Opening up a business in UK for Work Visa

[Sam Oberoi]

Hi,

I am a India based businessmen planning to immigrate to UK. I talked to a London based Immigration lawyer and they suggested the following steps for me to get a work visa. Just checking if this is something common and doable:

1) Register a business in UK with a partner based in UK
2) Open a business bank account and start showing transactions
3) Lease a business premise
4) The above 3 steps will qualify the company to get a licence that can hire people from abroad
5) Apply for a work permit with the above company sponsoring my visa.

Has anyone done this before? Would love to hear your perspective.

Thank you

[humanist100]

Sounds like a scam. If you are a business man try other visa routes.

[CR001]

Hi,

I am a India based businessmen planning to immigrate to UK. I talked to a London based Immigration lawyer and they suggested the following steps for me to get a work visa. Just checking if this is something common and doable:

1) Register a business in UK with a partner based in UK
2) Open a business bank account and start showing transactions
3) Lease a business premise
4) The above 3 steps will qualify the company to get a licence that can hire people from abroad
5) Apply for a work permit with the above company sponsoring my visa.

Has anyone done this before? Would love to hear your perspective.

Thank you

UKVI doesn't just give out licenses to everyone. There are very specific requirements that have to be met.

https://www.gov.uk/uk-visa-sponsorship-employers

Note also that if you are a joint partner of a UK company, you cannot sponsor yourself for a skilled worker visa.

[Sam Oberoi]

Thank you for the replies. In this case can I apply for a Representative of an Overseas Business visa? I already have a well established business in India and I want to further expand into the UK markets.

[CR001]

This also has very specific requirements. You cannot apply for this visa if you own the business.

https://www.gov.uk/representative-overseas-business