Business immigration

What is a UK business visa?

A UK business visa lets international entrepreneurs, investors and companies set up, expand or support business activity in the United Kingdom.

Depending on your goals, that can mean launching a high-growth start-up, expanding an existing business into the UK, sponsoring overseas workers to support your operations, or qualifying for permanent residency as a founder or business leader.

These routes are part of the Government's strategy to attract global talent and investment while holding sponsors to strict compliance standards. Getting the structure right at the outset is what keeps the route open later.

How we help businesses and founders

We provide strategic legal support across the full range of business immigration work.

• Innovator Founder Visa. For individuals with an innovative, endorsed business idea and a route to ILR after three years.
• Sponsor Licence Applications. For UK businesses that need to hire overseas workers legally.
• Compliance Audits. Mock audits that help licence holders meet their sponsor duties and survive a Home Office visit.
• Expansion and Investment. For companies opening a UK branch or subsidiary.
• Switching and ILR. For existing visa holders moving toward permanent residency.

Why work with Cromwell Wilkes

Our business immigration lawyers work alongside founders, HR directors and legal teams to simplify complex regulation, protect the integrity of your licence, secure the fastest sensible route to market, and plan ahead for ILR and citizenship.

We have helped businesses from tech start-ups to multinational firms secure sponsor licences, launch ventures and stay compliant as the rules change.