Tier 1 Entrepreneur

The entrepreneur category is for those investing in the United Kingdom by setting up or taking over, and being actively involved in the running of one or more businesses in the United Kingdom.

A 'business' means an enterprise as:
(i) a sole trader,
(ii) a partnership, or
(iii) a company registered in the UK

You can apply under the entrepreneur category now if you are:

• in the United Kingdom and want to make an initial application as an entrepreneur;

• already in the United Kingdom as an entrepreneur and want to extend your permission to stay within your existing category;

• already in the United Kingdom as a business person or innovator and want to extend your permission to stay in the entrepreneur category;

• applying for permission to enter the UK (known as entry clearance) under the entrepreneur category.

Eligibility Criteria

You must score:

• 75 points for your attributes which are different depending on whether you make an initial or extension application; and

• 10 points for English language; and

• 10 points for available maintenance (funds)

OUR SERVICES

You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in London in relation to your Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application and our immigration solicitors will provide you fast, friendly, reliable and professionalimmigration service.

If instructed to represent you regarding your application, we will do the following for you:

• Our immigration solicitors will take Detailed Instructions from you and advise you about the relevantimmigration law and procedure to be adopted by the Immigration Authorities in your immigration case

• Our immigration solicitors will discuss your case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your immigration case

• Our immigration solicitors will advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application

• Our immigration solicitors will consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the application and discuss the same with you

• Our immigration solicitors will complete the relevant immigration form and discuss the same with you

• Our immigration solicitors will prepare a covering letter to introduce and support the application

• Our immigration solicitors will liaise with the immigration officer for expeditious decision on the application

• Our immigration solicitors will protect your interests while your application is pending with the Home Office and keep you informed of the progress on your immigration matter

• Our immigration solicitors will do all the follow up work until decision is reached on your application

• Our immigration solicitors will advise you about the implications of the Home Office decision

OUR FEES

• We will charge you a fee from £1,500.00 + VAT for our professional immigration services. The agreed fee will depend on the complexity of the matter and the casework involved in the matter.

• Please be advised that VAT will not be applicable where our client does not have a valid leave to remain in the UK at the time of his/her instructions to us in relation to his/her immigration matter.

• If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your matter, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instrucing us and rest of the fee can be paid by monthly installments.

• The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office on the application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by the company on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee etc.