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

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 Innovator visa endorsing bodies and a list of Start-up visa endorsing bodies.  In this post we have fleshed out the list of...

Changes to the Business, Investment & Talent Categories
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

On 9 September 2019, the Home Office presented its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 2631).  A number of minor amendments are being introduced to the business, investment and talent immigration...

 categories.  The changes will take effect on 1 October 2019.  If an application for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain has been made before 1 October 2019, such applications will be...

Two Innovator Visa Applications Granted
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Last week, the Home Office released their latest quarterly statistics and gave us a first chance to see how things are going in the Start-up visa and Innovator visa categories.  Two Innovator Visa Applications Granted The...

 Entry Clearance tables show that for those applying from outside of the UK, there have been just four applications made, of which two have been decided and two remain pending with the Home Office....

Applying to an Innovator Visa Endorsing Body for Endorsement
By Bernard Wood - Legal Associate

On 29 March 2019 the Home Office introduced the new Innovator visa.  In order to qualify for an Innovator Visa, prospective applicants must receive an endorsement from one of the approved Innovator Visa Endorsing...

 Bodies, listed here.  Innovator Visa Endorsing Bodies therefore have a significant and central role in the Innovator visa application process, but what do we know about the process of applying to an...

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

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...

Alternatives to the Start-up and Innovator visas
By Richmond Chambers -

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 visa or Innovator visa....

Indefinite Leave to Remain as an Innovator
By Stefania Patuto - Pupil Barrister

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...

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

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...

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

The Innovator visa and Start-up visa 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...

Innovator Visa Guidance: Investment Funds & Endorsement
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

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...

A Guide to the Innovator visa
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

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...

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

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 visa and Innovator visa 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...
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