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Innovator Founder Visa ILR: Top 8 FAQ's Answered
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In This Article 1. What Is the Innovator Founder Visa Route and How Does It Lead to ILR? 2. What Are the Key Requirements for Innovator Founder Visa ILR? 3. Do I Need a New Endorsement Letter for Innovator Founder...

 Visa ILR? 4. What Counts as Job Creation for Innovator Founder ILR Applications? 5. Can I Use the Same Endorsing Body for Innovator Founder Visa ILR? 6. What Is Continuous Residence for Innovator Founder...

A Second Chance for the UK Investor Visa? Lessons from the Past and a Vision for the Future
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The UK government’s reported plans to introduce a new UK investor visa represent a potentially important development in the country’s economic and immigration strategy. As the government seeks to address the...

 fiscal consequences of tax reforms and increased restrictions on work migration routes, the reintroduction of an investment-based visa could provide a valuable source of targeted foreign capital – if...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur ILR: Genuine Entrepreneur Requirement
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In This Article 1. Tier 1 Entrepreneur Settlement: Key Deadlines and Genuine Requirement Overview 2. Understanding the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Genuine Entrepreneur Requirement 3. Demonstrating Genuine Business Activity:...

 Required Evidence 4. Assessing Business Credibility: Evidence and Scrutiny 5. Evidencing Investment for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Settlement Applications 6. Demonstrating Intention to Continue Business...

Innovator Founder Visa: Business Endorsement Requirements Explained
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Innovator Founder Visa route is for entrepreneurs who are looking to establish a business in the UK. To be eligible, your business idea must be innovative, viable and scalable and you have an endorsement letter...

 from an approved UK endorsing body or legacy endorsing body. This post will explore the business requirements when preparing an Innovator Founder Visa application. For further guidance in relation to...

Switching from a Start-up Visa to an Innovator Founder Visa
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In a previous post we discussed how to switch from an Innovator Visa to an Innovator Founder Visa.  This post will focus on switching from the Start-Up route to the Innovator Founder route. Applicants can switch...

 on the basis of having had a business previously endorsed for the Start-up route (“same business”) or on the basis of having a new business endorsed. The requirements are slightly different depending on...

Innovator Founder Visa Endorsement Guidance
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

The Innovator Founder route was introduced on 13 April 2023. It replaces the previous Innovator visa and Start-Up visa routes. An initial Innovator Founder visa is valid for three years and can be extended. It allows...

 applicants to bring dependent partners and children with them to the UK.  In this post we look at the process of applying for endorsement as an Innovator Founder, including the criteria for endorsement...

A Guide to Endorsements in UK Visa Applications
By Lucy Katko - Immigration Barrister

As part of a recent immigration policy push to encourage exceptionally talented individuals and innovative or high growth businesses to establish themselves in the UK, certain immigration or sponsorship categories...

 have been introduced which include a requirement to obtain an endorsement.  This post will explain what endorsements are in UK visa applications, when an endorsement is required for a UK visa application,...

Switching from an Innovator Visa to an Innovator Founder Visa
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

The Innovator Founder Visa route is a route to settlement for experienced entrepreneurs and business people who want to establish a business in the UK. It replaced the Innovator route on 13 April 2023. The Innovator...

 Founder route is essentially a mix of two immigration routes, the Start-up Visa route which is now closed to new entrants without an endorsement issued before 13 April 2023 (it will close to all new...

List of Innovator Founder Visa Endorsing Bodies Announced
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The UK government has established the Innovator Founder visa route to attract start-up entrepreneurs and experienced businesspersons to the country.   To be eligible for an Innovator Founder visa, applicants do...

 not need to have any specific level of funds to invest in their proposed business, but must have an innovative, viable and scalable business idea, supported by a business plan, which has been endorsed by an...

Innovator Founder Visa Route Application Guide
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The Innovator and Start-up routes first opened in Spring 2019, with the view of replacing the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route. The introduction of these routes took the decision making power regarding the...

 viability of a business from the Home Office, instead giving it to business experts in the form of Endorsing Bodies, an approved list of organisations as decided by the Home Office. These routes have not been without...

Tier 1 Investor Visa Application Deadlines
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Tier 1 Investor Visa route closed to new applicants on 17 February 2022. However, individuals who entered the Tier 1 Investor Visa category before it was suspended (and who currently have limited leave...

 to remain as a Tier 1 Investor) need to be aware of several important application deadlines. Failure to comply with these important Tier 1 Investor visa deadlines could result in the Investor being unable to...

Entrepreneur Visa Extension & ILR Job Creation Requirement
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Entrepreneur Visa category is no longer open to new entrants. However, existing Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrants can still extend their stay and settle in the UK. In this post we will take a closer look at the job...

 creation requirement and how the requirement can be met in Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa ILR applications. Understanding the Entrepreneur Job Creation Requirement  Tier 1...
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