New successful case and testimonial on a UK Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) entry clearance from Kazakhstan for a client who previously held a Tier 2 visa and worked in the UK under sponsorship.

“1^st 4Immigration were helping me to apply for Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa after working under Tier 2. They have provided excellent advice concerning all aspects of the application, documents, business plan and the phone interview (official interview by the visa officers). I was applying from outside of the UK and their knowledge about particular documents made the process smooth and they were always available when I needed their help. I was never asked to provide any additional documents (other than requested in the beginning) and got a visa within the standard processing time. Therefore, I highly recommend 1^st 4Immigration if you want to get it all right from the first time.” 

This came from Assem, a national of Kazakhstan, who was working on a Tier 2 visa in the UK (was sponsored by employer) but decided to go her own way and start her own business in the UK. It is possible to switch from a Tier 2 visa to a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa in such case but Assem decided she would rather return to her country, Kazakhstan, and spent some time with her family while waiting for a Tier 1 visa there.

Our client was invited for a telephone interview, so we provided a list of possible questions, based on our clients’ experience (can be found here: http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/more-added-tier-1-entrepreneur-visa.html )

Assem is also referring to our knowledge of the documents in former Soviet countries, such as Russia, Ukraine and in this case, Kazakhstan. The documents in this case (besides the bank letter) are those, which are required when the funds of £200,000 are provided by third party. Or, in this case, the funds were on the name of the applicant but held for less than 90 days. The third party declaration is usually prepared in Russian language by a notary public. As this documents are used only in the CIS countries, we provide a template, so the clients applying there can just show it to the notary public and the notary knows exactly what’s needed, so we have never had a problem with those documents.

We have also assisted with a business plan, which was made a compulsory requirement in April 2015. In this case Assem was drastically changing her activity, from the type of work she was doing for her Tier 2 sponsor (and from her formal education). However, she had to follow her heart and we had to help! We explained her ideas in a business plan and covered the points used in the UKVI’s Genuine Entrepreneur Test!

The next step, after 3 years of hard work in running a business, will be extension for further 2 years. 

For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com  or visit http://www.1st4immigration.com/tier-1-entrepeneur-visa.php

 To read about our business plan writing service – by the immigration entrepreneurs – please visit http://www.1st4immigration.com/business-plan-writing.php

 To read about our compliance service for the Entrepreneur and Investor visa holders, where for an annual fee we guide on what has to be done before the extension is due, please visit http://www.1st4immigration.com/compliance-services-for-entrepreneurs-investors.php

If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training . We provide online and classroom training which awards CPD hours and accepted by the OISC towards your annual CPD credit.