Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa

5. Apply

Read the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) guidance before you apply.

You’ll have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you’ll have to pay before you apply.

Apply outside the UK

You must apply online for a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa.

You’ll need to have your fingerprints and photograph taken at a visa application centre (to get a biometric residence permit) as part of your application.

You’ll have to collect your biometric residence permit within 10 days of when you said you’d arrive in the UK (even if you actually arrive at a later date).

You may be able to get your visa faster or other services depending on what country you’re in - check with your visa application centre.

North Korea

You can’t apply online if you’re living in North Korea.

To apply from North Korea you must:

Apply in the UK

Check if you can apply to:

  • extend your existing Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa
  • switch to this visa from another visa
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Last updated: 3 November 2016