The Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa and Tier 1 (Graduate) Entrepreneur Visa are to end and be replaced by “Start-Up” and “Innovator” routes. This was announced by a Statement of Change to the Immigration Rules published on 7 March 2019. The Statement of Change is 296 pages long, with most changes taking effect on 29 March…
In December 2017, the Home Office presented a new Statement of Changes (the Statement) in Immigration Rules (HC309) to Parliament. Most of these changes came into effect on 11th January 2018. The changes include some exciting news for those wishing to come to the UK on the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa; however, some challenges are…
In 2015, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released a report into the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa. It highlighted concerns about the quality of migrants entering the country via the entrepreneur route. Researchers were especially concerned about applicants who were establishing businesses with a poor opportunity for growth and/or had little knowledge of the market sector…
