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Moving your tech business from Silicon Valley to Silicon Roundabout

Silicon Roundabout (or Tech City) may be the plucky younger sibling to the established Silicon Valley, but this hasn’t stopped businesses shunning California’s sunshine shores and flocking to London’s...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur: Complying with visa requirements during your stay in the UK

Once your Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa has been granted, it is important that you comply with the requirements of the Immigration Rules throughout your stay in the UK. If you fail to comply with the requirements as...

New blog post: Changes to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category from 11 July 2014

In a Statement of Changes released today, the Home Office has announced a number of wide ranging changes across various parts of the immigration rules, including in-country switching applications in the...

Durrani (Entrepreneurs: bank letters; evidential flexibility) [2014] UKUT 00295 (IAC); Case Summary

In Durrani (Entrepreneurs: bank letters; evidential flexibility) [2014] UKUT 00295 (IAC) the appellant held leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) migrant and applied for further leave to remain in the Tier...

Extending your UK entrepreneur visa: The Job Creation Requirement

When you come to make your extension application in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category, the Immigration Rules require that you must have created the equivalent of at least two new full time jobs for persons settled...

Extending your UK entrepreneur visa: Five tips to ensure a successful extension application

The process of submitting an Entrepreneur application and awaiting a response can be stressful and time-consuming. After it is all over, you may feel nothing but relief and excitement at the prospect of starting...

Getting your UK entrepreneur visa: Seven tips on passing the genuine entrepreneur test

In January 2013 the Home Office introduced the ‘Genuine Entrepreneur test’ for individuals seeking to enter or remain in the UK under the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category. The entrepreneur category is designed...

Upper Tribunal delivers first reported determination on Tier 1 Entrepreneur category

The Upper Tribunal has today promulgated its first decision concerning an application for leave to remain as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrant under the points-based system. In Shebl (Entrepreneur: proof of contracts)...

Immigration and Recruitment for Technology Start-ups

Technology Start-ups have been given massive government incentives to flock to the UK, however according to a group of experts it is the government’s own policies...

Crowd-funding and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Applications

The UK government has been doing all it can to encourage London to become a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship and a hub for technology experts. Significant resources have been allocated to developing...

Migrants behind one in seven UK companies

Migrant entrepreneurs are behind one in seven of all UK companies, according to new research from the Centre for Entrepreneurs and DueDil.Contact Us

Talented graduate entrepreneurs brought to UK

A new Government scheme – the Sirius Programme – which aims to being the world’s best entrepreneurial talent to the UK has announced the first innovative start-ups to gain a place. The seven start-ups, made...