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This route has been closed from 11th April, 2022.
Please check out its replacement – UK Expansion Worker visa.
The sole representative visa UK is a kind of business visa that allows representatives of overseas businesses to live and work in the UK. The sole representative visa UK is an entry route that is suitable for almost all businesses – it enables overseas businesses to develop a UK presence without a major outlay of capital by opening a branch or a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company, get settlement & citizenship for dependents and also visa free travel to 185+ countries. Most companies choose to send a single senior employee to the UK to test the market and develop a presence in the market.
As a sole representative of an overseas business, you may be able to come to the UK under the sole representative visa if you are:
At The SmartMove2UK our UK Immigration experts have helped representatives of overseas businesses in diverse industries, including gems & jewellery, Information Technology, Health & wellness, Electronics, Leather goods manufacturers, agricultural food processing companies, manufacturers of electrical equipment, and industrial products.
Our UK Immigration Solicitors have supported in their expansion of businesses to the UK by enabling their key representatives to move there to set up their branch/subsidiary. If you are looking for UK visa consultants for assistance with sole representative visa application, you can contact us.
A Sole representative visa can also be applied for by an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency, or broadcasting organisation, who is being posted on a long-term assignment as a representative of the media company.
It is possible for the overseas media company to have more than one representative in the UK at the same time.
If you are already in the UK as either a representative of an overseas business or an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organization, then you would be eligible to apply for an extension of your visa. You would need to provide evidence that:
Click here to know more about how to extend UK Sole representative visa.
Any dependents who have joined you in the UK can also apply with you at the same time for an extension.
At The SmartMove2UK our UK Immigration solicitors advise sole representatives of overseas business as well as representatives of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organization on extending their leave on a UK Sole representative visa. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from UK visa consultants in relation to the extension of your UK sole representative visa.
Dependent Family members of Sole Representative visa holders can apply to join the main applicant in the UK. Dependents can be either husband, wife or partner of the main applicant or children below the age of 18 years of the main applicant. Dependents of sole representative visa holders can take up employment or enroll in study programs. They are also eligible to apply for an extension of their visas along with the main applicant.
You can call us on +91 98191 27002 or email us at info@smartmove2uk.com if you are seeking legal help from UK visa consultants in relation to applying for your dependents to join you in the UK.
Applicants who have been granted entry clearance to enter the UK to set up a branch, wholly owned subsidiary of the overseas business or as an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organization, may be granted indefinite leave to remain if they:
The UKVI may carry out additional checks to ascertain their employment through end-of-year tax returns (P60s) and salary slips, in addition to inquiring about evidence of the work done by that branch/subsidiary including that their employer is still actively trading and is centered overseas.
If you are considering applying for an indefinite leave to remain as a sole representative of an overseas business, you can book an appointment with our UK immigration consultants to ascertain your eligibility and to obtain a tailor-made list of documents in support of your settlement application.
It’s best to seek professional advice before you proceed, in order to save unnecessary loss of time and expenses.
At The SmartMove2UK, our UK Immigration solicitors have provided expertise to numerous applicants seeking to apply for the UK Sole Representative visa, we offer full representation service and post landing support in the UK.
We are based in India (Mumbai | Delhi | Bengaluru) catering to clients from all over the world – Dubai, Singapore, USA, Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc.
