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How to extend your sole representative of an overseas business visa
By Richmond Chambers -

If you are reading this, and you are a sole representative looking to extend, you will likely already have met the first criteria by entering the UK with valid UK entry clearance as a sole representative of...

 an overseas business. Your next question should be, “How do I make sure that I am ready to extend in 3 years’ time?” The Overseas Business must continue to… Have its headquarters and principal place...

Sole Representative Visa: Facilitating Entry or Stay
By Richmond Chambers -

My prior posts dealt with the new amendments to the sole representative visa category and the anxieties they revealed. Firstly, I considered the changes to ownership and control of the parent company....

 Secondly, I considered the new skills, experience and knowledge requirement. This post considers the third anxiety, the branch/subsidiary being established solely for the purpose of facilitating the entry and stay of...

Can a sole representative bring family members to the UK?
By Richmond Chambers -

Yes, if you are applying for a sole representative of an overseas business visa, you can be joined or accompanied by your dependant family members.   What family members can a sole representative bring to the UK?...

 A sole representative of an overseas business may bring, or be joined by, their: spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner, and dependent children. Unfortunately, like most other categories...

What can I do (and not do) as a sole representative?
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

The Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa is a category which is intended to be used by senior employees of companies which are based abroad and are seeking to establish a branch or subsidiary...

 in the UK. As with all categories of the immigration rules, there are some conditions on stay for Sole Representatives. Sole Representative Visa Conditions These conditions include: no recourse to public...

Can Sole Representatives Be Shareholders?
By Richmond Chambers -

The Immigration Rules require that an applicant for a sole representative visa is not “a majority shareholder in the overseas business”. What is a majority shareholder? The Home Office guidance states...

 that they will refuse applications where an applicant’s shareholding is more than 50% of the available shares. This means an applicant can still be the largest shareholder, providing they do not own more than...

Is your business eligible to establish a UK branch or subsidiary?
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The sole representative of an overseas business visa is an excellent route for some companies to set-up a new presence in the UK, and offers an alternative to applying for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa in some circumstances....

 However, not all businesses are able to set up a branch or subsidiary in the UK in reliance on the sole representative of an overseas business route. Place of business The employer must have...

Applying for a Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

If you are a senior employee of an overseas business that is seeking to establish a commercial presence in the UK, you may qualify to live and work in the UK as a sole representative of an overseas business. Initial...

 applications: UK sole representative visa In order to qualify for a sole representative visa for the UK, you will need to show that: You are a senior employee of a business which has its headquarters...

Representative of overseas business visa – sole representative visa
By Richmond Chambers -

Representatives of overseas businesses may apply for leave to enter with a view to establishing a commercial presence in the UK by operating a registered branch or wholly owned subsidiary company. Entry clearance...

 will be granted for an initial period of three years, which may be extended for a further two years. Leave to enter or remain as the sole representative of an overseas business may lead to settlement after...

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