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UK Business Visas are having a moment. With the recent introduction of the Tier 1 UK Entrepreneur visa and the Tier 1 UK Innovator Visa, many international entrepreneurs are choosing to set up shop in the UK. We’re a global law firm with offices around the world, including London, who specialises in helping start-up founders and businesses obtain a UK visa to do business in this beautiful country. We work closely with our clients to understand their goals and ambitions; so no matter whether you’re an entrepreneur looking for an advice on establishing your first presence abroad or a business looking to expand internationally with offices overseas, we can help you navigate your way through the process. To learn more about how UK Immigration please fill out your details below and one our legal experts will be in touch with you.
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Starting a business in the UK can be a complicated process, and with the new Startup and Innovator visa categories, the Home Office aims to make it easier for non-EEA nationals wishing to set up a business in the UK. To qualify for a visa in either category, applicants must first obtain an endorsement from an approved endorsing body. All applications will be assessed for Innovation, Viability and Scalability.
The Home Office are excited to announce the launch of two new visa routes for non-EEA nationals wishing to set up a business in the UK. To qualify for a visa in either category, applicants must first obtain an endorsement from an approved endorsing body. All applications will be assessed for Innovation, Viability and Scalability.
The Home Office has announced the launch of two new visa routes. The Startup and Innovator categories are designed for people wishing to set up a business in the UK. To qualify, applicants must first obtain an endorsement from an approved endorsing body. All applications will be assessed for Innovation, Viability and Scalability
The Home Office announced the exciting launch of two new visa routes for non-EEA nationals wishing to set up a business in the UK.
The Innovator category is for more experienced business people seeking to establish a business in the UK. Successful applicants will be granted leave for 3 years and can also bring their family members (spouses/partners and children under 18) to the UK. After 3 years, Innovators can apply to extend their stay for a further 3 years or to settle permanently in the UK.
This visa category is for business people who are ready to set up their own business in the UK. Applicants must show that they have a minimum £50,000 of funding available to invest in their venture and that they’ve been working for at least 2 of the last 3 years on this particular venture. The visa will be granted initially for 3 years and can be extended after that or used as a stepping stone towards settlement. You can also bring your family members (spouse/partner and children under 18) to live with you in the UK.
An Innovator visa is for business people aged 18 or over with funding of at least £50,000 to start a new business in the UK. It allows you to work full-time on your business and apply for Entrepreneurial Team Visa (if appropriate) and additional funding from the UK government if needed. Successful applicants can also bring their family, including children under 18 to live with them in the UK.
To be eligible for the Innovator category you must have been awarded at least £50,000 to invest in your own business in the UK. The successful applicant will receive leave for 3 years, which can be extended for a further 3 years or settled permanently.
The Start-up category is for high potential entrepreneurs starting a business in the UK for the first time. Applicants must not have previously set up a business in the UK and are not required to have investment funds at this stage. Successful applicants are granted leave for 2 years and can also bring their family members (spouses/partners and children under 18) to the UK. During the granted period of leave applicants will spend the majority of their time developing their businesses but can also take on other work outside of their businesses, to support themselves.
The Start-up category is for early-stage but high potential entrepreneurs starting a business in the UK for the first time. Applicants must have a genuine intention to develop their business and cannot just be thinking about coming over to study or apply for a pre-existing employer’s visa. Successful applicants can work outside of their businesses to earn money (so long as it is not full time), but they must be able to demonstrate that they are actively working on their own/their family’s start-up business in order to meet the Home Office’s mandated requirements that they intend to make their business stable. This can be done through direct evidence or through showing that you have taken sufficient steps within your business (for example starting marketing campaigns, client acquisition etc). During the granted period of leave applicants will spend the majority of their time developing their businesses but can also take on other work outside of their businesses, to support themselves.”
The Start-up category is for early-stage but high potential entrepreneurs starting a business in the UK. Applicants can bring their family members with them during the granted period of leave and spend the majority of their time developing their businesses while taking on other work outside of their businesses to support themselves.
The UK Expansion Worker Visa programme is a business visa for people who are employed outside the UK by an overseas company whose headquarter and principal place of business is outside the UK including Middle East and Asia. The UK expansion worker visa permit the applicants to come to the UK and open a branch office of an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK yet. In order to get this visa, you must already be working for an overseas business as either a Senior Manager, Managing Director, General Manager, Owner, Partner or Shareholder.
A UK Expansion Worker visa permits you to come to the UK and open a branch office of an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK yet.You must already for work for the overseas business as either a Senior Manager, Managing Director, General Manager, Owner, Partner or Shareholder.
The UK Expansion Worker visa allows you to come to the UK and work for a company whose headquarter and principal place of business is located outside the UK including the Middle East and Asia. The visa has several requirements, but one of them is that you must have worked as a Senior Manager, Managing Director, General Manager, Owner, Partner or Shareholder at an overseas business.
This visa allows you to come to the UK and open a branch office of an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK yet. It is for senior managers, general managers and owners who are working for companies with their head office based outside of the UK.