Raise your family in a safe environment
Travel visa free around the world to over 150+ countries
Provide your family with free high-quality healthcare
Free access to a world class education
Expand your business across borders
Launch a viable and scalable business idea
Start a business or invest in an existing business
For overseas businesses that wish to open a branch and send employees to the UK
For commonwealth nationals whose grandparent was born in the UK, the Channel Island or the Isle of Man to enter the UK
| UK Start-up Residency Visa | UK Innovator Residency Visa | Global Mobility Programme | Ancestry Visa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required Investment | Just the necessary funds to start a business | Minimum of £50,000 | No requirement | No requirement |
| Programme Criteria | Have a pre-endorsed business idea | Meet English language requirements and hold a senior position or be a shareholder | Overseas graduate trainee looking to undertake a graduate training programme at a UK branch or sending senior or specialist employees on an assignment to expand the business. Depends on the the type of visa. | Commonwealth citizens whose one grandparent was born in the UK and can show the intention of working in the UK |
| Length of Visa | 2 years | 3 years + 3 years extension | 6/12 months to 5/6/9 years, depending on programme | Up to 5 Years |
| Permanent Residency | Not eligible | Eligible after 3 years | Not eligible | After 5 years |
| Maintenance Funds | £945 for main applicant £630 for each dependent | £945 for main applicant £630 for each dependent | £1,270.00 | £1,270.00 |
| Language Requirement | IELTS Life Skills | IELTS Life Skills | Not required | Not required |
| Required Stay Period | Minimum of 185 days per year | Minimum of 185 days per year | No stay period required | Minimum 185 days per year |
| Employment Requirement | Start a new business | Own one or more businesses | Doesn’t need to satisfy in some programmes and salary must be £23,100 to £42,400 or ‘the going rate’ which ever is higher for some programmes | Must be able to show evidence they have worked in the UK for 5 years |
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