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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...

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...

What is work? Complying with your visa conditions
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Under the Immigration Rules, many people have restrictions on their right to work in the UK. This article will look at some of the main definitions of work used in the Immigration rules in the main work and study...

 based categories and discuss how this will impact people in different situations. Types of leave and their restrictions: Tier 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent): no employment as a Doctor or Dentist in Training,...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur ILR, Covid & Continuous Residence
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In accordance with the current Immigration Rules and the Entrepreneur Guidance, entrepreneurs are unable to settle as Tier 1 Entrepreneurs in the five year route if the Covid pandemic has made them be out of the...

 UK for more than 180 days in a 12 month period. This is taking into account the deadline for entrepreneurs to extend their leave and apply to settle by April 2025 at latest. The full requirements for ILR as...

Changes to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Job Creation Requirement
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Although the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route closed to new applicants on 29 March 2019, many Entrepreneurs remain on this route, and are permitted to extend their leave and to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. However,...

 the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many businesses which, in turn, has resulted in a number of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrants struggling to meet one of the more difficult requirements to extend their...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Settlement: Job Creation Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

If you currently hold leave to remain as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur, you can apply to settle in the UK until 05 April 2025. If you became a Tier 1 Entrepreneur by switching into the route  from a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur...

 or Start-up visa (having previously held leave as a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur migrant), you can apply to settle until 05 July 2027. In this article, we explore the Job Creation requirement for...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Extension and ILR: FAQ's
By Richmond Chambers -

The requirements for the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route can be found in the relevant Home Office guidance and in the immigration rules part 6A, paragraphs 245D and 245DF as well as Appendix A. However, there are a...

 number of frequently asked questions that arise for those considering applying for leave to remain in the UK as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrant. These are addressed below: Is the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Visa...

The Furlough Scheme & Entrepreneur Job Creation Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

The coronavirus pandemic has been a major cause of concern for UK businesses. In the case of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants, there is the added concern of how the current economic climate will affect their own UK...

 immigration status. Failure to satisfy the requirements of the immigration rules can lead to a refusal as well as closing the business and being required to leave the UK. The requirement to create two full...

Impact of Coronavirus on Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants in the UK
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Coronavirus and Covid-19 obviously have a devastating impact on many individuals and families around the world and in other posts we have looked at what individuals can do if the impact of coronavirus means that...

 they must stay inside or outside of the UK at the time their leave to remain expires.  In this post we will simply highlight some matters which Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants and their family members may...

Should I choose Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Innovator?
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

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 a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), if they wish to continue their business in the UK. Additionally,...

Entrepreneur visa extension: Required documents
By Richmond Chambers -

The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa route closed to new applicants on 29 March 2019. However, if you entered the category prior to this date, a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension application may well be within your sights....

 In this post we look at two recent decisions of the Court of Appeal and Administrative Court which emphasise the importance of ensuring that a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension application is supported...

10 Tips for a successful Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa extension application
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

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 a Tier 1 Entrepreneur or leave the UK. Since the introduction of paragraph 39E in the...
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