HOW DO I DEMONSTRATE THIS?

This is where our expertise comes in where we guide you how best to present your business. You will fill in our questionnaire form and from this we will explain the areas that need improving and those that are strong.

HOW BEST SHOULD I PRESENT THIS?

A business plan can be done in many ways, it can also be done in the wrong way, the  wrong information and remember, a business plan is only as good as the information you put in it.

Once you have all the content and images you wish to use, the difficult bit is making the document look good and understandable to the reader being the Home Office caseworker.

Our in-house expertise can help you prepare such a document in a professional way.

If you were applying under Tier 1 Entrepreneur you would need to provide £200,000 if applying on the basis of having cash.

Under the Turkish business person rules, there is no set guidelines on how much you have. The key is being able to demonstrate you:

• have funds to cover business costs
• can demonstrate how long funds could last you
• know when business revenue will start coming in
• can cover living costs for you and any family members
• do not require access to public funds
• do not need to take a job to cover costs
• can demonstrate there is a genuine need for your services and investment

If you decide to join a UK business, you are able to pay your share of the costs of running that business.

Note: In most cases you would have invested your money in that UK business, given equity (business shares) and based on your shares pay that part of the business running costs.

Your share of the profits will be enough to support you and your family without you needing to have another job.

If you want to join an existing partnership or company you must show:

• you will have an active part in running the business

If your visa application is approved, you can set your business up as a:

• Sole Trader
• Director of a Limited business
• Partnership

SOLE TRADER

This is the simplest way to run a business. A sole trader owns the assets of the business, is responsible for all debts and liabilities and is not required to file annual returns with Companies House. The business accounts will be made up to the end of the financial year.

DIRECTOR OF A LIMITED COMPANY

A director is an employee of the company and all debts and liabilities are the responsibility of the company. The director’s level of financial investment must be proportional to their role in the business. Annual returns, often abbreviated so as not to alert competitors, must be filed with Companies House within 10 months of the year end after incorporation. Directors may take a dividend each quarter.

PARTNERSHIP

This is a legal entity with shared decision making. The profits are shared according to an agreed split between the partners. The applicant must have an equal or controlling interest in the company with a share of responsibility. A partnership agreement is a key document to cover all the ‘what ifs’.

You must provide:

a current passport or other valid travel identification, plus

proof that you can support and house yourself and your dependants during your stay, for example bank statements or payslips for the last 6 months plus

proof of your living costs, such as a tenancy agreement, mortgage agreement, utility bills, council tax statement, bank statements, documents relating to transfer of money to relatives abroad, plus

proof of state benefits you’ve received in the UK and your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the test.

AS YOU CAN SEE NO BUSINESS PLAN IS REQUIRED BUT WITHOUT IT, IT WOULD BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESENT YOUR BUSINESS CASE.

You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before your date of travel to the UK.

You should get a decision on your visa within 12 weeks when you apply from outside the UK.

When you apply for a visa as a business person, you must meet the visa rules. Below we have listed UK entry and to remain.

UK ENTRY:

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AFTER UK ENTRY, RULES TO APPLY FOR:

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KEY FACTS:

• Entry clearance mandatory? - NO
• Is biometric information required for applications made in the UK? - YES
• Entry clearance endorsements - NOT APPLICABLE
• How long is leave to remain normally granted for? - 12 MONTHS NORMALLY
• Visa extensions - 36 MONTHS NORMALLY
• Work and study allowed? - PAID EMPLOYMENT IS PROHIBITED
• Is switching into this category allowed? - YES IF LEGALLY IN THE UK
• Does this category lead to settlement? -YES AFTER 5 YEARS

At G4I we provide the full support of helping you obtain a visa to enter or remain in the UK as a Turkish business person.

From our initial consultation, obtaining key information about you, your business and family members, we then structure your application.

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ECAA 1 - TURKISH WORKER

Firstly you need to meet certain Home Office guidelines. You must be a Turkish national and have worked legally in the UK for at least 1 year.

This is the ideal visa for someone that has current permission to be in the UK and has leave about to expire.

The applicant must be a Turkish national who:

• is a worker
• is duly registered as belonging to the UK’s labour force
• has been in legal employment with the same employer for at least one year.

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The applicant has 3 areas:

• After one year’s legal employment for the same employer (when the applicant has met the requirements of the first indent of article 6(1) of decision 1/80) leave must be granted up to the date before the applicant will fall within the second indent of article 6(1) of decision 1/80 – this means you will be granted a maximum of 2 years.

• On completing 3 years of legal employment for the same employer (when the applicant has met the requirements of the second indent of article 6(1) of decision 1/80), leave must be granted to the date before which the applicant will fall within the third indent Article 6(1) of decision 1/80 – this will be a maximum grant of 12 months.

