United Kingdom (Startup)
Last updated on February 15th, 2022 at 03:26 pm
United Kingdom
Startup Visa
Innovator visa is an ideal route for entrepreneurs with a new innovative project who wish to start a company in the United Kingdom or experienced businessmen that have been running a business outside the United Kingdom for many years and wish to expand it to the UK. To be eligible for Innovator visa you need to invest in a new business idea, which means you are not allowed to join or invest into an already established business. Innovator visa leads to settlement and eventually to British citizenship.
Capital City
London
Visa free countries
5 (UK & Republic of Ireland)
Total area
242,495 km²
Languages
English
Currency
Pound Sterling £
Population
65 million (2017)
Time Zone
Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)

Visa-free travel
to 184 countries
Required investment
from approx. €830,000
Citizenship within 12 or 36 months
Low minimum presence requirement
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Application Process

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Submit the application

Receive your residency permit
UK Startup Visa
Application Process
Start-up visa applicants do not need any funds to invest in their business. However, the requirement to have a ‘viable’ and ‘scalable’ business idea means that, in practice, you may need to have funds available to invest. Some endorsing bodies require a certain level of funding as a condition of endorsement.
Endorsement Criteria for a UK Startup Visa
- In order for your business proposal to be endorsed, an approved endorsing body will need to be satisfied that your business idea meets all of the following criteria; Innovation: You have a genuine, original business plan that meets new or existing market needs and/or creates a competitive advantage; Viability: You have, or are actively developing, the necessary skills, knowledge, experience and market awareness to successfully run the business; Scalability: Your business plan has potential for job creation and growth into national markets.
Other requirements:
- You have not previously established a business in the UK
- You have been endorsed by an approved UK endorsing body that has assessed your business idea for innovation, viability and scalability.
- Your endorsement letter was issued not more than 3 months before the date of your Start-up visa application;
- You genuinely intend to undertake, and are capable of undertaking, any work or business activity in the UK stated in your application;
- See all requirements in our factsheet
Day 1
Week 1
Develop Business Plan.
Week 2
Week 3
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