How to obtain visa to settle in the UK?

Many people want to settlei n the UK but first you must meet the rules by learning how to do this.

Need to apply to become British?

Once you become settled in the UK, you can apply for Naturalisation once you met the qualifying period. Majority of times you need to have held yuor settleemnt visa for 12 months before you can apply.

Remember, if  chidren were born to British parent(s), different rules apply.

Are you planning to visit the UK?

If you are then you likely to need to apply for a UK entry visit visa.

You can visit the UK for various reasons that includes General visa, short-term study, permitted paid engagement, parent of a Tier 4 child, gettnig marriage and visit the UK in Chinese tour group.

Need a visa to enter or remain with family?

You can apply to enter or remain if you have family in the UK or returning to the UK. You have differnet rules if family falls under EEA regulations. 

If you want to get married, live as an unmarried couple, already married, family needs looking after or, other family unique circumanstances, check out this section for guidance.

Do you want to operate a business or invest in the UK?

If yes, you can apply as an Innovator or under Start-up if you qualify and if you have at least 2m GBP, you can apply under Tier 1 Investor route.

Innovator and Start-Up visa routes have replaced Tier 1 Entreprenuer scheme and the investor route now has new immigration rules you mist adhere to.

If you have obtained a UK sponsor, you can come to the UK and work under this visaroute or swirch into Tier 2 General, Tier 2 Minister of Religion, Tier 2 Sportsperson ans Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer.

If you have obtained a UK sponsor, you can come to the UK and work under this visa route or swirch into Tier 2 General, Tier 2 Minister of Religion, Tier 2 Sportsperson ans Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer.

Whether your organisation has a Home Office sponsor licence or you plan to apply for one, we can help you comply to the Tier 2, Tier 4 or Tier 5 rules of employing and education overseas nationals. 

We can help in several ways:

• Resident labour market test
• Sponsor licence application
• Sponsor licence training
• Sponsor licence auditing
• Sponsor licence maintenance

If your organisation requires various services, you can make an enquiry byclicking here and we get back to you.

Under UK law, it is a criminal offence to employ someone that needs permission from the Home Office to work in the UK.

It is a legal requirement to do a 'Right to Work' check on any person that is employed.

Under our immigration training options, we can train you on:

• Help you understand Sponsor licence compliance
• Understanding the immigration rules
• Help prevent illegal employment
• Putting in place a recruitment process
• Setting up workforce compliance

All HR processes in any organisation has immigration associated to it as the engager or people must have on file right to work checks on everyone.

Managing a workforce can have its challenges as UK law states the employer must comply to employment laws.

We can provide an array of support services that includes:

• Employment law
• Recruitment cycle
• Workforce compliance
• Preventing illegal employment

If your organisation requires various services, you can make an enquiry by clicking here and we get back to you.

If you are an investor requiring a visa to enter or remain in the UK or a business working with investors, our specialist team can help you in more ways that you can imagine.

Click here these links to learn about:

• Investor roadmap
• Investor applying for visa

If the investor needs help in securing a UK business or the business needs to find an investor, contact us for further guidance.

If you are an entrepreneur and looking to run a business in the UK, we can help you prepare a professional business plan.

If you need to apply for a 'Start-Up' or 'Innovator' visa, you need a business plan and financial forecasting to present to your endorsing body.

We offer the following business plan packages:

• Standard
• Advanced
• Comprehensive

To learn more click here.

We can help in these areas when setting up a UK entity. You have the options of:

• Representative of an Overseas business
• Tier 1 Investor & Roadmap
• Innovator
• Start-Up

Depending on your visa route will depend how we can help you. 

You might want our help with:

• writing a a business plan
• registering a company
• registering a domain name
• registering a virtual office
• recommending accountancy firm
• recommeding an insurance provider
• a financial solution where investors need to invest in a UK business.

Many UK businesses are outsourcing work under B2B contracting rather than directly employ staff.

We can provide support in these following areas:

• B2B contracting of employed staff via Tier 2 sponsorship
• B2B contracting on staff directly employed by you
• B2B contracting where the other party runs either a limited entity, sole trader or partnership.

To learn more about contact compliance click here.