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Switching from an Innovator Visa to an Innovator Founder Visa
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

The Innovator Founder Visa route is a route to settlement for experienced entrepreneurs and business people who want to establish a business in the UK. It replaced the Innovator route on 13 April 2023. The Innovator...

 Founder route is essentially a mix of two immigration routes, the Start-up Visa route which is now closed to new entrants without an endorsement issued before 13 April 2023 (it will close to all new...

Innovator Visa: Requirements for Indefinite Leave to Remain
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

As the Innovator category matures and we rapidly approach the time when applicants are looking towards their future in the UK and making applications for indefinite leave to remain, it is important to know exactly...

 what is required ahead of time, so that business decisions can be made and all necessary actions taken.   In this post (which accompanies our earlier post on the topic) we look at the requirements for...

Switching from a Start-up Visa to an Innovator Visa
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

Many applicants who applied for a Start-up visa when the route was opened on 29 March 2019 are now looking to extend their stay in the UK by applying for permission to remain in the Innovator visa category. In this...

 post, we look at the requirements for switching from a Start-up visa to an Innovator visa from within the UK.  Switching from a Start-up Visa to an Innovator visa: Validity requirements If you currently...

Start-up & Innovator Visas: What Is a Good Business Idea?
By Richmond Chambers -

In order to qualify for a UK Start-up or Innovator visa you will need to have a business idea that is innovative, viable and scalable. This is initially required at the endorsement stage; a letter of endorsement...

 from an approved endorsing body which confirms this is required to apply for the visa. Once you receive an endorsement you must apply for the visa within 3 months. See our earlier blog post here for more...

What is a Good Innovator Visa Business Plan?
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK Government launched the Innovator visa for overseas entrepreneurs when the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category was closed  in March 2019. The Innovator visa category is aimed at experienced business...

 people, who have at least £50,000 available to invest in their business. An innovator must seek endorsement from an approved endorsing body for their business proposal. The latest list of approved endorsing bodies...

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,...

Two Innovator Visa Applications Granted
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

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....

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