Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa.

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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.

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

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