Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa.
This category is
one of the very few remaining categories, which allows to come to the UK to
work. The trick is you will have to work for yourself in your own UK-based
business and usually need funds of £200,000.
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Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training
This page
contains a simplified summary only, for an advice on your individual
circumstances please to book our ADVICE SESSION,
either over email (especially if you are outside the UK) or at our office in
the City of London, near Monument Underground station. If you already have this
visa you may be interested in our COMPLIANCE
SERVICE while holding an Entrepreneur visa. You are also welcome
to read TESTIMONIALS
page.
APPLYING OUTSIDE THE UK (ENTRY
CLEARANCE):
You need to have
an equivalent of minimum GBP 200 000 in funds. The funds can be shared with one
other person and/or can be from the third parties (sponsors), in which case
very specific documents will be needed (and even specific details on those
documents). If the funds aren’t in the UK then your bank would also need to
confirm the money can be transferred to the UK (tends to be difficult if the
money is held in mainland China, for example, but not a problem usually if the
money is most other countries).
Furthermore, you
also need to prove you are genuinely intending to run a business in the UK. You
may be planning to start your own or buy an established business or join one as
a director. However, at the initial application stage you need to show you are
well-prepared for that. The following information is not strictly required by
the Immigration Rules, yet you are unlikely to secure an Entrepreneur visa
without most of them: a business plan, market research, contacts with potential
clients, contacts with accountants and/or lawyers who advise on business and
especially employment law in the UK. Your previous experience and
qualifications will also be taken into account.
There is also
English language requirement and maintenance, ie a certain amount of funds held
for 90 days, in addition to the main GBP 200 000 amount.
The main
challenge with this application is, well, not the money (without
the money you would not be considering it at all). If any of those reading this
page were already refused a visa in the past, they would know that the main
challenge is to get the documents right and that includes the ‘Specified
Evidence’ as well as extras, such as a business plan (the visa officers
actually read it!). In our work we spend hours meticulously going through the
details on the documents (as well as checking the order of documents). You are
welcome to read our TESTIMONIALS page.
Read the full
page on our website: http://www.1st4immigration.com/tier-1-entrepeneur-visa.php
For an individual advice or to
make an application please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit www.1st4immigration.com
