Sole Representative Visa Requirements

Sole representative visa UK was designed for representatives (employees or shareholders) of an overseas business to establish branch or subsidiary in the United Kingdom. 

The chosen representative employee cannot be a majority shareholder in the overseas company. If the shareholdings in excess of 50% in the parent company, applications are likely to be refused.

Main Requirements

The Rules now require the applicant to have “relevant skills, experience, and knowledge of the business”. These are assessed by the Home Office who will consider all the circumstances and evidence provided.

  • Meet the required standard in English language with at least CEFR level A1 in speaking and listening.
  • Provide evidence that they can maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants.
  • The branch or subsidiary should not be “established solely for the purpose of facilitating the entry and stay of the applicant”.
  • Not 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.
  • Intend to work full-time for the organization in the UK.
  • Not intend to take any other employment in the UK
  • Have full authority to take operational decisions on behalf of the overseas business

The main focus of the Home Office is centered around the business plan and the applicant’s skills and experience in running their chosen business.

Your knowledge of the business plan and its sector will be tested by the Home Office in interview and it would be a mistake to underestimate the amount of preparation which should be done beforehand. Merely having generic knowledge of your business sector and business plan is not going to be enough to pass the interview stage.

Also, Home Office will ask you complex questions about the market research, business locations, your competitors and the financials (e.g. net profit, turnover, number of staff, salaries and expenses). If you are to successfully pass this stage, then you will be required to demonstrate an attention to detail and thorough knowledge of the business and your business plan.


LONDON IMMIGRATION ADVISERS – Sole representative visa UK

Mann’s Solutions is international immigration law firm with offices in London, Hong Kong and Moscow and has expertise in offering UK Visas and Immigration by Investment services to high net worth individuals. Our immigration advisers regulated by OISC.

For further information or to discuss your personal circumstances in a private consultation with our immigration advisers in London Office, please contact us at enquiries@manns-solutions.com or call +44 207 993 63 46.

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