You can bring your partner/spouse and dependent children to the UK under this route. They can either accompany you and come to UK after you’ve arrived.
UK Self Sponsorship Visa may be a suitable route for anyone who wishes to set up and run their own business in the UK without having a UK sponsor. This route will allow you to get a sponsor licence for the company you set up. The company can then sponsor you to come to the UK under a skilled worker visa. Unlike the innovator visa, no minimum investment is required in the business.
It is important to note that there is no official visa called the self-sponsorship visa however, this is an innovative route which may suit the needs of some individuals. This is ideal for experienced business people who have a successful business in their home country and have explored the opportunity to replicate the same in the UK, and the individual needs to be in the UK to ensure the success of the business operations.
Our team can assist from start to end of the process.
The process starts with establishing a UK company and identifying the key personnel. The company would need to do all statutory registrations depending on the nature of the business, along with ensuring the basic activities are completed to establish a legitimate presence in the UK, including creating business plans, organograms, websites, operational models and opening a business bank account in the UK.
The company should also create an HR pack which ensures it has all the necessary controls and procedures compliant with the UK law and can monitor migrant workers.
Company can then apply for a sponsor licence and when granted, request for CoS (Certificate of sponsorship) to sponsor yourself and/or any key individuals who are required to be in the UK to ensure successful business operations.
In addition to applying for the sponsor licence and skilled worker visa application, we can assist throughout the process, from the initial set-up of your new business to obtaining the skilled worker visa. We can introduce you to strategic partners and vendors such as accountants and business consultants, help prepare business plans, and assist with the business bank account opening and handhold as needed throughout the process.
Once the legal entity is set up with a legitimate presence in the UK, we can check the eligibility and prepare and apply for the sponsor licence. We can train your key personnel on the sponsor duties and process the skilled worker visa application for you and your dependants.
Other than meeting the minimum documentation and business case to explore this route, as mentioned above, there are no set criteria that must be met. However, to increase the strength of the application in this route, you must not have any adverse immigration or criminal history. You must also have a good business proposition as this would enable you to stay on for long term and eventually settle in the UK. If your business is no longer active or cannot afford to sponsor you, you will be required to identify another sponsor and/or switch your immigration category. Contact our team to have a quick eligibility screening for free.
You can bring your partner/spouse and dependent children to the UK under this route. They can either accompany you and come to UK after you’ve arrived.
The Sponsor Licence usually stays valid for as long as you continue to meet the eligibility requirements. Read about it here. The visa duration is based on your preference and can be up to 5 years. At the end of 5 years provided you meet the criteria, you can apply for an ILR (Indefinite leave to remain).
Yes, all sponsored individuals will need a monthly salary under the applied job title. You would have informed the home office on the job duties, salary etc, and this needs to followed.
There is no minimum investment prescribed in this route. How much it would cost to operate purely depends on the nature of the business you intend to create. Our team can clarify the cost estimation after a screening with you based on the nature of the business and the support services you require.
Organisations can recruit any foreign workers, immaterial of their location. Different processes apply for those who are overseas and seeking to enter the UK as opposed to those who are in the UK and eligible to be sponsored. Our corporate immigration team will be happy to assist the organisations in determining the right route and strategy for the licence application and/or requesting certificate of sponsorship and/or employee’s skilled work visa application.
