📧 I am happy to help with your visa and citizenship options. You can book a consultation with me: tom-bradford.com/contact-me Download my free guide for the UK Expansion Worker visa as covered in this video: mailchi.mp/tom-bradford.com/lvvaqm5rtl Download my free Global Talent planner: mailchi.mp/tom-bradford.com/global-talent-planner Download my free innovator visa checklist: mailchi.mp/tom-bradford/innovator-visa-document-checklist
Hi Tom. Please amend the settled worker requirement by include "a person who has been granted limited leave to enter or remain (‘pre-settled status’)". May be its new regulation!
Hi, Someone who is a British national but currently living outside the UK and receiving a monthly salary from a UK limited company can become an Authorizing Officer of the same UK limited company.
Just to mention the revolut bank which you mentioned has been listed on Fca. So one on psw who is already doing an e-commerce business and has a company, can they sponsor themselves? (Authorising officer and level 1 users are British )
how does this work for Influencers and content creators with journalism skills wanting to be a sole trader, which would be the best way to tackle a move to ILR /citizenship to the UK
Hi Sagar Patel, graduate visa holders can only be involved in preliminary business activities, instead of the actual set-up of a company. Hope this helps! Best, Tom
I heard we can open business in psw visa and run it properly. So Tom can we start a business and after 1 year we apply for self sponsorship as self sponsorship path will take 6,7 months
@@farrukhzafar4611 Thanks, as explained in this video "self-sponsorship" is only capable of covering a very narrow range of circumstances: the Home Office allows an expansion worker to assign a certificate of sponsorship to themselves (to that extent "self-sponsorship" is possible - there are a number of important requirements that one would have to satisfy first though, it only is capable of covering a very narrow category of people). Also, "self-sponsorship" can describe a situation where someone has e.g. shares in the sponsoring entity. The latter is only permissible where the job is genuine obviously one cannot just set up a company and get it to sponsor you!
Hi Tom, Thanks for the video, you are great. Do you have any service to do all the process from setting up the company to obtaining sponsorship license .
Hi J, you can only be employed on a PSW visa and therefore for setting up a company, you would have to opt for the startup visa route. Hope this helps! Best, Tom
@@TomBradford Hey Tom, this certainly does, just one more thing, if we freelance and have clients from the USA, cant we convert our Study Visa to a start up visa? and obvs pay taxes and all? If I set up a Sole Trading company.
Hey there, I have a pre settlement in the uk and next year I will get my ilr. also I got a ltd company its been running since 2019. My question is Would I be eligible to get a sponsorship license and sponsor my brother to bring him to the UK? Thank you
Thanks Renj1997 for your earlier comment. I think this is one where it would be sensible to take legal advice. Feel free to use my consultation service on my website here: tom-bradford.com/
I want to start a Homoeopathic clinic in UK. I am british citizen but not a doctor. I know a professional homoeo pathic doctor living outside the UK. Can I register my company, rent a place for clinic, setup the clinic and apply for sponsor licence to get this Homoeo doctor in UK under this category?
Thanks Asim for your earlier comment. I think this is one where it would be sensible to take legal advice. Feel free to use my consultation service on my website here: tom-bradford.com/
Very interesting information. Hi Tom. Can I apply for self sponsorship visa to live in UK after my pre settlement ends if I am not eligible for settlement status?
Be super careful on this Ilja. Don’t get into a situation where you, e.g. set up a company in the UK that you 100% own, and then get that company to sponsor you. As I say in this video, that may well fall foul of the ‘genuineness’ requirement etc. Also, if you have pre-settled status, you should definitely be aiming for settled status. It would be a very rare case if, e.g. you lost your entitlement to settled status. In the vast majority of cases, it would be crazy to switch from pre-settled status to another route (i.e. any route other than settled status). So called “self-sponsorship” can only refer primarily to the Expansion Worker visa. But this is where you are being sent by a parent entity to the UK. That is a million miles from where you are, if you have secured pre-settled status. So please proceed carefully! Make sure to take legal advice on your individual circumstances before deciding how to proceed. I have a consultation service if you want help. Best wishes, Tom
Thanks, I would strongly warn against switching from the Graduate visa to a Skilled Worker visa by an entity that is 100% owned and controlled by you. That is very high risk and as highlighted in this video may fall foul of the “genuineness” criterion, depending on the circumstances of course. As for “self-sponsorship” on the Expansion Worker visa, that would involve you being sent to the UK from out of the country by a parent entity, so an in-country switch from the Graduate visa would not be possible. Obviously, do take legal advice on your individual circumstances before deciding how to proceed. I wish you the best, Tom.
