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Start-up Visa

For early-stage but high potential entrepreneurs (who want to start a business in the UK for the first time);
No funds are required (applicants do not need any funds to invest in their business at this stage);
Two-year visa offered (it offers a one-off, two-year visa, during which the applicants will spend the majority of their time developing their businesses but can also take on other work outside of their businesses to support themselves);
You can bring your family members (successful applicants can bring their family members (spouses/partners and children under 18 can be brought into the UK); and
Switch to Innovator visa (at the end of the two years, applicants can switch into the Innovator category - see below - to extend their stay and develop business in the UK).

Innovator Visa

For more experienced business people (who seek to establish a business in the UK);
£50,000 required (applicants need a minimum of £50,000 funding available to invest in their business - which can come from an endorsing body such as Sapphire Capital Partners LLP);
You must work 100% on the business (innovators must work entirely on developing their business ventures and not take on other employment outside their business);
Three-year visa offered (applicants are granted leave for three years at a time);
You can bring your family members (successful innovators can bring their family members (spouses/partners and children under 18 can be brought into the UK); and
Extend your stay (successful innovators can apply to extend their stay for a further three years or to settle permanently in the UK).

Issue endorsements (we use our own measures in order to assess if your business meets the three key criteria - being:
- Innovation: Do you have a genuine, original business plan that meets new or existing market needs and/or creates a competitive advantage?
- Viability: Do you have the necessary skills, knowledge, experience and market awareness to successfully run the business?
- Scalability: Is there evidence of a structured planning and of potential for job creation and growth into national and international markets?
- Our endorsement will be in the form of an endorsing letter which you will use to support your visa application);
Stay in contact (we will stay in touch with you at checkpoints after six and 12 and (in the Innovator category) 24 months, and assess your progress); and
For innovator visas (we can issue further endorsements for extension and settlement applicants).

Third-Party Review

Sapphire Capital accepts applications directly and through trusted third-party intermediaries (such as Seed Mentors Entrepreneurs Limited). For any direct applications, Sapphire Capital will outsource an initial review of the application to one of the trusted third-party intermediaries if we believe that the application may be of interest to us (and consequently we will, therefore, share your data with them). They may charge you a fee for their initial review which will be confidential to us and they may seek further information directly from you.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the large number of applications being considered we are not able to consider further applications at this time. We shall place a notice on the site as soon as the position changes.

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The Start-up and Innovator visa categories are for people setting up a new business in the UK which are:

1. Innovative

2. Viable

3. Scalable

What are the Start-up and Innovator Visa Schemes?

Start-up Visa

Innovator Visa

Sapphire as an endorsing body.

Frequently Ask Questions

I already have a business in the UK, can I still apply for a Start-up or Innovator visa?

My application was rejected by Sapphire, can I re-apply for endorsement?

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Third-Party Review

Fees

Need help understanding the visa process?

Our eBook guide will help you understand the Start-up and Innovator Visa process.

Etwas Bedeutendes

Sagen Sie Ihrem Leser mehr

The Sapphire Guide to Start-up and Innovator Visas.

Download the Guide Now

£18.00 (VAT Inc)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to the large number of applications being considered we are not able to consider further applications at this time. We shall place a notice on the site as soon as the position changes.

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