A Business Visa to the UK — Types and Requirements!

A Business visa is for people looking to go to the UK for business-related purposes. Under this category, many types of visas have been introduced to boom economy as well as provide opportunities to candidates outside the UK, to come and join or help run a business and eventually settle there too.

This visa is restricted to certain protocols and limitations like:

• You can only attend business-related / other scheduled meetings
• You can visit for training — sports
• If you are performing as an artist, musician or entertainer
• Visiting for research
• Visiting to accompany students on a foreign study program (you may have to demonstrate that you are an academic)
• Visiting to gather funding or join a business in the UK

Why people are going to the UK / and how much –

Due to the new openings for entrepreneurs and business immigration which leads to investments and settlement, there has been an increase in the number of visas granted. The idea of new business options, and building a new and better life, intrigued so many, that the stats went up high after the UK government opened up new routes.

Read — 2021 Guide on UK Business Immigration Process & Procedure

The different types of Business Visa:

INVESTOR VISA -

This visa permits the applicant to represent their business overseas, while living and working in the UK. It is an option chosen by almost all business because it helps them build a presence in UK’s economy.

Requirements:

• You must be 18 and above;
• Provide proof that the money belongs to either you or your spouse, unmarried or same sex partner
• Free to spend in the UK

SPONSOR LICENSE -

This license is for people with a single or multiple running organizations in the UK. They can apply for this license if they are looking to employ someone in the UK who is currently overseas.

Requirements:

• You must comply with all rules and regulations relevant to a Sponsor License Visa.
• You must have a lawfully running organization in the UK

STANDARD VISIT VISA -

A Standard Visa allows you to visit the UK for business activities and for up to 30 days. A Standard Visa covers many types of visas like Family Visitor Visa, Child Visitor Visa, Sports Visitor Visa, Business Visitor Visa, Entertainer Visitor Visa, Prospective Entrepreneur Visa and Medical Treatment Visitor Visa.

Requirements:

• The intention of visiting UK — depending on needs, like business, family, or medical reasons
• You must leave within the given period, that is not over 6 months

REPRESENTATIVE OF OVERSEAS BUSINESS —

This visa permits a representative of a business outside the UK, to come and live and work in the country. This visa is appropriate for almost all types of businesses and opens up a wide market to explore.

Requirements:

• You can visit if you are an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organization and are posted on a long-term assignment in the UK.
• The applicant must be intending to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary or register a branch in the UK for an overseas parent company

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