Build and run an innovative, viable and scalable UK business with endorsement from an approved body.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Innovator Founder
- 02Settlementfrom 3 years
- 03British citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
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DESTINATIONUnited Kingdom
REGIONEurope
SERVICES4 to explore
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Different ambitions. Considered pathways.
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A temporary assignment for a senior manager or specialist setting up a UK branch of an overseas business.
Separate settlement route requiredTemporary routeA sponsored visa for an internationally established elite sportsperson or qualified coach contributing at the highest level of UK sport.
Residency to citizenship
- 01International Sportsperson
- 02Settlementfrom 5 years
- 03British citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
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Start with your ambitions.We begin with your goals, the people who matter to you and the life you want to build.
Assess
Understand your options.Explore the relevant routes, their requirements and the commitments involved.
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Bring the details together.A considered application begins with clear guidance and carefully organised documentation.
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Move forward with clarity.Coordinate the application and understand the next steps in the official process.
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Plan beyond the application.Discuss arrival, renewals and the continuing support relevant to your chosen route.
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The application, qualifying conditions and outcome for United Kingdom. Choose a service to see its specific answers.
How can this route lead to permanent residence and citizenship?
Innovator Founder: Enter and maintain the endorsed Innovator Founder business route. Settlement · from 3 years: A fresh endorsement must confirm the required business achievements. Meet continuous-residence rules, normally no more than 180 days abroad in any twelve-month period, and the applicable knowledge-of-life requirements. British citizenship: Usually five years of UK residence and 12 months with settled status, ordinarily no more than 450 days abroad in five years and 90 in the final year. English, Life in the UK and good-character requirements apply. British spouses have a different basis. Settlement does not grant nationality. Even three-year settlement on Innovator Founder does not by itself make citizenship available in year four.
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How does this application work?
Obtain approved-body endorsement for the innovative, viable and scalable business, then apply online with identity, English and maintenance evidence. Attend identity/biometric steps as instructed. Maintain the founder role and endorsement monitoring, settlement needs a separate business-growth and residence assessment.
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Who is eligible for this route?
Age 18 or over, an active founder role, an endorsed business and English at B2. There is no universal fixed minimum investment.
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What documents and financial commitments are required?
A current endorsement, credible business plan and funding evidence, normally £1,270 held for 28 days for personal maintenance, unless exempt. Settlement requires fresh endorsement and additional tests.
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What status or rights does this route provide?
A three-year visa, eligible dependants and a possible settlement application after three years if the separate business-growth and residence tests are met.
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