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UK
Immigration
Business Migrant >> Sole Representative
Visa
Sole
Representative Immigration to the UK
This visa is for substantial
trading companies who have their headquarters
and principal place of business outside the
United Kingdom and who have no branch, subsidiary
or other representative in the United Kingdom.
The company should intend to establish and operate
a registered branch or wholly owned subsidiary
of that overseas company in the United Kingdom.
This visa is designed for a
senior employee with full authority to take
operational decisions on behalf of the overseas
company for the purpose of representing the
company in the United Kingdom. This visa is
not designed for owner-managers or entrepreneurs.
The rules prohibit the candidate from owning
a majority or a controlling interest in the
company.
This visa has work restrictions
whereby people can not take employment beyond
establishing a branch in the United Kingdom
for the company.
These visas are normally granted
for an initial period of one year. The visa
can be extended in the United Kingdom one month
prior to the visa expiry date for up to 3 years.
After 4 years continuous stay in the United
Kingdom on this visa you may apply for a settlement
visa.
There are some basic requirements
of the visa you must satisfy if you are to be
considered for the sole representative visa
to the United Kingdom.
These are:
- You have been recruited
and taken on as an employee outside the United
Kingdom as a representative of a company which
has its headquarters and principal place of
business outside the United Kingdom and which
has no branch, subsidiary or other representative
in the United Kingdom
- You seek entry to the United
Kingdom as a senior employee with full authority
to take operational decisions on behalf of
the overseas firm for the purpose of representing
it in the United Kingdom by establishing and
operating a registered branch or wholly owned
subsidiary of that overseas company
- You are not a majority
shareholder in that overseas firm
- You have enough money to
support and accommodate yourself without recourse
to public funds
- The company must be a genuine
existing enterprise, which has been established
for at least 12 months
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