Hi Tom, I am currently on PSW visa and I am planning to open retail franchise store with investment of £2,50,000. Can I open a store and then get a license to sponsor and sponsor myself. There are many videos that say that it is possible to do so.
Someone I know has a newly started ecommerce business, I already work for their business - I live in the UK on psw and help them in the business. They are a settled person in the UK. Can they open this company and then apply for a sponsorship license, then sponser me?
Example a director is a UK resident, is it possible that the director of the business be sponsored on Skill worker at the same business, while he has British worker appointed as i) level 1 user and I) Authorising person ?
Thanks for the question. The Home Office will (rightly) refuse applications (whether for the initial visa, the certificate of sponsorship or for the licence itself) if the job is not a genuine one or where is has been created mainly for immigration purposes, etc. If someone is the director of the sponsoring entity then one has to ask whether it would be a genuine. Having a British worker is not determinative of that issue.
Hi Dania, you could check out my other videos on visa routes and applications. I am happy to help with your visa and citizenship options. 📧 You can book a consultation with me using the link below: tom-bradford.com/contact-me Best, Tom
📧 I am happy to help with your visa and citizenship options. You can book a consultation with me: tom-bradford.com/contact-me
Download my free guide for the UK Expansion Worker visa as covered in this video:
mailchi.mp/tom-bradford.com/lvvaqm5rtl
Download my free Global Talent planner: mailchi.mp/tom-bradford.com/global-talent-planner
Download my free innovator visa checklist: mailchi.mp/tom-bradford/innovator-visa-document-checklist
How is it so difficult to just get out of the USA and back to England where my distant relatives are from!!
Hi Tom. Please amend the settled worker requirement by include "a person who has been granted limited leave to enter or remain (‘pre-settled status’)". May be its new regulation!
Hi, Someone who is a British national but currently living outside the UK and receiving a monthly salary from a UK limited company can become an Authorizing Officer of the same UK limited company.
Very informative video.
Just to mention the revolut bank which you mentioned has been listed on Fca. So one on psw who is already doing an e-commerce business and has a company, can they sponsor themselves? (Authorising officer and level 1 users are British )
how does this work for Influencers and content creators with journalism skills wanting to be a sole trader, which would be the best way to tackle a move to ILR /citizenship to the UK
I’m actually in the same boat and would like to know
What if applicant has graduate visa and he/she open pvt ltd company and applfor sponsor licenses??
Hi Sagar Patel, graduate visa holders can only be involved in preliminary business activities, instead of the actual set-up of a company. Hope this helps!
Best, Tom
I heard we can open business in psw visa and run it properly. So Tom can we start a business and after 1 year we apply for self sponsorship as self sponsorship path will take 6,7 months
@@farrukhzafar4611 Thanks, as explained in this video "self-sponsorship" is only capable of covering a very narrow range of circumstances: the Home Office allows an expansion worker to assign a certificate of sponsorship to themselves (to that extent "self-sponsorship" is possible - there are a number of important requirements that one would have to satisfy first though, it only is capable of covering a very narrow category of people). Also, "self-sponsorship" can describe a situation where someone has e.g. shares in the sponsoring entity. The latter is only permissible where the job is genuine obviously one cannot just set up a company and get it to sponsor you!
Hi Tom, Thanks for the video, you are great. Do you have any service to do all the process from setting up the company to obtaining sponsorship license .
At the end of this 'self sponsorship' Visa process, does one then qualify for ILR?
How is this process ?
You can't get an ILR on an expansion worker visa which is why most people won't prefer this route
Is it possible for my boyfriend to be my sponsor for a work visa in Uk ?
Hey Tom, what if someone sets up a company on PSW and sponsors themselves
Hi J, you can only be employed on a PSW visa and therefore for setting up a company, you would have to opt for the startup visa route. Hope this helps!
Best, Tom
@@TomBradford Hey Tom, this certainly does, just one more thing, if we freelance and have clients from the USA, cant we convert our Study Visa to a start up visa? and obvs pay taxes and all? If I set up a Sole Trading company.
Tom on PSW we can do business also.. can you please guide properly because on BRP its mentioned sportsmanship restricted...
@@waqarghanitiktok Thanks, yes it is a condition that you cannot be a professional sportsperson. Best wishes, Tom
Hi Tom , can a non graduate who's an IT entrepreneur qualify?
Hey there, I have a pre settlement in the uk and next year I will get my ilr. also I got a ltd company its been running since 2019. My question is Would I be eligible to get a sponsorship license and sponsor my brother to bring him to the UK?
Thank you
Thanks Renj1997 for your earlier comment. I think this is one where it would be sensible to take legal advice. Feel free to use my consultation service on my website here: tom-bradford.com/
Tank you dear to important information
Hi Bauyshe, thank you so much! I'm glad you found the self sponsorship video to be of help!
Best, Tom.
Hello Tom, awesome video and very informative. can I apply the self sponsorship route to continue living here in the UK after my Graduate Visa ends?
Did you get help in the end?
I want to start a Homoeopathic clinic in UK. I am british citizen but not a doctor. I know a professional homoeo pathic doctor living outside the UK. Can I register my company, rent a place for clinic, setup the clinic and apply for sponsor licence to get this Homoeo doctor in UK under this category?
Thanks Asim for your earlier comment. I think this is one where it would be sensible to take legal advice. Feel free to use my consultation service on my website here: tom-bradford.com/
Did you open your clinic?
I know the answer
Very interesting information. Hi Tom. Can I apply for self sponsorship visa to live in UK after my pre settlement ends if I am not eligible for settlement status?
Be super careful on this Ilja. Don’t get into a situation where you, e.g. set up a company in the UK that you 100% own, and then get that company to sponsor you. As I say in this video, that may well fall foul of the ‘genuineness’ requirement etc.
Also, if you have pre-settled status, you should definitely be aiming for settled status. It would be a very rare case if, e.g. you lost your entitlement to settled status. In the vast majority of cases, it would be crazy to switch from pre-settled status to another route (i.e. any route other than settled status).
So called “self-sponsorship” can only refer primarily to the Expansion Worker visa. But this is where you are being sent by a parent entity to the UK. That is a million miles from where you are, if you have secured pre-settled status. So please proceed carefully! Make sure to take legal advice on your individual circumstances before deciding how to proceed. I have a consultation service if you want help. Best wishes, Tom
Thank you
Thank you for the comment; and I am glad that you’ve found the video to be of help!
Best, Tom
how it works when the person is inside UK, on the graduate visa?
Thanks, I would strongly warn against switching from the Graduate visa to a Skilled Worker visa by an entity that is 100% owned and controlled by you. That is very high risk and as highlighted in this video may fall foul of the “genuineness” criterion, depending on the circumstances of course.
As for “self-sponsorship” on the Expansion Worker visa, that would involve you being sent to the UK from out of the country by a parent entity, so an in-country switch from the Graduate visa would not be possible. Obviously, do take legal advice on your individual circumstances before deciding how to proceed. I wish you the best, Tom.
Very helpful information, much appreciated Tom.
Hi Tom, I am currently on PSW visa and I am planning to open retail franchise store with investment of £2,50,000. Can I open a store and then get a license to sponsor and sponsor myself. There are many videos that say that it is possible to do so.
I am looking for self sponsorship business and partner where we can start...any lead/support
Have you already opened the stores in the UK?
Someone I know has a newly started ecommerce business, I already work for their business - I live in the UK on psw and help them in the business. They are a settled person in the UK. Can they open this company and then apply for a sponsorship license, then sponser me?
What's your update on this?
I'm also in UK and I'm in the same situation
Great information
Example a director is a UK resident, is it possible that the director of the business be sponsored on Skill worker at the same business, while he has British worker appointed as i) level 1 user and I) Authorising person ?
Thanks for the question. The Home Office will (rightly) refuse applications (whether for the initial visa, the certificate of sponsorship or for the licence itself) if the job is not a genuine one or where is has been created mainly for immigration purposes, etc. If someone is the director of the sponsoring entity then one has to ask whether it would be a genuine. Having a British worker is not determinative of that issue.
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Hi Dania, you could check out my other videos on visa routes and applications.
I am happy to help with your visa and citizenship options. 📧 You can book a consultation with me using the link below: tom-bradford.com/contact-me
Best, Tom