Company
business Representative
If you are a manager, director, or a partner with minority of equity, with intention of opening a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, there is a possibility for you to come representing this company, therefore, be able to live, work, and study in England or any other country of the United Kingdom with a Representative of an Overseas Business Visa.
With the Representative of an Overseas Business Visa you can you can:
- Work
- Live in the country where the branch will be open
- Use the public health system
- Be able to enter and leave the country freely
- Allow your spouse and dependent children with less than 18 years of age to join you.
- Possibility to request a permanent residence, and after, if applicable, acquire british citizenship.
Who can apply for the company representative visa:
- Manager, director, minority partner or senior employee of a company that intends to open a subsidiary in the UK with the experience and knowledge to perform the role of sole representative of overseas business in the UK, as well as having the authority to negotiate and make operational decisions on behalf of business abroad.
About
Company Representative Visa
The company representative visa allows you to stay in the UK for an initial period of 3 years and, before the visa expires, you can apply for an extension for a further 2 years. Your spouse or civil partner and dependent children under the age of 18 can join you and live in the UK. Upon completing 5 years of residence in the UK, some opportunities open up, such as the possibility of applying for a permanent residence permit, and after that, if eligible, the possibility of applying for British citizenship.
How to apply for a Representative of an Overseas Business Visa?
First, your employer will need to open a UK bank account, identify the branch premises to be open and register it. After that, you will be able to apply for a company representative visa, through the British Government website, where you will register, fill in your company data, answer a questionnaire, and, in the end, insert all the documents. . Among these documents are: your business plan, IDs, proof of payment of fees and all the evidence necessary to prove that you and the company meet the required requirements.
After you apply online, you will need to schedule an appointment to take your biometrics (facial photo and fingerprints). Once this is done, if your visa is approved, you will receive your documents by mail.
How can we help you?
If you are interested in applying for a company representative visa and wish to live, work and study in England, know that we can help you and facilitate the entire process.
By scheduling a consultation with one of our specialists, we will be able to study your case and guide you through the whole process step by step. We will help from the documentation, translations and regularization of the branch to be open in the UK, to the visa application and biometrics scheduling appointment, both for you and your dependents. That is, you will not have to worry, as we will be monitoring and guiding you at every step.
If you don’t meet the criteria required for a company representative visa, no problem, there are other routes that allow you to work, study, travel and live in the UK. By scheduling an appointment with us, we can find the most appropriate visa category for you and guide you through every step.
