INNOVATOR VISA
Are you a prospective investor, entrepreneur, or wanting to start up a business venture in the UK? Whether you are setting up a new UK business, relocating your business or setting up a subsidiary of a parent company, you will need to consider how to establish your business in the UK, and may also possibly consider how to employ any non-UK or non- European nationals. We possess the experience to assist you on the relevant procedures to ensure that your UK start-up proceeds successfully. If you require a visa to work in the UK, you may consider a Start-up or Investor Visa.
The Innovator Visa
Application
Replacing the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, this visa will allow you to set
up a business in the UK, providing you can establish your business is innovative, viable and scaleable.
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Other Eligibility Requirements and Leave of Stay:
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To be eligible as an applicant, you must receive endorsement from an approved endorsing body and have at least £50,000 to invest into your business. You will also have the responsibility for ensuring that your
business is progressing, and fulfil other criteria, such as, certain
personal financial requirements in addition to meeting the English
language requirement.
If you meet the eligibly requirements and are already in the UK, you
may switch into this visa route from the following visas:
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• Start-up visa
• Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa
• Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa
• Any Tier 2 visa
• Visitor Visa, (if you came to the UK to get funding with a
supporting letter from an endorsement body).
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This visa is granted for an initial three- year period allowing you to
enact your business plans and can be extended for a further three
years.
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How We Can Help:
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We can assist you in the following:
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• We can assist you on the procedure and the requirements to
make an application to the relevant post.
• We can review all supporting documents and the application
itself, in addition to making the relevant representations to support
your application in order for you to begin the process of establishing
your business in the UK.
• We can assist in reviewing your business plans in line with your immigration goals.
• Once you have established a trading presence in the UK, we can
assist you in an application for a Sponsor Licence to transfer
migrants from your overseas company to the UK.