

Your partner and children can apply to join you or stay in the UK as your ‘dependants’ if they’re eligible. inside the UK and switching from a different visa.inside the UK and extending your current visa.outside the UK and are coming to the UK.You may be able to apply for settlement once you’ve been in the UK for 3 years. There’s no limit on the number of times you can extend. You can apply to extend your stay for another 3 years when your visa is due to expire.

If you want to stay longer, you must re-apply with a new endorsement before your current visa expires. Your visa may be cut short if your endorsement is withdrawn by the endorsing body. You’ll need to meet with your endorsing body after 12 months and 24 months to show you’re making progress with your business.

new - you cannot join a business that is already trading.You must be able to show that your business idea is: Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme. Otherwise you need a visa to work in the UK. you have ‘reasonable grounds’ for being unable to apply by 30 June 2021 - for example, you had an illness or were the victim of domestic abuseĬheck if you can still apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.you have a later deadline - for example, you’re joining a family member in the UK who was living in the UK by 31 December 2020.The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021 for most people. If you or your family member started living in the UK by 31 December 2020, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme. If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein This visa used to be called the Innovator visa. you meet the other eligibility requirements.your business or business idea has been endorsed by an approved body, also known as an endorsing body.

you want to set up and run an innovative business in the UK - it must be something that’s different from anything else on the market.You can apply for an Innovator Founder visa if:
