Investment By UK Skilled Worker Visa

Our Skilled Worker visa by investment programme provides a route for ambitious businesspeople to move to, work in, and invest in the UK.

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UK Skilled Worker Visa by Investment

It can be no surprise that to this day, the UK continues to be a highly attractive place for businesspeople to live and work. Not only is the UK the world’s fifth richest economy, but it also offers the political, legal, and economic stability required for businesses to thrive.

Recent figures also indicate that there are more than 1,000,000 job vacancies in the UK. This, along with the aforementioned factors, might have led you to consider potential routes for moving to the UK so that you can establish a career in the country.

If the above describes your situation as an ambitious businessperson, then you may have reason to consider our UK Skilled Worker visa by investment programme here at Cranbrook Legal.

How can you help me obtain the UK Skilled Worker Visa by Investment?

There are a number of ways in which our team of award-winning specialists in UK immigration law here at Cranbrook Legal can help you obtain a UK Skilled Worker visa by investment.

Firstly, as a widely trusted and well-established legal firm in London with a focus on UK immigration law, we already have an excellent track record of helping applicants to get Home Office approval for the Skilled Worker visa, which enables them to move to, and work in, the UK.

The high acceptance rate that we have achieved for our clients’ applications for Skilled Worker visas has come about largely because we thoroughly and scrupulously project-manage those applications from the start to the end of the process.

We take the time to consult with our clients about their needs. We also assist them in gathering the necessary documents, as well as meeting the other eligibility requirements, to maximise their chances of being granted a Skilled Worker visa at the first attempt.

It is the same kind of thoroughness and attention to detail that we also bring to the cases of those seeking a Skilled Worker visa by investment.

There is, however, another respect in which we can help you obtain a UK Skilled Worker visa by investment; by drawing upon our extensive network of established UK companies that you may be interested in investing in.  

These companies are attracted to work with us as part of our Skilled Worker visa by investment programme, because of the opportunity it gives them to access not only crucial investment, but also the talent of a highly skilled individual who, as one of their sponsored employees, could greatly help their business to grow.

To begin discussing with us how we could assist you in obtaining a UK Skilled Worker visa by investment, please call us on +971 42 863 944. Alternatively, you can complete and submit our online contact form to request a free consultation.  

What is the UK Skilled Worker Visa by Investment?

The term “UK Skilled Worker visa by investment” refers to our programme whereby, if you are an ambitious businessperson, you can begin a career in the United Kingdom through a combination of investment and full-time employment.

The scheme works as follows: you contact Cranbrook Legal to discuss your preferences, circumstances, and requirements, including the types of companies and business sectors that you may be interested in investing in.

We will then look to our existing database of contacts with established UK firms in the industry, or industries, that interest you, to begin to determine which ones could represent relevant targets for your investment and employment.

This needs to be a painstaking process, not least because there are certain requirements that the UK-based organisation must also meet in order to take advantage of your skills and investment – including having the valid sponsor licence that would enable them to hire someone from overseas in the first place.

It will also be necessary for the job role that the UK-based organisation has on offer to be a genuine one. The average salary for a role gained through the UK Skilled Worker visa by investment scheme is between £35,000 and £50,000, and you must not be paid any less than £26,200.  

Once we establish that there is a suitable match between you, the UK-based organisation, and the vacancy, we will be able to proceed with helping to prepare your application for the Skilled Worker visa.

By working closely and extensively with you from the start to the finish of this process – including deciding on the best steps forward in the event of any setbacks, such as your application for the visa being unsuccessful – we can help to maximise your chances of a positive outcome.

What are the key benefits of the UK Skilled Worker Visa by Investment?

