UK Innovator Visa Guide - Set up & Run an Innovative Business in the UK

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Whatare the eligibilityrequirements forUKInnovatorVisa?

Whatis UKInnovatorVisa?

This visa offers pathwaytoaccelerated settlementwithin3 years (normally5 years)

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HowtoapplyforIndenite Leave toRemain(ILR) underthe UKInnovatorVisa route?

The business orbusiness idea mustbe endorsed byanendorsing bodythatis onthe Home Ofce listand the applicants mustmeetothereligibilitycriteria

Whatare the documents required forUKInnovatorVisa while applying?

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The business orbusiness idea mustbe innovative,scalable and viable

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HowtoapplyforanInnovatorVisa UK?

Whatare the benets ofhaving anInnovatorVisa UK?

HowtoapplytoswitchtoanInnovatorvisa UK?

UKInnovatorVisa is itgood optionas UKcitizenship byinvestment?

Otherrequirements ofInnovatorVisa UK

Howmuchaninvestmentfunds are required foranInnovatorvisa UK?

Howlong youcanstayonInnovatorvisa UK?

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Howtojoinanexisting business as anInnovatorvisa UKholder?

There canbe more thanone innovatorina teamand everyone canbe eligible toapplyforthis visa

HowtoProve youridentityforUKInnovatorVisa?

UKInnovatorVisa refused,whattodonext?

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HowtoapplyforanInnovatorVisa UKfromoutside the UK?

Whatis the UKInnovatorVisa endorsement?

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Whatare the Knowledge ofEnglishRequirementforUKInnovatorVisa?

Howtobring yourpartner&childrenwithyouas your‘dependants’onanInnovatorVisa UK?

Inordertoknowthe InnovatorVisa properlyand help youmake a rightdecision,youneed to understand the following:

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As suggested bythe name,this visa categoryaims tofacilitate innovators,inanygiven industry,establisha business inthe UK–whichis generallysomething that’s differentfrom anything else onthe market

Applicants canbe joined bytheirdependents (spouse and childrenbelowthe age of18 years)

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Require endorsementofthe business orbusiness idea fromanendorsing bodyonHome Ofce list

Meetthe Englishlanguage requirement

Meeting maintenance funds requirementeg Bankstatement

TBtestresult(where this is a requirement)

Applicants whoare required tomeetthe Englishlanguage requirementmustprove thatthey canread,write,speakand understand Englishtoa levelB2 onthe CommonEuropean FrameworkofReference forLanguages (CEFR) scale This requirementcanbe metby:

The founder/innovatormeets the othereligibilityrequirements as specied forthis category

Less investment

Meeting Englishlanguage requirement

Pathwaytoaccelerated settlement

Allows dependents tojoinmainapplicant

Tobe eligible toapplyforUKInnovatorvisa the applicantwill:

Additionaldocuments maybe required depending onthe speciccircumstances

Mightbe ofinterest:Starting a business inthe UK

Whatarethe‘KnowledgeofEnglishRequirement’forUK InnovatorVisa?

Have £ 50,000 toinvestinthe business

Typicallyapplicants applying forthis visa willrequire toprovide documents evidencing:

Availabilityofinvestmentfunds

Have sufcientfunds tomeetthe maintenance fund requirement

The founder/innovatorapplying underthis categorybe fromoutside the EEAand Switzerland (the purpose mustbe tosetup a business inthe UK)

Whatarethebenets ofhavinganInnovatorVisaUK?

Knowmore about:InnovatorVisa UKEndorsing Bodies

UKInnovatorvisa is a greatoptionforobtaining UKcitizenship ifyouhave a unique innovative business orbusiness idea thatis innovative,viable and scalable Keybenets include:

Whataretheeligibilityrequirements forUKInnovatorVisa?

Otherrequirements ofInnovatorVisaUK

Endorsementletterfromendorsing bodyfromHome Ofce list

Opportunitytosetup and growbusiness withsupportfromendorsing body

Canhave more than2 members ininnovatorentrepreneurialteam

Valid passportconrming the applicants identityand nationality

Whatarethedocuments requiredforUKInnovatorVisawhile applying?

passing Secure EnglishLanguage Test(SELT) fromanapproved provider have anacademicqualicationfromthe UKeg Bachelordegree orhigher have studied inUKschoolbelowthe age of18 forGCSE,Alevel,ScottishNational Qualicationlevel4 or5,ScottishHigherorAdvanced HigherinEnglish having a degree levelacademicqualicationthatwas taughtinEnglishfromoutside UK and have conrmationthroughUKNARICthatthe qualicationis equivalenttoa UK bachelor’s degree,master’s degree orPhD

Despite this being a fairlynewcategoryofvisa,we have studied the complete requirements, the basicofwhichare that:

Applicants willrequire atleast£ 50,000 toinvestinthe business inadditiontothe maintenance funds Applicants need toshow£1270 insavings intheirbankaccountfor28 consecutive days before applying forthe visa There is additionalmaintenance funds for dependents

Howto ProveyouridentityforUKInnovatorVisa?

The Tier1 entrepreneurwas partofthe Points based systemand required the applicantto investatleast£ 200,000 tostartorinvestinanexisting business inthe UK,this could be in anybusiness (notnecessarilyinnovative) Up to2 applicants canapplyas anentrepreneurial team

Howto joinanexistingbusiness as anInnovatorvisaUKholder?

