10 weeks of Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa tips – Week 9 – When do I have to create jobs and whom can I hire?
When it comes to the Job Creation rule for Entrepreneur visa migrants , these are 2 most common questions. Question 1: when is the deadline for creating 2 jobs and hiring the workers ? The answer is there is no real deadline other than the visa expiry date minus 12 months, although it is very risky to leave it until that point! The rule is to create 2 full-time jobs for settled workers during the time of the initial visa with each job lasting 12 months. The 1st visa is for 3 years (plus 4 months if you applied outside the UK), so you have all that time. You can create jobs in the 1st year or in the 2nd or - as often happens - in the 3rd year. As long as you can meet this rule. Each job doesn’t need to be for continuous 12 months , can be one person working for 6 months in year 2 and then replaced by another worker (in the same job) for the other 6 months during the year 3. Same for the 2nd job. The absolutely latest would be to wait for the last 12 months of your visa