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Indefinite Leave to Remain as an Innovator
By Stefania Patuto

With the Innovator Route now open, experienced businesspersons seeking to establish a business in the UK may already be thinking about the requirements for indefinite leave to remain as an Innovator.  In our previous posts we have have outlined how to enter or...

 switch into the Innovator category.  In this post we address what Innovators need to do in order to qualify for settlement (ILR) after 3 years in the Innovator visa category Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as an Innovator: General Requirements In order...

Conditions of stay as a Start-up / Innovator
By Gillian McCall

It is important for anyone coming to or remaining in the UK as a Start-up or Innovator to understand what conditions will be attached to their leave, as the consequences of breaching these conditions can be very serious. It is also important for anyone selecting...

 a category of the Immigration Rules in which to apply, to understand what they can and cannot do while they are in the UK; there is no point saving up funds to make a particular application only to find that when you actually get into that category of the...

List of Endorsing Bodies for Innovator and Startup Visas
By Zoe Bantleman

Today, the Start Up and Innovator visa routes open.  In our previous posts, we broke down the general and specific requirements for Start-up and Innovator visas.  We pointed out that whichever of the routes you follow, your business will need to be endorsed...

 by a Home Office approved endorsing body.  The Home Office has now published a list of endorsing bodies for both Start up and Innovator visas.  In this post we have fleshed out the list of business endorsing bodies for both Start-ups and...

Endorsing Bodies Announced: Tier 1 Innovator and Start-up Visas
By Dr. Catherine Taroni

The Innovator and Start-up routes opened today, 29th March 2019.   As outlined here, the process requires an endorsement by an endorsing body.   Here we look at the current list of endorsing bodies, as well the role of endorsing bodies in applications...

 for Innovator and Start-up visas. Who are the Innovator / Start-up endorsing bodies? The Innovator and Start-up endorsing bodies are currently: The Bakery Seed Camp Invest Northern Ireland Zinc Deep Science Ventures Wayra Ignite Bethnal Green Ventures...

Innovator Visa Guidance: Investment Funds & Endorsement
By Paul Richmond

The Innovator visa category is for non-EEA nationals who are experienced businesspersons seeking to establish a business in the UK.  With the Innovator visa category due to open on 29 March 2019, but the Innovator Visa Policy Guidance not yet published, we thought...

 we’d shed some light on the investment funds and endorsement requirements of the new Innovator visa. Do I need to have access to £50,000? You will need to have at least £50,000 available to invest in your business (or have already invested £50,000...

Challenging an Entrepreneur refusal on the basis of genuineness
By Gillian McCall

Since 2013, Entrepreneur applications have been subject to an assessment of genuineness: whether the applicant is genuine in their intention to run or start a business in the UK. This assessment is done subjectively, by the decision-maker. In relation to the first...

 application to enter the category, whether this is in the UK or an application for Entry Clearance, the Home Office will need to be satisfied that: (i) the applicant genuinely intends and is able to establish, take over or become a director of one or...

How to switch from a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur to a Start-up Visa
By Zoe Bantleman

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.  Don’t worry—you still have options, including the new Start-up visa. What are the options for Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneurs? If you want to enter or extend as a Tier 1 (Graduate...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: The New 2 Year 'Requirement'
By Paul Richmond

It has been widely reported that from 29 March 2019, new Tier 1 Investor visa applicants will need to have held their investment funds for at least 2 years prior to the date of application.  But is this correct? The current 90-day ‘requirement’ Currently,...

 paragraph 64 of Appendix A to the Immigration Rules states as follows: 64. In the case of an application where Table 7 applies, points will only be awarded if the applicant: (a) has had the money referred to in Table 7 for a consecutive 90-day period...

A Guide to the Innovator visa
By Gillian McCall

On 7 March 2019, the Home Office announced the closure of the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa category and introduced a new immigration category: the Innovator visa. This announcement has been much anticipated, since the Home Office indicated it intended to take this...

 step back at the end of last year (also many of us have been awaiting an overhaul since the MAC review in 2015), but this is the first opportunity we have had to see what will happen to Entrepreneurs and what the requirements will be for Innovators. The...

A Guide to the UK Start-up Visa
By Zoe Bantleman

In my previous blog post, I broke down the ‘General Requirements’ for coming to the UK or switching inside the UK to the Start-up or Innovator visa. In this post, I will outline the ‘Specific Requirements’ for Start-ups, focusing on the new endorsement...

 criteria. Who is the Start-up visa for? According to the Rules, “This category is for people seeking to establish a business in the UK for the first time.” In contrast to the Innovator visa, it is not for more experienced business persons. Those...

Requirements for the new Innovator & Start-Up Visas
By Zoe Bantleman

The much anticipated Statement of Changes including for Entrepreneurs and Investors is hot off the press today. Near the end of the 296 pages, you will find the new Appendix W, which contains the rules for “Workers”. The Start-up and Innovator categories...

 will be introduced on 29 March 2019. According to the Introduction to that Appendix, “It is anticipated that other categories for workers will be added to this Appendix as the immigration system is reformed over time.” The new layout is actually...

Closure of Tier 1 Entrepreneur category: deadlines for applications
By Dr. Catherine Taroni

The Home Office has today, 7 March 2019, published its statement of changes (HC1919) giving details to the anticipated Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) closure, and introducing the Tier 1 (Innovator) and (Start up) categories which replace it.  Details of those new categories...

 are in separate blogs. Paragraph 245Da is soon to read: (i) This category is now closed to new applicants. Deadlines for migrants making initial applications: Entrepreneur The closure of the route takes effect from 29 March 2019.  Applications must...
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