Sole Representative Visa
ZBS International which is indeed a ‘Trusted Name for Guaranteed Success’ over a period of almost more than 15 Years in the field of migration services, having thousands of our satisfied clients from almost all the walks of society, intending to migrate to different countries, including individuals, industrialists and corporate. Along with all other visa and immigration services, now proudly offering a very special and unique visa category for their valued clients, who are looking for the permanent settlement options in United Kingdom.
This specific category under the UK-Visas and Immigration is ‘Sole Representative Visa’, which is also called as ‘Representative of an Overseas Business Visa’, which allows an overseas business or a company to send one of their key individuals as their representative to the UK.
In this era of disturbed business and uncertainty, where every prudent person is looking for a Second Passport/Nationality, if you make a comparison of all the available options around the globe for a permanent settlement in different countries, you will find that there is No better option than getting a citizenship of United Kingdom, through a business expansion there, in order to secure the future of yourself, your family and the next generations. We being
an Immigration Service Provider offer you our best services and help you to reach your dreams.
We, at ZBS International are successfully dealing with this specific category for the past many years and enjoying a 100 % visa success ratio. Many of the individuals and leading business groups are among our satisfied clients.
To elaborate further, UK-Sole Representative Visa is a category within the UK Immigration Rules, whose primary purpose is to allow an individual, being a Sole Representative of an Overseas Business to enter the UK, in order to establish a business setup, registered it within the UK as a branch or wholly owned subsidiary of a particular overseas business entity and run the business smoothly on behalf of the parent company.
Precisely, this visa category is designed for the representatives (senior employees or shareholders) of an overseas business, looking to establish branch or subsidiary in the United Kingdom. However, the representative must be shareholder or a senior employee of the parent company (Having an Offshore Head Office) and in this case, the parent company will have to provide the necessary capital/investment and support to establish and operate a branch in UK. An individual can then establish a UK-branch or wholly owned subsidiary for the overseas company.
Is the Sole Representative Visa
for United Kingdom.
Right for You and Your Family?
The sole representative visa is designed to allow foreign national companies, which have not yet set up a branch or subsidiary in the UK, by sendng one of their senior representative to start-up their first commercial presence in the UK.
It is noteworthy that, unlike the previously practiced Tier-1 Business Entrepreneur Visa, which required a minimum investment sum of £ 200,000 or above, the sole representative visa does not have a minimum investment threshold.
No matter, you are working at a senior position or a self-employed individual, this visa is specifically targeted towards small and medium-sized enterprises, who may not necessarily have a lot of capital to invest there in UK. These businesses can be, a construction company, a real-estate company, a manufacturing unit or any type of business related to any product or services, operating outside the United Kingdom.
This visa category is perfect for those who wish to test how their company will perform and grow in the UK market and provides certain exemptions to criteria needed in other visa categories. For example, there is No set number of employees, you must recruit for your company. There is No specific minimum investment required to show.
Even the individual chosen by the overseas business to become its sole representative is allowed to both set-up and run the UK branch or subsidiary, alone or by recruiting local support staff.
Benefits of This Visa
As a part of their everyday duties, the Sole Representative Visa allows its holder to do the following while stayingin the United Kingdom:
• Work full-time in the UK for their own company or employer.
• A sole representative can bring over their family (spouse and under 18 Children) with them to the UK.
• Can avail free education and health facilities within the UK for himself and his family.
• The Dependents are Allowed to work Full-Time.
• Extend their sole representative visa beyond the initial period granted.
• Pathway to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 Years, representing the parent business and thereafter obtaining
a UK Passport, without much investment.
• A sole representative can open a new branch or various branches in UK, on behalf of that particular overseas business.
• An excellent opportunity to expand a business into the lucrative market of UK and Europe.
Eligibility Criteria of a Sole Representative Visa:
Along with the general requirements for a UK visa, there are certain conditions which an applicant must fulfill while applying for this specific visa category.An applicant must:
• Not to be a majority shareholder (no more than 50% of shares) in that overseas business.
• Be recruited and employed outside the UK by the company they intend to represent in the UK.
• Meet the required standard in English language with at least CEFR Level A-1 in speaking and listening modules.
• Provide an evidence that they can maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds.
• Intend to work full-time for the particular organisation in the UK.
• Not intend to take any other employment in the UK.
• Be a senior employee - director of an overseas company.
• Have full authority to take operational decisions on behalf of that overseas business for the purpose of representing it in the UK.
What 'ZBS International' Do for their Valued Clients?
ZBS International is acting as a ‘One-Stop Solution’ for their valued clients.We provide our best possible professional assistance to our clients at every step.
Our services include the following tasks and steps:
• Thorough Pre-Assessment of Each Client for His /Her Eligibility to Apply
• Advising & Assistance for the Required Documents Including Their Correct Formats and Specimens
• Complete Assistance in Making the ‘Business Expansion Plans’ and ‘Feasibility Reports’ to start a Business in the United Kingdom
• Liaison with all the Required Departments and Offices Related to the Particular Application
• Submission of Passport and Documents for the Visa Processing
• Interview Preparation Sessions
• Constant Follow-up and Support for the Submitted Visa Applications, at Each Step Till its Success
• Providing the ‘Turn-Key Solutions’ for Our Existing and Upcoming Successful Clients to Perform Initial Tasks and Set-up the Business,
on their Behalf in UK (Upon Specific Request) to Minimize Risks and Avoid Fear of Failure.
If you feel that you are eligible for this visa category and willing to apply to have a better future and new opportunities for you and your family, then you may consult us with full confidence, to get further details and information about this particular visa, while keeping your business entity and circumstances in consideration. Our valued clients are requested to contact us directly, so that an individual assessment can be made to advise accordingly.