What you must satisfy before applying
You must be at least 18 years old and hold a CEFR B1 English qualification (for example, an IELTS score of 6.0). This proves you can communicate effectively and work in an English-speaking environment.
Your passport must be valid and issued by a country that requires a UK visa. Check your nationality’s visa requirements on the UK government website and renew any passport expiring within six months.
Either you must already own a genuine company that’s actively trading in the UK, or you must commit to acquire a new company.
You need serious entrepreneurial ambition or real business experience in the relevant industry so you can run your UK company confidently from day one and be ready to face its challenges.
Appoint a UK-settled individual as an Authorising Officer to manage Home Office correspondence on your behalf.
Before applying, have these ready: business bank statements, Employer’s Liability insurance, HMRC PAYE registration letter, VAT certificate, company organisation chart, and a cover letter outlining your business activities and vacancy.
Your sponsored role must pay at least £41,700 yearly or the going rate for your job’s SOC code (Standard Occupational Classification). SOC codes group jobs and set minimum pay. Check your SOC code here.
Set aside at least £150,000 for your first year’s rent, staff salaries, equipment, and other operational costs. If you need a complete cost breakdown for Self-Sponsorship, click here.
You must be ready to pay for the legal services, including Sponsor Licence application, HR compliance, Certificate of Sponsorship allocation & Skilled Worker visa processing.
We guide your Sponsor Licence application preparation and filing.
We create your HR compliance policies and train your team.
We manage your CoS allocation quickly and accurately.
We support your Skilled Worker visa application from start to finish.
We handle your ongoing sponsor duties, audits and reporting.
Dream It. Do It. Stories of UK Business Success With Us: Real journeys of ambition, resilience, and success—powered by strategic immigration and legal support by A Y & J Solicitors.
A Y & J Solicitors has handled over hundreds of successful Self Sponsorship UK applications, making it a renowned leader in UK immigration law. Each case that we take is handled with meticulous professionalism by our experienced team, meeting every requirement and providing the highest possible likelihood of approval.
First of all, there is no direct self-sponsor visa. It is a pathway where you can acquire a UK business, obtain a sponsor licence, and then sponsor yourself on a Skilled Worker visa. The total cost of adding the visa fees, sponsor licence costs, CoS, and priority services will come around £4000 to £1000. Now, remember, there are more costs involved, mainly the legal fees to navigate you through this route and the operational costs to run a UK business. Check out our Self Sponsorship cost page for more clarity.
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