Immigration and Asylum
Business plans and immigration permission need to fit together. The former Tier 1 Entrepreneur route is closed to new applications and extensions. Existing holders may still need settlement advice. For a new venture, we can discuss whether a current route needs to be assessed before you commit to an application.
Understanding your next steps
We begin with the previous grants, the business history and the conditions relevant to the remaining settlement provisions. Bring Companies House records, accounts, investment evidence and employment records. Do not assume an old extension checklist remains valid.
Innovator Founder is a separate route with its own requirements. It involves an approved endorsement of a new, innovative, viable and scalable business. Simply buying an existing business or having investment funds is not enough. We can discuss the immigration questions your proposal raises.
An overseas company transferring a manager, an entrepreneur setting up a venture and a visitor attending meetings may need different permissions. We help distinguish the proposed activity before considering the supporting evidence and application process.
A clear way forward
Tell us who owns the business, whether it trades in the UK, your role and your current immigration status.
We assess the relevant route and identify the business, endorsement or sponsorship evidence that would need to be obtained.
We explain what the immigration work covers and where separate accounting, tax, corporate or financial advice may be needed.
Planning ahead
We will quote for the immigration work after understanding the business and the applicants involved. Endorsement charges, Home Office fees and professional advice from other advisers are separate costs.
Endorsement, company evidence and sponsorship can take time to organise. Existing Entrepreneur holders should seek advice before their permission expires because extensions are no longer available under that route.
Read our published Price Guide, then contact us to confirm the work you need and the costs involved.
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No. The route is closed to new applications and extensions. Certain existing holders may still qualify for settlement under the remaining provisions.
No. It has its own endorsement and business requirements. A person who qualified under the old Entrepreneur rules will not necessarily qualify under this route.
A purchase does not itself grant immigration permission. The planned work and the requirements of an available route must be considered separately.
An immigration solicitor cannot substitute for an approved endorsing body. We can discuss the application requirements and the legal work needed for your circumstances.
General information about UK immigration. Contact us for advice about your circumstances.
SJS Solicitors · Balham
