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ARTICLE · 13 JUNE 2024

Innovator Founder Visa: Business Endorsement Requirements Explained

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The Innovator Founder Visa route allows entrepreneurs to establish businesses in the UK. Requirements include innovative, viable, and scalable business ideas, endorsed by approved bodies. Here's an overview of application criteria and endorsements.

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The Innovator Founder Visa route is for entrepreneurs who are looking to establish a business in the UK. To be eligible, your business idea must be innovative, viable and scalable and you have an endorsement letter from an approved UK endorsing body or legacy endorsing body.

This post will explore the business requirements when preparing an Innovator Founder Visa application. For further guidance in relation to making an Innovator Founder Visa application, see our previous article, Innovator Founder Visa Route Application Guide where we answered a number of frequently asked questions.

An Overview of the Innovator Founder Visa Route

Similar to the previous Start-up and Innovator visas, Innovator Founder applicants must be issued with an endorsement letter from an endorsing body listed on the Home Office website here. The letter must confirm that your business meets either the same business or new business criteria. You will also need to show that you are a

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