Innovator Founder Visa
The Innovator Founder Visa is a single immigration route that has replaced both the Innovator visa and the Start-up visa. It is specifically tailored for individuals with unique and innovative business concepts, encouraging entrepreneurial creativity and promoting the growth of disruptive and ground breaking ventures. Holders of the Innovator Founder Visa can remain for up to three years, at which point they can apply for a further three-year extension.
One of the most attractive features of the Innovator Founder Visa is that after three years, you may be able to acquire permanent settlement in the UK; this is shorter than the normal five years required for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
Successful applicants holding an Innovator Founder Visa are able to bring their partner and any children under the age of 18 to the UK under a dependent visa.
What are the requirements for Innovator Founder Visa?
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- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You must be endorsed for a business idea supported by an endorsing body in the UK, confirming that the business is innovative, viable, and scalable.
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You are competent in English language at a level of not less than RQF Level 3, equivalent to UK A Levels.
- You must have a business plan and have either generated or made a significant contribution to the business idea.
- You must demonstrate that you will have a day-to-day role in carrying out activities in the business.
- You must be either the sole founder or an instrumental member of the founding team.
- There is no specific investment fund requirement for the proposed business, but the you must have at least £1,270 in savings in your bank account for 28 consecutive days before you apply.
- You must meet the English language requirement or your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the test. “If your documents are not in English or Welsh, you’ll need to provide a certified translation”.
- You will need to attend a biometric appointment which require you to take the following documents. Printed copy of your appointment confirmation document with a QR code. your passport or travel document. including fingerprints and a photograph, at a visa application centre or using the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app.
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