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Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

• Overview

  A UK Expansion Worker visa allows you to come to the UK to set up a branch…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a UK Expansion Worker visa you need to: have a valid…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa, you’ll need to have enough…

• Documents you’ll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a UK Expansion Worker visa. Check which…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your UK Expansion Worker visa if all the following…

• Update your visa if your job changes

  You’ll need to apply to update your UK Expansion Worker visa if your job…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a UK Expansion Worker…

This page provides information for local area partnerships submitting expressions of interest (EOIs) to apply for funding to participate in the £10.9 million expansion of the Create Growth Programme.

• Updated: 14 July 2023

Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.

• Overview

  You can no longer apply for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa. If you want to…

• Extend your visa

  You may be able to extend your Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa. You should…

• Family members

  Your family members (‘dependants’) can join you if you’re in the UK on…

The Ayrton Fund supports clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate the clean energy transition in developing countries.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

How to take part in the Help to Grow: Digital scheme one-to-one advice pilot if you provide a platform for one-to-one digital technology adoption advice.

• Updated: 15 December 2022

How to manage a temporary storage facility, how to handle goods, what records to keep, how to increase the size of, or move goods between facilities.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

Find news, information and advice from the government on starting or growing your business.

• Updated: 3 March 2021

This page provides guidance on the application process to become the delivery partner for the Enrichment Partnerships Pilot.

• Updated: 22 August 2023

Cyber Explorers is a new online learning platform to teach cyber skills to thousands of school pupils across the UK.

• Updated: 23 February 2022

Dstl ensures the UK can develop and exploit new sensor technologies for our defence and security, to find and assess potential threats and give information to decision-makers.

• Updated: 31 March 2022