• The applicant has met the third indent of article 6(1) of decision 1/80) leave should not be granted for more than 3 years – this is unless the circumstances of the employment are such that granting further short period of leave after 3 years would be unreasonable, for example the applicant is employed on a single contract basis.

At G4I we provide the full support of helping you obtain a visa as a Turkish worker.

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Dependants

If the applicant is coming to the UK with someone who has valid leave to remain as a Turkish ECAA business person, or a person who at the same time is being granted entry clearance as a Turkish ECAA businessp erson they must be either the:

• dependent spouse
• civil partner
• unmarried partner
• child under 21.

Turkish family members fall under paragraph 41 of HC510 states ‘The family should be regarded as consisting of the person’s wife, their children under 21, their other dependant children, and their dependants. Reference to ‘wife’ should be treated as including husband, civil partner, unmarried or same sex partner.

You must be satisfied that:

• the applicant is not married or in a civil partnership, has not formed an independent family unit, and is not leading an independent life.

• the applicant does not intend to stay in the UK beyond the period of leave granted to the Turkish ECAA business person parent.

• both of the applicant’s parents are either lawfully in the UK, or being granted entry clearance or leave to remain at the same time as the applicant.

• there are serious or compelling family or other considerations which would make refusal undesirable and suitable arrangements have been made for the applicant’s care.

• the business is generating sufficient profits to support the applicant and any other dependants.

If your application is refused by the Home Office, they allow you to question the decision by allowing to complete an Administrative Review form. To learn more click here.

At G4I we provide the full support of helping you obtain a visa  for family members.

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The business person must:

(1) be a Turkish national who has valid leave to remain under the ECAA for the purpose of establishing themselves in business in the UK.

(2) have completed 5 years of continuous leave, with the most recent period being under the ECAA business person route.

(3) have met the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement (KoLL).

(4) not fall for refusal under the General Grounds for Refusal (GGfR).

(5) have been able to financially support any family members with them without recourse to public funds to which they are not entitled.

(6) have registered with the police where required.

(7) in relation to the business, or businesses:

(7.1) the applicant must have established, taken over or become a director and genuinely operate that business whilst she or he had leave as a ECAA business person.

(7.2) the business related to the applicant’s visa must be viable during any qualifying periods.

(7.3) the applicant must intend to continue to operate one or more businesses in the UK.

In order for a partner of a Turkish ECAA business person or worker to be granted ILR in this category, the following criteria needs to be met. The applicant must:

(1) be the spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner of a Turkish ECAA business person or worker who has or is applying for ILR, or a former ECAA worker or business person who has become a British citizen.

(2) have last been granted leave as the spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner of a Turkish ECAA business person or worker.

(3) be in a genuine and subsisting relationship with the Turkish sponsor at the time of the application.

(4) have resided in the UK with the Turkish ECAA sponsor for a continuous period of 5 years as the spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner of either a Turkish ECAA business person or worker - this includes when the Turkish ECAA business person or worker had leave under another permissible category.

(5) have met the knowledge of language and life in the UK (KoLL) requirement.

(6) not fall for refusal under the General Grounds for Refusal.

(7) have complied with the police registration requirement where applicable.

Applicants applying for ILR are able to have up to 180 days of absence from the UK in a 12 month period during each year of the qualifying period.

When calculating whether the individual has had 5 years’ unbroken residence in the UK, the following factors must be considered:

(1) the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than 180 days during any 12 month period during the continuous period

(1.1) however, any absence from the UK which is for the purpose of assisting with a national or international humanitarian or environmental crisis overseas shall not count towards the 180 day limit

(1.2) it is for the applicant to provide sufficient evidence to satisfy the Secretary of State that their absence from the UK was for this purpose.

(2) if the applicant has left the UK and returned during the qualifying period, then they must have had existing leave to enter or remain upon their departure and return. There are 2 exceptions to this requirement:

(2.1) if the individual’s leave lapsed while they were outside the United Kingdom, then provided they made a further application for entry clearance within 28 days of that leave lapsing and prior to 6 July 2018 and that application was subsequently granted, the period without leave shall be disregarded if, after 6 July 2018, the applicant makes an application for further entry clearance during a period in which they have continuing limited leave which is subsequently granted, the period spent outside the UK with continuing leave and pending the applicant’s re-entry into the UK shall be disregarded periods of overstaying will be disregarded only in the circumstances detailed in the Overstaying exceptions section below.

