Business Plan & Strategy
We build the plan together. Not a generic template, but a real strategy based on your idea, your market, and what endorsing bodies actually want to see.
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UK Innovator Founder Visa Specialists
Build your business in the UK.
Build your business in the UK.
Settle permanently.
Specialist guidance for entrepreneurs who want to start a business in the UK through the Innovator Founder route. The fastest path to permanent residence in just 3 years.
WHAT WE DO
Everything between your business idea and UK settlement
We guide you through every stage of the Innovator Founder route, from shaping your business plan to achieving permanent UK residence.
Endorsement Application
Getting endorsed is the hardest part. We prepare your application, coach you for the interview, and manage every step of the process with your chosen endorsing body.
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Once endorsed, the visa application needs to be right first time. We compile your documents, prepare your evidence, and submit a complete application to the Home Office.
Learn more about Visa ApplicationUK Business Setup
Company formation, business banking, HMRC registration, insurance, accountancy. We handle the setup so you can focus on building.
Learn more about UK Business SetupBusiness Growth & Marketing
A visa is not a business. We work with you on marketing strategy, customer acquisition, sales, and the day-to-day work of growing a real company.
Learn more about Business Growth & MarketingILR & Settlement
After 3 years, we prepare your settlement application. Achievement criteria evidence, fresh endorsement, and Life in the UK Test preparation. All of it.
Learn more about ILR & SettlementYOUR JOURNEY
Six stages. One clear path.
The complete Innovator Founder route mapped out, from your first conversation to permanent UK residence.
1
We Talk
Book a free consultation. We look at your situation, your idea, and whether this route makes sense for you. If it does not, I will tell you that honestly.
2
We Build Your Plan
Together we create a business plan that is genuine, researched, and financially sound. Not a document that ticks boxes, but a plan that works as a real business and satisfies an endorsing body.
3
You Get Endorsed
We submit your application to an endorsing body, prepare you for the interview, and handle the process until you receive your endorsement letter. This is the stage most people fail. We do not let that happen.
4
You Get Your Visa
With endorsement in hand, we prepare and submit your visa application to the Home Office. Documents, evidence, and forms, all organised and ready.
5
You Build Your Business
You are in the UK. We help you form your company, register with HMRC, open your bank account, start trading, find customers, and grow. This is where most consultancies disappear. We stay.
6
You Settle Permanently
After 3 years of building your business, you apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. We prepare your evidence, secure fresh endorsement, and submit your ILR application. The UK becomes your permanent home.
This is specialist work
The Innovator Founder route is not a standard visa application. It requires a genuinely innovative business idea, endorsement from an approved body, a working company, real revenue, and evidence that you have met specific criteria after 3 years.
Most consultancies help with the visa application and move on. I work with you through all of it: the business planning, the endorsement, the visa, the company setup, the growth, the contact point meetings, and the settlement application.
I bring in specialist partners when you need them. Qualified accountants, immigration solicitors, and marketing professionals. But I remain your single point of contact throughout. You are never passed between departments or left waiting for someone to pick up a file.
Direct Access
You work with me personally at every stage. Not a team of juniors who do not know your case.
Business First
I focus on building a business that succeeds, not just ticking immigration boxes.
Partner Network
Accountants, solicitors, and marketing specialists. I bring in the right people at the right time.
Honest Assessment
If this route is not right for you, I will tell you before you spend a penny.
Getting started is straightforward
1
Book a Free Call
Schedule a 30-minute consultation. We discuss your situation, your idea, and your goals. No cost, no obligation.
2
Get Your Assessment
I review your eligibility, evaluate your business concept, and give you a clear picture of what the process looks like for you specifically.
3
We Start Working
If you decide to move forward, we begin. Business plan, endorsement, visa application. Stage by stage with a clear timeline.
4
You Build & Settle
You arrive in the UK, build your business with ongoing support, and after 3 years, apply for permanent residence.
Is this right for you?
Entrepreneurs Abroad
You have a business idea and want to bring it to the UK. You are looking for someone who understands both immigration requirements and what it takes to actually run a business.
UK Visa Holders
You are already in the UK on a Student, Graduate, or Work visa. You want to switch to the Innovator Founder route because it offers the fastest path to permanent residence.
Established Business Owners
You run a business internationally and want to expand into the UK. You need strategic guidance on structuring the move, not just help with forms.
One advisor. A full team behind you.
I am your single point of contact throughout the entire journey. But at each stage, I work with trusted specialist partners to make sure every detail is handled properly.
Immigration Solicitors
Regulated immigration advice, complex legal cases, appeal representation
Chartered Accountants
Annual accounts, corporation tax, PAYE, VAT, financial record-keeping
Business Solicitors
Company formation, commercial contracts, intellectual property
Marketing Specialists
Brand development, website, digital marketing, SEO, social media
Tax Advisors
Tax planning, R&D tax credits, international tax considerations
Business Insurance
Employer liability, professional indemnity, public liability cover
Office & Workspace
Registered addresses, virtual offices, co-working space introductions
Recruitment Advisors
Hiring guidance, employment contracts, right-to-work compliance
Common Questions
It is a UK visa route for entrepreneurs who want to start an innovative business in the UK. It lasts 3 years and offers a direct path to Indefinite Leave to Remain (permanent residence), which is the fastest settlement route available.
There is no fixed minimum investment requirement. The old Innovator visa required GBP 50,000, but that rule no longer applies. You do need to show you have enough funding to start and run your business, and you need GBP 1,270 in personal savings.
An endorsing body is an organisation approved by the Home Office to assess your business plan. They evaluate whether your idea is genuinely innovative, whether it is realistic (viable), and whether it can grow (scalable). You must get their endorsement before you can apply for the visa.
Typically 5-7 months from your first consultation to receiving your visa. Business plan development takes 4-6 weeks, endorsement 4-8 weeks, and the visa application 3-8 weeks depending on processing speed.
Yes. Your partner and children under 18 can apply as dependants on your visa. They will have the right to live, work, and study in the UK.
You arrive in the UK and start building your business. I help with company formation, HMRC registration, bank accounts, and getting everything operational. You have mandatory check-in meetings with your endorsing body during the 3 years.
You need to show your business is active and trading, that you have been involved in running it, and that you meet at least 2 of 7 achievement criteria (such as investing GBP 50,000 in the business, creating jobs, or generating significant revenue). I track your progress against these criteria throughout.
Immigration lawyers specialise in the legal side of visa applications. I focus on the full picture: the business idea, the plan, the endorsement, the business growth, and the settlement criteria. I work with immigration solicitors as partners for the regulated legal aspects, so you get both the business expertise and the legal support.
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