Participating in our programme in order to apply for and obtain a UK Skilled Worker visa by investment can enable you to unlock the following advantages:

  • All the benefits that come with being a holder of the UK Skilled Worker visa. This visa allows holders to come to the UK and work in an eligible job role with an approved employer. Provided that you are granted this visa, it can last for up to five years before you will need to extend it. You can also apply to extend this visa as many times as you like, subject to you continuing to meet the eligibility requirements.
  • It provides a potential route to settling in the UK permanently. This status is also known as “indefinite leave to remain” (ILR), and as a Skilled Worker visa holder, you may be able to apply for ILR after five years living and working in the UK.
  • The option of bringing your partner and children with you to the UK, subject to them being meeting the Home Office’s eligibility requirements for this.
  • The complete project management of your case, from start to finish, by our skilled and experienced specialists in UK immigration law. Here at Cranbrook Legal, we have a superb track record of helping people with a wide range of backgrounds, circumstances, and requirements to achieve Home Office approval for UK visas such as the Skilled Worker visa. We therefore know exactly what to do to help maximise your chances of securing this in-demand and powerful visa.
  • Our excellent and well-developed contacts with UK-based organisations in a broad range of sectors. Our team is constantly working alongside established UK companies – including to help them obtain a sponsor licence from the Home Office – which are interested in employing the most talented individuals to help them achieve sustained business growth. These firms come from a wide range of industries, and are also often interested in investment, like that you may be able to offer them.

To learn more about any of these potential benefits, and any other aspects of our UK Skilled Worker visa by investment scheme, please call Cranbrook Legal’s Dubai-based team today, on +971 42 863 944.

What are the requirements to obtain a UK Skilled Worker Visa by Investment?

In order to be eligible for a UK Skilled Worker visa through this programme, you will be required to: 

  • Work for a UK employer that the Home Office has approved to hire people through this visa route
  • Have a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from your prospective employer, with details about the role that the organisation has offered to you in the UK
  • Do a job that is on the Home Office’s list of eligible occupations
  • Be paid the minimum permitted salary for the type of work that you will be carrying out. This salary will be whichever is the highest of the following: £26,200 a year, £10.75 per hour, or the ‘going rate’ for the type of work you will be doing.

Once you have obtained your CoS from your would-be employer, you will have a three-month window in which to submit your application for the Skilled Worker visa.

You will also be required to provide certain documents as part of your application for the visa. We can advise you on the exact documents that will support your attempt to get approved for this visa.

However, examples of essential documents include your CoS reference number, proof of your English language knowledge, and a valid passport or other document that shows your identity and nationality.

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What type of companies can I invest in?

The range of company types in which you can potentially invest in the UK is practically infinite. Nonetheless, the below sectors are just some of the most popular industries among those who seek a UK Skilled Worker visa by investment:

  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Information technology (IT) and telecommunications
  • Software development
  • Consultancy and strategy
  • Engineering
  • Marketing and public relations (PR)

The above is not an exhaustive list of the possibilities for your own involvement in our Skilled Worker visa by investment scheme, and certainly does not fully represent the exceedingly broad range of UK-based organisations that we work with here at Cranbrook Legal.

So, if you are interested in investing in a business in an alternative sector to those stated above, please still feel free to call us, on +971 42 863 944, to discuss how we could work together.

Is there an English language requirement for this visa?

Yes, applicants for the Skilled Worker visa are usually expected by the Home Office to prove their knowledge of the English language. Specifically, you may need to prove that you are capable of reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English to a minimum of level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale.

This requirement is subject to certain exceptions. You will not need to prove your English language knowledge as part of your application if you did so in a previous visa application. Nor will you be required to do so if you’re a national of one of the below countries or territories:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • The Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • The British Overseas Territories
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • Malta
  • New Zealand
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • The United States of America

You will also not be required to prove your knowledge of the English language if you’re a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, or vet, and you have already passed an English language assessment that is accepted by the relevant regulated professional body. Vets, however, may be expected to prove that they have passed an English language assessment with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.  

Presuming you are not one of the aforementioned exceptions, when you come to apply for a UK Skilled Worker visa, you will be able to prove your English language knowledge by:

  • Passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider
  • Having a GCSE, A level, Scottish National Qualification level 4 or 5, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher in English, gained through study at a UK school that started when you were below 18 years of age
  • Having an academic qualification at degree level that was taught in the English language. If you studied abroad, you will have to apply through Ecctis, formerly UK NARIC, for confirmation that your qualification is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD.

Do you have any questions about any aspect of meeting the requirements for the Skilled Worker visa, or about anything else in relation to our UK Skilled Worker visa by investment programme? If so, please feel free to enquire to the Cranbrook Legal team by calling +971 42 863 944, or by requesting a free consultation through our email contact form.

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