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Have you received a Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusal decision? If your application to extend your stay or settle in the UK as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur has been refused, our specialists in Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusals can advise on the merits of making a fresh application or challenging the Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusal decision by way of...

Have you received a Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusal decision? If your application to extend your stay or settle in the UK as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur has been refused, our specialists in Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusals can advise on the merits of making a fresh application or challenging the Tier 1 Entrepreneur refusal decision by way of...

If you currently hold a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, you can apply to settle in the UK as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur until 5 April 2025.  If your application is successful, you will be granted Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa ILR and be free of immigration time restrictions. Requirements for Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa ILR In order to qualify...

If you currently hold a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, you can apply to settle in the UK as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur until 5 April 2025.  If your application is successful, you will be granted Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa ILR and be free of immigration time restrictions. Requirements for Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa ILR In order to qualify...

Here are our top 10 tips for making a successful Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension application and avoiding a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension refusal: Prepare your Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension application early The date that your visa expires in the UK is the deadline for when you must either apply to extend your stay...

As we have previously covered in the Knowledge Centre, the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) route will close to new entrants on 5 July 2019. However individuals who have already entered the category will be able to spend the period of time they are granted in the UK or can switch into the Start-up category. However, individuals...

Our immigration barristers have assisted many individuals and their families to enter and remain in the UK under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa route.  Our clients have included interior designers, musicians, artists, café and restaurant owners, business analysts, HR consultants, IT consultants, investment managers, estate...

Although the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category is closed to new entrants, those who hold leave in the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) route currently or have held it in the last 12 months are still able to apply to enter the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route and therefore will need to make a choice about whether to apply as an Innovator or...

The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa category is for individuals who have set up or invested in a business in the UK.  In order to extend their stay or settle in this category, an Entrepreneur needs to meet the Entrepreneur visa job creation requirement. The relevant rules for the Entrepreneur visa job creation requirement changed on...

From 13 December 2012, Tier 4 (General) Student migrants will no longer be permitted to switch directly into the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category on the basis of having access to £200,000 to invest in a UK business. Switching will only be possible if the Tier 4 (General) Student is able to show that they have access to at...

If you are in the UK as a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant you might be asking yourself what to do next. You might be on your first year and have intended to extend for a second year, or you might have put together those £50,000 of investment funds and were planning to switch into the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category....

The Immigration Rules for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa ILR can be found at paragraph 245EF. Under the Immigration Rules, Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants can normally apply for settlement once they have spent five years continuously in the UK with leave as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur). However, if certain additional conditions are met,...