UK Tier 1 Visa Entrepreneur

The Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa category is for those who want to invest in the United Kingdom by setting up or taking over a business, and being actively involved in the running of one or more businesses in the United Kingdom.

The Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa allows individuals to make an investment of up to Â£200,000 into a UK business. The Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa is the first step UK Permanent Residency, which can open up doors to a great standard of life in the United Kingdom. Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) is part of the points-based system, which is for migrants from outside Europe.

For your TIER 1 (Entrepreneur) application to be successful, you must score a total of 95 points and meet all the other requirements of the Immigration Rules.

To attain the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa, you must:

have Â£200,000 available to invest
score a total 95 points
become a director in a UK business
speak an adequate level of English
be able to support themselves financially
meet the English language ability requirements

If you wish to enter the UK under Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa, or to switch into Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) from another immigration category, please read below on how you can score points.

Access to Funds

You score 25 points if:

You have access to not less than 200,000.
or
1 or more registered venture capital firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority;
1 or more UK entrepreneurial seed funding competitions listed as endorsed on the UK Trade and Investment website, or
1 or more UK government departments, which have made the funds available for the specific purpose of establishing or expanding a UK business.

You score 25 points if:

These funds are held in 1 or more regulated financial institutions.

You score 25 points if:

These funds are disposable (free to spend) in the UK.

English Language Ability

Maintenance Ability

With Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, you:

can start up your own business in UK
can apply for permanent residency within 5 years
can gain access to education & healthcare system
bring family or dependents to UK
live and work anywhere in the UK

GOVERNMENT CHARGES			Notes
Government Charges	Outside the UK (Entry Clearance)	Inside the UK (FLR)	Notes
Govt. Main Application Fee	GBP 800	GBP 1000	This fee includes the visa applicant only
Govt. Partner Application Fee	GBP 800	GBP 500/1000	This fee includes the visa for main applicant and partner only
Govt. Child Application Fee	GBP 800	GBP 500/1000	This fee includes the visa for main applicant and child only
OTHER COSTS (If Applicable)		Notes
Medical Examination	Variable(Depending upon the type of Medical Test and Examination required)	This fee is payable for the application and must be paid directly to the doctor conducting your examination.
Character Clearance (Police Check)	Variable	This fee is payable to the police authorities in the countries where you have lived for 12 months or more.
Certification/Translation of documents	Variable	Payable to the Translator
OUR FEE IN AUD		Notes
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)		AU$6999