Guidance

Representatives of overseas businesses: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on applications from representatives of overseas businesses.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 1 October 2013
• Last updated: 17 July 2023
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  1. 17 July 2023

     This document has been updated to add guidance on the new validity requirement for applicants who have or last had permission as a student. This applies to applications for permission to stay submitted on or after 17 July 2023.

  2. 9 November 2022

     Updated the guidance to reflect that police registration is no longer a requirement.

  3. 20 April 2022

     Added html version of 'Representative of an overseas business: caseworker guidance'.

  4. 11 April 2022

     Replaced 'Representatives of overseas businesses caseworker guidance' with new version.

  5. 6 October 2021

     Caseworker guidance updated in line with changes to the Immigration Rules on 6 October 2021. See ‘changes from last version of this guidance’ for more details of the changes.

  6. 1 December 2020

     Updated guidance to reflect changes in Immigration Rules coming into force on 1 Dec.

  7. 10 June 2020

     Updated guidance.

  8. 9 July 2018

     Updated guidance on applications from representatives of overseas businesses.

  9. 27 October 2017

     Guidance updated.

  10. 6 April 2017

      Updated guidance.

  11. 22 April 2016

      Updated guidance.

  12. 1 October 2013

      First published.

Documents

Representative of an overseas business: caseworker guidance (accessible version)

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Representatives of overseas businesses: caseworker guidance

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Details

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions about applications from people applying to work in the UK as representatives of overseas businesses.