Individual Immigration

Business Visas

Business Visa

The UK offers several visa options for entrepreneurs and business representatives. The Start-up Visa is designed for first-time entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas endorsed by authorised bodies. For more experienced businesspersons, the Innovator Visa requires a £50,000 investment and an endorsement, focusing on viable and scalable business concepts. The Representative of an Overseas Business Visa allows employees of foreign media organisations to establish a UK presence. Each visa has specific requirements, including endorsement and proof of funds. Understanding these criteria is essential for a successful application.

Business Visas

Start Up

Start up Visas (Business)

The Start-up Visa category is reserved for early-stage, high potential entrepreneurs starting a business in Britain for the first time.

Basic rules overview

Endorsement
An applicant must be endorsed by an authorised body that is either:

a UK higher education institution
a business organisation with a history of supporting UK entrepreneurs

An applicant can apply for a Start-up visa if:

Wants to set up a business in the UK.
Non European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland national.
Meets the other eligibility requirements.

Unique business
The applicant must be able to show that their business idea is

There are several endorsing bodies depending on the business area the applicant wants to set up. The list of endorsing bodies is here.

A new idea
– cannot join or invest in a business that is already trading
Innovative – must have an original business idea, different from anything else on the market.
Viable – with potential for growth

There are several endorsing bodies depending on the business area the applicant wants to set up. The list of endorsing bodies is here.

Maintenance Requirement

The applicant must be able to prove that he has enough personal savings to support himself while in the UK by demonstrating that he has had at least £945 in his bank account for 90 consecutive days before application.

Extension of this visa

An applicant can only stay in the UK for 2 years on a Start-up visa. No extension is permitted on this visa.

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Business Visas

Innovator

Innovator Visas (Business)

This visa is for applicants who wants to set up or run a business in the UK

The applicant must have at least £50,000 in investment funds to set up a new business.

Funds are not needed if the business is already established and has been endorsed for an earlier visa.

Basic rules overview

Endorsement

An applicant must be endorsed by an approved body before an application is made for this visa
The applicant must ensure that his business or business idea is assessed by an approved body, after which they will provide an endorsement letter if the business is viable.

Unique business -
The applicant must be able to show that his business idea is:

A new idea – you cannot join or invest in a business that is already trading.
Viable, with potential for growth.

Extension of this visa

An applicant can initially stay in the UK for 3 years on an innovator visa. He can subsequently extend his stay for a further 3 years when his visa is due to expire. There’s no limit on the number of times he can extend.

This visa leads to settlement as the applicant can apply for settlement (known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) once he has been in the UK for 3 years.

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Business Visas

Representative Of An Overseas Business

Representative Visas (Business)

Basic rules overview

To qualify:

Application as a representative of an overseas business visa is eligible to you if you are an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation posted on a long-term assignment to the UK.
To be eligible for this visa you must have enough money to support yourself without help from public funds and also meet the English requirements except you are a National from an exempt country.
The representative of an overseas visa also allows you to work for your employer full-time and also bring in your dependents.

Extension of this visa

This visa entitles you to stay in the UK for an initial period of 3 years, with a possibility of an extension of your visa for an additional 2 years which must be done before your visa expires. This visa also allows you the opportunity to apply for permission to settle permanently in the UK after 5 years of being in the country.

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Business Visas

Uk Expansion Worker Visa (Global Business Mobility)

UK Expansion Worker Visas (Business)

Basic rules overview

This visa allows you to come to the UK to set up a branch as an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK.

To be eligible for the UK Expansion Worker visa:

You must already work for the overseas business as a senior manager or specialist employee outside the UK,
Have a valid certificate of sponsorship from your employer.
Do a job that is on the list of eligible occupations.
Be paid the minimum eligible salary required for the job.

Extension of this visa

This visa can only be extended for 12 months after the time given to you on your certificate of sponsorship plus 14 days.

This visa does not lead to a permanent settlement in the UK also known as an Indefinite leave to remain, however, you may be able to switch to another category for example, a Skilled worker visa

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