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Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
You can apply for an Innovator Founder visa if: you want to set up and run…
Before you apply you need to have your business or business idea assessed…
You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…
When you apply you need to provide an ‘endorsement letter’ to show that an…
You must apply online for an Innovator Founder visa. Check which documents…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can usually apply to extend an Innovator Founder visa if both of the…
You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to an Innovator Founder…
List of authorised organisations for Innovator Founder and Scale-up visas.
Immigration staff guidance on how decisions are made about applications from Innovator Founders.
Appendix Innovator Founder
An independent study of spinouts from public sector organisations, commissioned by the Government Office for Technology Transfer.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Guidance for Innovator Founder and Scale-up visa endorsing bodies.
Tech Nation has become part of Founders Forum Group and will continue to assess digital technology applications for the Global Talent visa.
How we will use your personal data if you respond to the founder survey, and what your rights are.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
The International Tech Hub Network (ITHN) works to forge innovation partnerships between the UK and international tech sectors, stimulate local digital economies, and build high-end digital skills to drive sustainable jobs and growth.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
In 2023, the SIA gave 1000 Black Boys CIC £10,000 to inspire and support young black men and their families.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Spain and how to get one if you do.
Ambassador Neil Holland welcomes the visit of OSCE Chair in Office, Foreign Minister Borg, to Ukraine and condemns Russia’s aggression which is in complete violation of international law.
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