Innovator Visa

You can apply for an Innovator visa if:

• you want to set up or run a business in the UK - you need to have your business or business idea endorsed by an approved body
• you’re from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

You must have at least £50,000 in investment funds if you want to set up a new business. You may be able to apply for settlement (known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) once you’ve been in the UK for 5 years.

Family and Private Life

if you are already in the UK and want to extend your stay on the basis of your family or private life, and to get a biometric residence permit.

This form is for:

• family life as a partner (10 year route)
• family life as a parent (5 year and 10 year routes)
• dependent child of a person who has, or is at the same time applying for, limited leave to enter or remain in the UK other than under the points based system or UK Ancestry (10 year route)
• private life in the UK (10 year route)
• leave outside the rules on the basis of family or private life

SETTLEMENT & BRITISH CITIZENSHIP

There are a number of ways to apply for British Citizenship, however before this you must first apply for settlement and naturalisation.

STEP 1: SETTLEMENT: Also known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’ {ILR), this means that you can stay without any time restrictions. For EU/EEA citizens, you need to apply for a Permanent Residence Card.

STEP 2: NATURALISATION: You must be naturalised before you can apply for British citizenship.

STEP 3: BRITISH CITISENSHIP: There are different ways to apply for British citizenship based on your circumstances:

Stateless Child Born in the UK Can Apply for British Citizenship

Stateless children born in the UK have a right to register as British citizens after living here for a continuous period of five years. But various practical hurdles undermine this vital provision for reducing statelessness.

To register under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the British Nationality Act 1981 a stateless person must meet below conditions.

• is and has always been stateless
• was under the age of 22 on the date of the application
• has lived in the UK 5 years prior to the making of the application.

For more information please contact our immigration team.

Business Visit

If you visit the UK on business
You can apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK for business-related activities, for example:

• you’re coming to the UK for a conference, meeting or training
• you want to take part in a specific sports-related event
• you’re an artist, entertainer or musician and coming to the UK to perform
• are an academic and are doing research or accompanying students on a study abroad programme
• you’re a doctor or dentist and are coming to the UK to take a clinical attachment or observer post
• you want to take the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board (PLAB) test or sit the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
• you want to get funding to start, take over, join or run a business in the UK

SCHENGEN / EUROPE VISA

The Schengen visa is the most common visa for Europe. It enables its holder to enter, freely travel within, and leave the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member countries. There are no border controls within the Schengen Zone. However, if you are planning to study, work, or live in one of the Schengen countries for more than 90 days, then you must apply for a national visa of that European country and not a Schengen Visa.

Business Law

Register your company in UK.

We can help registering your company with Companies House in the UK. You’ll get a ‘certificate of incorporation’. This confirms the company legally exists and shows the company number and date of formation. We can help with your Business Plan and Financial plan. Contact us for Start-up Business packages.