise it registers interest in a team.

Who should see it first?

Usually HR, so an employee is not required to tell their current manager before anything is agreed. Set that in your own policy.

Can it be used for a site move only?

Yes. The location question drives the relocation follow-up, so a same-role move to another site is covered.

Does it change the employment contract?

No. Any change to terms is confirmed separately in writing after the transfer is agreed.

Is the Internal Transfer Request template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Internal Transfer Request on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Internal Transfer Request template ask for?

It asks 28 questions across 2 pages, 17 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Internal Transfer Request form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this human resources form work?

4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features conditional validation: if “Are you applying for a specific vacancy?” is Yes, “Vacancy reference or job title” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Does the move change your work location?” is Yes, “Would you need relocation support?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Does the move change your hours or pattern?” is Yes, “The hours or pattern you would move to” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Internal Transfer Request form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Internal Transfer Request form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Is the signature on this form legally usable?

The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.

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