✔ Self-Sponsorship Route: If you want to establish your own business and obtain a work permit.
✔ Skilled Worker Visa: If you want to work in the UK under an employer’s sponsorship.
✔ Health and Care Worker Visa: If you plan to work in the healthcare and care sector.
✔ Start-Up & Innovator Visa: If you have an innovative business idea and seek investment.
✔ Graduate Visa: If you have graduated from a UK university and want an additional 2-year residence permit.
✔ Family Visa: If you wish to move to the UK to join a family member living there.
✔ First, carefully review the reason stated in the refusal letter.
✔ If the rejection is due to missing documents or incorrect information, you may reapply.
✔ Check whether you have the right to appeal.
✔ Alternatively, you can seek professional consultancy to manage the process again.
✔ Most visa types require living in the UK continuously for 5 years.
✔ If you have legally resided in the UK for 10 years, you may apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
✔ Some special visas (such as the Investor Visa) may allow ILR in a shorter period.
✔ You must have lived in the UK under a qualifying visa for 5 years.
✔ You must pass the "Life in the UK Test", which assesses knowledge of UK culture and history.
✔ You must prove B1 level English proficiency.
✔ You must meet work or business establishment requirements.
✔ You must wait at least 1 year after obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
✔ You must pass both the "Life in the UK Test" and an English language proficiency test.
✔ You must not have spent more than 450 days outside the UK in the last 5 years.
✔ To retain ILR status, you must not stay outside the UK for more than 2 years.
✔ If you need to stay abroad for a longer period, you may apply for a "Returning Resident Visa".
✔ If you hold a Skilled Worker Visa or Health and Care Worker Visa, your new employer must also hold a sponsorship license.
✔ If you obtained a Self-Sponsorship Route visa by setting up your own business, you can transition into any business field.
✔ You must apply for an extension via the Home Office website before your current visa expires.
✔ Most residence permits can be extended through an online application.
✔ You may need to submit supporting documents proving your current status.
✔ Most visa types require 5 years of continuous residence.
✔ Some investment visas allow permanent residency in 2-3 years.
✔ Most work and residence visas allow you to bring your spouse and children under 18.
✔ Family members must apply for their own visas.
✔ Undergraduate and postgraduate students can work up to 20 hours per week.
✔ After graduation, you may stay and work in the UK for 2 years under the Graduate Visa
✔ No, you do not need a residence permit to establish a company in the UK.
✔ However, if you wish to live and work in the UK as a business owner, you must apply for a Self-Sponsorship Route visa or another suitable business visa.
✔ Technology and Software Startups
✔ Healthcare and Care Sector Businesses
✔ E-Commerce and Amazon FBA Ventures
✔ Real Estate Investments
✔ Restaurant and Café Management
✔ Consulting and Freelancing
✔ Limited Company (LTD) → The most common and secure business structure.
✔ Sole Trader → Suitable for small businesses but offers no limited liability protection.
✔ Partnership → A business jointly operated by two or more individuals.
✔ You must submit an Annual Accounts Report.
✔ You must pay Corporation Tax.
✔ You must regularly report financial transactions to HMRC.
✔ If you employ staff, you must register with the PAYE system.
✔ The Self-Sponsorship Route allows you to establish your own company in the UK and obtain a work and residence permit.
✔ You must obtain a Sponsor License for your company to sponsor yourself.
✔ The process usually requires proving business viability, investment sources, and legal compliance.
✔ Yes! Purchasing an existing business in the UK may allow you to obtain a Self-Sponsorship Route visa or other investment visas.
✔ However, the business must be financially stable and have a clean legal history.
✔ You may need to commit to a certain level of investment and demonstrate your involvement in the business.
✔ Yes, but the Investor Visa scheme is no longer available, and alternative programs must be considered.
✔ The Innovator Founder Visa allows entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas to establish a company and obtain residency.
✔ Requirements for this visa include:
- A business idea that is innovative, scalable, and viable.
- Endorsement from a recognized endorsing body.
✔ Conduct market research to identify the most profitable sectors.
✔ Understand the tax advantages available to investors.
✔ Work with a financial advisor to manage your investment efficiently.
✔ If purchasing a business, thoroughly review past financial records.
✔ Your company must first obtain a Sponsor License.
✔ You can then apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the employee.
✔ As an employer, you must register with HMRC and properly declare employee salaries.
✔ Turkish driving licenses are valid in the UK for 12 months.
✔ After 12 months, if you plan to continue living in the UK, you must obtain a UK Provisional License and pass a driving test.
✔ To exchange your license, you must apply to the DVLA.
✔ State schools are free and compulsory for children aged 5-18.