Tier-4 to start-up visa how should you go about it and what should you be
considering. So if you are on a tear for visa you can switch to a startup visa at
the end of your studies the key consideration is this should you get the
endorsement from your university or from an incubator or accelerator. Now I have a
very clear view on this if you get your endorsement from the University that's
only for two years and if you want to continue and settle in the UK which I
imagine you do if you're looking at this then you'll still need to get that
endorsement for the innovative visa. Now what do you think is going to be easier
getting an endorsement for an innovator visa from an incubator or accelerator
who don't know you it really had nothing to do with you to date or applying
straightaway for a startup visa from the incubator or accelerator and then asking
them to endorse you when they've already endorsed you before and all they need to
do is endorse you again to confirm the or making progress with your business so
that gives away my view I think before you ask your University for an
endorsement for a startup visa and go down that route see if you can do the
same for an in for an incubator or accelerator that's on the list even if
it might be easier for you to get your endorsement from the university because
all you're doing is postponing a problem bear in mind you cannot extend your
startup visa so why not just think about it. Now and not two years down the line
when you may or may not have necessarily made the progress with your business
that you expected and at that point then you've got a sort of absolute deadline
and you're having to you know scramble around to create relationships with the
endorsing bodies so that that's my view. Now let me just
address one other point which I've been asked by tier four students who are
looking to switch and the question is this can they just switch on to an
innovative visa from tier four and go straight away for that three year
pathway to residency why not. Now the key points here and the
limitation for many students particularly if they're on the young
side is are you going to fulfill the criteria for being an experienced
business person most likely not if you're you know a fresh graduate that's
assuming you're not a you know a mature student. Now I do have exceptions here so
one of my clients is a PhD student and he is going for the innovative visa so
in his case though he does have experience under his belt in terms of
the in terms of not only his studies but having his own business and and he is
years oldi as more more life experience but for most of you that's not going to
be possible so all I'd say is before you commit to the university see if you can
get that endorsement from the incubator or accelerator. Now if you'd like
assistance with preparing an application for a startup visa or innovative visa
and looking at your options more generally because there may be other
visa options availability no other feasible these are options I'd be very
happy to assist you you can get in contact with me through a whatsapp to my
number just listed below or by email and again that's listed below it's a free
consultation service I am a lawyer in the UK I head up a business immigration
department and I'm based in Mayfair in London I'd be very pleased to have a
conversation with you to learn about your objectives and see how I could be
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