New applications are no longer being accepted into the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur route as of March 29, 2019. This data is being kept solely for the purpose of historical research.
Please review the details of the Start-up visa and the Innovator visa if you are a student intending to convert your student visa to a business visa or if you intend to visit the UK in order to establish a company. Reach out to us at 02033844389 if you need assistance with UK business visas.
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Those who want to apply for a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa must meet the following conditions:
One year is the minimum length of a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa, but it can be extended for another year. Applicants for this extension must get ongoing approval from the supporting Higher Education Institute or the Department for International Trade, which shows that they have made good progress in building their business.
A person with a Graduate Entrepreneur visa can change to a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa to keep growing their business in the UK. People who want to switch from Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur to Tier 1 Entrepreneur can show a lower amount of investment (£50,000 instead of the normal £200,000).
For more information call us at 02033844389.
Unlike Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa holders, Graduate Entrepreneur visa holders can work for someone else besides the company they are helping to start, as long as they are not a dentist, doctor-in-training, professional athlete, or sports teacher.
Applicants are also allowed to study, so it is possible to work on a master’s degree part-time while also trying to start a business in the UK.
If you have a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa, you can go anywhere in the world as often as you want.
Like Tier 1 Entrepreneur, almost any kind of business is allowed, but ones that are mostly about building or managing properties are not. Applicants can, however, set up businesses whose main business is building.