Business & investment Visas
The UK is a popular destination for business and commerce. It has one of the world’s largest economies, a fair legal system, world-renowned schools and universities, and a good standard of living and quality of life.
UK business and investment visas come in different types, appropriate for different situations. The Start-Up visa and Innovator visa are designed for entrepreneurs who want to set up and run a business in the UK, whereas the UK Expansion Worker visa enables a migrant to run a business in the UK on behalf of their overseas employer.
The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa, although now closed to new entrants, still enables entrepreneurs to extend their visas and apply for settlement if they qualify.
The Tier 1 Investor visa, also now closed to new entrants, is a pure investment visa, and the migrant does not have to carry out any work or get involved in running a business unless they want to.
Some but not all of these visas offer a route to settlement.
Start-Up Visa Innovator Visa
The Start-Up visa is ideal for new entrepreneurs and for those who do not have strong financial backing. It can be applied for either from outside the UK or within the UK, and Tier 4 students may be able to switch into it.
Tier 1
Investor Visa
The Tier 1 (Investor) visa route is now closed to new entrants, but those migrants who are already on the route may apply for extension or settlement at the appropriate time.
Tier 1 (Entreprenour) visa
Extension and settlement
The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa is a route which enabled a migrant to come to or remain in the UK and set up and run a business or, in some cases, join an existing business and help run it.
Global Talent Visa
The Global Talent visa requires a fairly complex application: this is a brief overview of the subject.
Business
Visitor Visa
The business visitor is a type of Standard Visitor visa which allows a businessperson to come to the UK as a visitor and carry out certain defined peripheral working activities
