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    Start Up Visa application process

    In January 2018, the Home Office withdrew the ‘Prospective Entrepreneur’ Visa route. This visa was used by UK Startups to enter the country and organise their financial funding before applying for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa. This was the first step towards the government’s plan to overhaul the Entrepreneur Visa route.

    Earlier this year, the Home Office announced its plan to change the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route, by replacing it with new visa routes with slightly different requirements.

    According to the report, the Start Up Visa will replace the Graduate Entrepreneur route. The Entrepreneur Visa route will be replaced by the Innovator Visa after April 2019. The Home Office is suggesting that the step is being taken to make the UK more inclusive to all entrepreneurs worldwide.

    The Startup Visa will require applicants to have an endorsement from a UK university or an approved business sponsor. The Graduate Entrepreneur route currently requires an endorsement from a university or from the Department of International Trade (DIT). As the new route only states ‘approved business sponsor’, this means that applicants have a wider range of sponsors to apply to.

    Get in touch with our expert immigration lawyers to learn more on StartUp Visa.

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      How can Rubens Immigration help you apply for a UK Start-Up Visa?

      Our lawyers are constantly at the cutting edge of UK immigration laws. You can be sure that they will be fully prepared for the new Startup Visa when it arrives early in 2019.

      This new route could mean that those rejected previously due to such reasons as a lack of qualifications could find their applications possible again.

      For advice on your current situation, or to find out if you are currently eligible for the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, contact us via. phone or email or directly visit our office.

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      The requirements for Startup Visa are as follows:

      • Needs to have access to £50,000 to invest in your company
      • Approved sponsor should do the endorsement
      • Need to have evidence of English Language ability
      • Need to have adequate maintenance funds, which vary if applying from inside or outside the UK

      The Tier 1 Visa which is a part of the Five Tier Points-Based System includes a Home Office interview and scrutiny of your business plan.

      The Startup Visa requirements have yet to be disclosed. Rubens Immigration will keep our information updated in line with government announcements.

      In the UK government, currently there are two different options for prospective entrepreneurs. They are: Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur.

      These are subject to a points-based assessment in which you will need to get 95 points from:

      • £50,000 to invest in your company
      • Evidence of English Language ability
      • Proof of maintenance funds so that you will not need to rely on state funds

      Once you meet these requirements and have a credible business plan, you may be eligible to apply for a Tier 1 Visa. For more information, speak with our professional corporate lawyer today via. Email, phone or office visit.

      Our services include:

      • We provide Initial advice to discuss the requirements of the Tier 1/Startup Visa;
      • Completing application forms in full;
      • Comprehensively checking your documents to make sure you are eligible;
      • Writing a Letter of Representation. This details the merits of your case to the Home Office and references UK case laws which support your application;
      • Maintaining contact with the Home Office during the process;
      • Preparation for the Home Office interview.