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Sole Representative Visa: An Alternative to the Innovator Visa
By Gillian McCall

On 29 March 2019 new rules were introduced for those who want to run a business in the UK, bringing into force Appendix W which includes the Innovator visa and Start-up visa categories. These routes initially seemed like an improvement on the now-closed Entrepreneur...

 category with a lower investment funds threshold and assessments of the business being carried out by people in industry, rather than caseworkers in the Home Office.  However, a month later, we are not really any closer to the Innovator route being...

The Problem With Endorsing Bodies
By Richmond Chambers

On 29 March 2019 the Home Office introduced the new category of Start-Up and Innovator visas, outlined in an earlier Chamber’s blog post. Under this new system, prospective applicants must receive an endorsement from one of the approved Endorsing Bodies, listed...

 here, in order for their application to be considered by the Home Office.  Endorsing Bodies have a significant and central role but one month on from their introduction what do we know about them? What are Endorsing Bodies? Endorsing Bodies is an...

Alternatives to the Start-up and Innovator visas
By Nadine McGarry

As many of you will be aware, the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route closed for initial applications on 29 March 2019. If you are a business person with relevant experience you may be finding it difficult to ascertain an appropriate way to carry out your business activities...

 in the UK. Our earlier blog post explored the current list of endorsing bodies that an applicant must apply to for a Start-up or Innovator visa. With difficulties and delays in obtaining such endorsements, you may wish to explore other options for...

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 Innovators. UPDATE:...

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...

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...

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...

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