Knowmore about:HowtoobtainUKinnovatorvisa endorsement

Anapplicantcancontinue theirsame business iftheyhave beenlastgranted permissionto stayinthe UKonInnovatororstart up orTier1 Graduate entrepreneurroute and the applicanthave beenendorsed onthe basis ofa business thatwas assessed byanendorsing bodyeitherfortheirprevious endorsementorata contactpointmeeting during theirlast period ofpermission

Yes!It’s a greatoptionforobtaining UKcitizenship ifyouhave a unique innovative business or business idea thatis innovative,viable and scalable Itrequires aninvestmentof£ 50,000

The applicantwould be required tocomplete anonline applicationformpostreceiving an endorsementletterfromauthorized endorsing bodyand submitthe same atthe localVFS centre along withtheirbiometrics and supporting documents

The Home Ofce announced the closure ofTier1 Entrepreneurvisa and launchofthe Innovatoratthe same time

Applicants willrequire a valid Passporttoconrmtheiridentityand nationality Tier1 EntrepreneurVisais nowanInnovatorVisaUK?

Howmuchaninvestmentfunds arerequiredforanInnovator visaUK?

Howto applyforanInnovatorVisaUKfromoutsidetheUK?

The Innovatorvisa requires the applicants tohave aninnovative business orbusiness idea and the same mustbe endorsed byendorsing bodyonHome Ofce list Applicants are also required tohave £ 50,000 toinvestinthe business Eachapplicantonthe innovatorteamwill need toshow£ 50,000 toinvestinthe business Innovatorvisa alsooffers accelerated settlementpathway

Applying fora UKvisa underthe Innovatorcategoryis a twostage process

Howeverboththe Innovatorvisa and Tier1 entrepreneurvisa are differentcategories with differenteligibilityrequirements

UKInnovatorVisais itgoodoptionas UKcitizenshipby investment?

Youmayalsobe able toformaninnovatorteamwithotherinnovators butthis would not allowsharing ofinvestmentfunds This means that,eachinnovatorofthe said teamis tohave access to£50000

Obtaining anendorsementfrom‘Endorsing bodies’ Applying forentryclearance as aninnovator

Anapplicantcanestablisha newbusiness inthe UK Aninnovative visa holdercannotjoinany existing business inthe UKand infactwould require his ownbusiness idea tosetup his own venture inthe UK

Anapplicantwould require anendorsementfromthe Home Ofce authorised endorsing body Once the applicantis granted anendorsementletterhe canthereafterapplyforentry clearance application

Howto applyforanInnovatorVisaUK?

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The applicantis required tosubmitanonline applicationformand relevantdocuments along withbiometrics submissionatcentres located inthe UK

UKInnovatorVisarefused,whatto do next?

Whatis theUKInnovatorVisaendorsement?

Howto applyforIndeniteLeaveto Remain(ILR)undertheUK InnovatorVisaroute?

The applicantis required toevidence endorsementletterconrming business planand availabilityofinvestmentfunds,provide evidence thattheyare procientinEnglishlanguage and have adequate maintenance funds tosupportthemselves

Mostcommonrefusals are eitheronthe ground ofgenuineness criteria where the assessing ofcerhas concerns inthe applicant’s role increating and implementing the business planorif

HowlongyoucanstayonInnovatorvisaUK?

Underthe UKInnovatorvisa,anendorsementis a writtenapprovalgivenbya Home Ofce authorized bodywhois satised thatyouhave a viable,innovative and scalable idea and the business experience and funds tosupportthe same Everyendorsementhas a unique reference numberand details ofthe applicantalong withthe briefofbusiness venture they intend todo

Anapplicantcanapplyfora switchonlyfromwithinthe UK,iftheywere notonthe following categories ontheirlastgrantpermission:

whichis affordable whencompared tothe Tier1 Investorwhichrequires investmentof£ 2 million

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IfanapplicationforUKinnovatorvisa is refused,the reasons would be cited inthe notice of refusal

AnapplicantcanapplyforILRfromwithinthe UK Theyare required tocomplywiththe same extensioncriteria having 7 options available tochoose from,outofwhichincludes 2 requirements tobe metatleast Anapplicantcaneitherevidence £50,000 have been invested intothe business and activelyspentfurthering the business planorthe business has created the equivalentofatleast10 full time jobs forsettled workers

The permissionforleave toenterunderthe Innovatorvisa categoryis granted for3 years

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Domesticworkerina private household

This has tobe afrmed onanendorsementletterwhichmustconrmallthe details ofthe applicant briefofbusiness venture and the requirementthe applicantchooses tooptforhis ILRapplication The applicants are alsorequired tohave continuallyresided inthe UKforat least3 years immediatelypriortoapplicationand thatthe applicanthas nothad combined absences fromthe UKinexcess of180 days inanyconsecutive 12 monthperiod

Howto bringyourpartner&childrenwithyouas your ‘dependants’onanInnovatorVisaUK?

The innovatorvisa allows partnerand childrenuntilthe age of18 toaccompanythe main applicantunderthe said visa category The dependants would have toestablishtheir relationship withthe mainapplicantalong withitdemonstrate theyhave adequate maintenance funds tosupporttheminthe UKwithoutrecourse topublicfunds

Howto extendUKInnovatorVisa?

The applicantis required tocomplywiththe extensioncriteria having 7 options available to choose from outofwhichincludes 2 requirements tobe metatleast Anapplicantcaneither evidence £50,000 have beeninvested intothe business and activelyspentfurthering the business planorthe business has created the equivalentofatleast10 full time jobs for settled workers

Howto applyto switchto anInnovatorvisaUK?

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