Setup Business in UK

The Representative of an Overseas Business visa (also known as a Sole Representative visa) is intended so that business outside the United Kingdom can establish a commercial presence by sending over a senior employee as its sole representative.

Sias group offer comprehensive Sole Representative programs through the UK and the Isle of Man (part of the British Isles), with the Isle of Man offering a number of attractive benefits.

What is a Sole Representative?

Using the experience and support of Canfields Law (which Visa Kings Global is part of) we can help set up a genuine active trading company that reflects your skills of the non-EEA national seeking residence and perhaps citizenship in the United Kingdom.

We have a department and close connections on the Isle of Man which we can utilise to ensure our clients have the best chance of a successful application and the right business support thereafter.

Canfields Law will incorporate and help establish a branch of the overseas business in the UK or Isle of Man. To meet the requirements of the visa we will ensure that the branch exists as a legal entity and has a bank account and premises. We will help to employ staff and use our business connections wherever possible to help establish the new branch. The applicant will need the relevant qualifications, skills and experience required and must play an active role as a key member of the company. Complying with the requirements will ensure that after just five years, the applicant will be on track for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Forming a company

Using the experience and support of Canfields Law (which Visa Kings Global is part of) we can help set up a genuine active trading company that reflects your skills of the non-EEA national seeking residence and perhaps citizenship in the United Kingdom.

We have a department and close connections on the Isle of Man which we can utilise to ensure our clients have the best chance of a successful application and the right business support thereafter.

Canfields Law will incorporate and help establish a branch of the overseas business in the UK or Isle of Man. To meet the requirements of the visa we will ensure that the branch exists as a legal entity and has a bank account and premises. We will help to employ staff and use our business connections wherever possible to help establish the new branch. The applicant will need the relevant qualifications, skills and experience required and must play an active role as a key member of the company. Complying with the requirements will ensure that after just five years, the applicant will be on track for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Key benefits
  • A sole representative can open a new branch on behalf of the overseas business.
  • Excellent opportunity to expand a business into the lucrative UK and Irish markets.
  • Pathway to Indefinite Leave to Remain after 5 years representing the parent business and thereafter obtaining a UK passport.
  • A sole representative can bring over their family – their spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner and dependent children.

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