(1) Applications for ILR will be refused if applicants have overstayed beyond the end of the last period of leave to enter or remain granted. The only exceptions are where the application is made in any of the following circumstances:

(1.1) within 14 days of the applicant’s previous leave expiring and it is consider there is a good reason beyond the applicant’s or their representative’s control, provided in or with the application stating why the application could not be made in time

(1.2) within 14 days of:

(1.2.1) the refusal of the previous application for leave.

(1.2.2) the expiry of any leave which has been extended by section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971.

(1.2.3) the expiry of the time-limit for making an in-time application for administrative review or appeal (where applicable).

(1.2.4) any administrative review or appeal being concluded, withdrawn or abandoned or lapsing.

(2) If there are good reasons which prevented applying in time, applicants must submit evidence of these with their application. All cases will be decided on their merits.

The threshold for what constitutes ‘good reason’ is high and will depend on the individual circumstances of the case, but for example may include delays resulting from unexpected or unforeseeable circumstances such:

(2.1) serious illness which meant that the applicant or their representative were unable to submit the application in time (where supported by appropriate medical documentation).

(2.2) travel or postal delays which meant that the applicant or their representative were unable to submit the application in time.

(2.3) inability to provide necessary documents- this would only apply to exceptional or unavoidable circumstances beyond the applicant’s control, such as the Home Office being at fault in the loss of, or delay in returning, travel documents, or delay in obtaining replacement documents following loss as a result of theft, fire or flood (where supported by evidence of the date of loss and the date replacement documents were sought).

(3) Applicants should not make plans to travel outside of the Common Travel Area whilst their application is under consideration. If applicants request their passport back in order to travel prior to a decision being reached on their application, applications will be treated as being withdrawn in accordance with Paragraph 34J of the Immigration Rules.

(4) Applicants will need to send us documentary evidence as set out in this guidance and should check they have everything needed before making the application.

(1) A knowledge of English language has been a requirement for naturalisation as a British citizen for many years and, since 2005, applicants have also been required to show an understanding of life in the UK. The requirements were extended to

indefinite leave to remain (ILR) applications in 2007. 

(2) To apply for ILR under Appendix ECAA, applicants must meet both parts of the

requirement:

(2.1) knowledge of language.

(2.2) knowledge of life in the UK.

(3) People aged under 18 years or 65 years or older on the date of their application are exempt from the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement. In all the circumstances of the case, the decision maker must consider whether, because of the applicant’s mental or physical condition, it would be unreasonable to expect the applicant to fulfill the requirement. For those who claim an exemption, they must provide suitable evidence such as a passport or birth certificate (as proof of age) or medical documentation (as proof of a medical incapacity).

(3.1) If not exempt, the applicant must have demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom, in accordance with appendix KoLLand associated guidance

(4) All those applying for ILR under a route which requires KoLL, must meet both parts of the requirement, unless they are exempt because of their age or because of a physical or mental condition.

(5) For ILR applications, the only English language tests that are acceptable are qualifications covering speaking and listening at B1 or above from the Secure English Language Test (SELT) list in the Immigration Rules, Appendix O.

(6) No other tests are acceptable and the test must be taken at an approved test centre.

(7) The English language test must have been taken no more than 2 years before the date of application. However, tests that have been taken more than 2 years ago and have since expired, can still be accepted where the qualification:

(7.1) is from one of the providers on the current SELT list that has previously been accepted by us as part of another immigration application, such as for entry clearance - a qualification that is not from one of the providers on the current SELT list, is not acceptable even if previously accepted by us as part of another application.

How can we help you initially?

Did you know if you applied for a visa in Turkey to enter the UK, you are more likely to get refused than applying for a visa from within the UK?

WHY IS THIS?

It is very simple, poor preparation of the visa application and not really understanding the visa rules.

FOUNDATION

When we represent you, we first assess you to see whether you comply for working in the UK.

Once we have assessed you we ensure we guide you on what you need in order to apply for a visa. Regardless if you apply from inside the UK or from Turkey, your application has the same chances of being approved.

To run a buisness in the UK it is all about your business structure and how you plan to run your buisness.

BUSINESS PLAN

We help you create a business plan by using one of our templates. Every person's business ideas will be different, because we have your skill sets, funding levels, business sector, business with higher or lower risk, more cash to kick start new concept or cash to boost existing business. These are just some. We will guide you how best to tackle the areas the Home Office are likely to challenge when processing your visa application.

Once we fully understand your business idea, family you wish to enter or remain in the UK, we will then prepare your visa application.

We complete the visa form(s), prepare Home Office visa support letter, guide you on documents and in what format to send to the Home Office and processing times.

The Home Office will contact your legal representative which is us. Explain if they need clarification on your application, confirm if your application is approved or refused.

This will all depend if your visa is approved or refused.