This particular category is a major breakthrough for entrepreneurial minds and global talent to come to the UK and establish their business. A 2 year visa allows applicants to also work with a UK employer while setting up his own establishment. This visa category is a boon to individuals with no access to a big investment corpus but do have the expertise.

On 9 September 2019, the Home Office presented its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 2631).  A number of minor amendments are being introduced to the business, investment and talent immigration categories. 

The changes will take effect on 1 October 2019.  If an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain has been made before 1 October 2019.

While most people will prefer to remain in the UK to make their extension application in the Global Talent Visa (Entrepreneur) or Global Talent (Investor) category, there are a number of circumstances where it will be necessary or advantageous to leave the UK to make the extension application. We will look at the reasons why an Investor or Entrepreneur might want to apply for a Global Talent Visa extension.

The Innovator visa encourages individuals with innovative business ideas to migrate to the UK. Investment amount to the tune of £50,000 can also suffice making it easier for business owners to strategies their expenditures and focus on running their business successfully. 

A major benefit of this program is that it lets applicants apply for permanent residency after 3 years thereby not letting the business being adversely affected and reducing the hassle and costs of visas.

We assisted an Indian national to make a successful Sole Representative visa application to come to the UK to open a branch of her family business. We were able to convince the Home Office that he was a sufficiently senior employee, and that despite he having previously registered as a Director of a UK company, that he intended to work for the parent company on a full time basis.

Here are our top 10 tips for making a successful Global Talent Visa Entrepreneur visa extension application and avoiding  Global Talent  Entrepreneur visa extension refusal.

Another visa category with a no investment policy is the Sole Rep Visa. People in senior management positions like directors, vice presidents can apply under this category. The corporation can now send their key employees to the UK to set up their foreign counterpart. They can immigrate to the UK to manage the foundation and functioning of the business. 

Speak to our UK Immigration consultants today to understand what kind of program would suit your business needs.